Subject Guide : Psychology

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PsycINFO (EBSCO)

Contains nearly 3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 98 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. Dissertations and theses available. Coverage: 1887 –

PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)

A definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 153,000 articles from80 journals. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage: 1894 -

ProQuest Psychology Journals (ProQuest)

With complete full-text coverage from 540 top psychology and 800 journals indexed, this database meets the needs of both students and mental health professionals. Dissertations and theses available. Over 4,000 full text dissertations.

PsycBOOKS (EBSCO)

A database of more than 38,000 chapters in PDF from over 2,500 books published by APA and other distinguished publishers. It also includes more than 1,600 classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology dating from 1806, and the exclusive electronic release of more than 1,500 authored entries from APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology.

PsycEXTRA (EBSCO)

A bibliographic and full-text companion to the scholarly PsycINFO database. The document types included in PsycEXTRA consist of technical, annual and government reports, conference papers, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, consumer brochures and more. It contains more than 200,000 records with nearly a quarter million full-text pages.

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Academic OneFile (Gale)

A source for peer-reviewed full-text articles from world's leading journals and reference sources. Over 13,000 indexed journals, more than 6,500 full text. Full Text Coverage of the New York Times from 1995 – current. Total coverage 1980 – current

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for more than 7,300 peer-reviewed titles. Coverage: 1887-

Dissertations & Theses: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection (ProQuest)

A comprehensive collection of scholarly research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, this database covers more than 1 million dissertations and theses from 1637 to present

Encyclopedia of Social Work (Oxford)

Contains four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work. 20th Edition.

JSTOR (JSTOR)

The JSTOR Archive Collections provide complete digitized runs for hundreds of journals in more than 50 academic disciplines. For most journals in the JSTOR archive there is a “moving wall” embargo (typically five years, but sometimes longer or shorter) on current access.

ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest)

Over 5000 titles and 3,500 Full Text titles. Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. Coverage: 1971 - present

Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO)

Coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides citations and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems. Dissertations and theses available. Coverage: 1965-

WorldCat (FirstSearch)

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Funding for WorldCat is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department. Dissertations and theses available.

http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_r.pdfWhere do I find psychology materials in the library?

BF = psychology and the mind

RC and RJ = treatment of mental disorders and disabilities

LB = educational psychology

Where can I find background or quick facts about Psychology

         Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling
           Ref BF31.B25 Provides Christian perspectives to
          psychological topics
       Biographical Dictionary of Psychology
         Ref BF109.A1 1997
          Gives good background information on most
          prominent psychologists

Encyclopedia of Psychology 8 vols. Ref BF31.E52 2000

A good place to obtain ideas and extensive background on
topics in psychology

Spotlight on Websites:

Dr. Michael Fenichel’s Current Topics in Psychology http://www.fenichel.com/Current.shtml.

This directory is a well-organized and quick reference collection of articles, websites, and research tests and is maintained by a clinical psychologist.

Internet Mental Health http://www.mentalhealth.com

An encyclopedic mental health resource provided by Philip W. Long, M.D. and Brian Chow, B.Sc., Vancouver Mental Health Support, Vancouver, Canada

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