Psychology Research Guide

PsycINFO

From the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycINFO contains 2.4 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, books, dissertations, and book chapters covering psychology and related disciplines.  Subject coverage includes:  medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. 

Coverage: 1887 - present  | Format: citations; abstracts; limited full text | Search Tips

SocINDEX with Full Text

A comprehensive sociology research database, SocINDEX with Full Text provides access to nearly 600 full text journals, 735 books and monographs, and 6800 conference papers.  Encompasses all sub-disciplines including abortion, criminology, criminal justice, demography, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, substance abuse and other addictions, violence, and sociological history, research, and theory. 

Coverage: 1895 - present  | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

Annual Reviews

Annual Reviews provides authoritative reviews in thirty-three focused disciplines within the biomedical, physical and social sciences. The library's subscription includes full-text access to the following series: biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, ecology, evolution and systematics, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology and toxicology, physiology, phytopathology, and psychology.

Coverage: 1996 - present  | Format: full-text; citations with abstracts | Search Tips

Need additional resources? Try the General Research Guide. This guide lists multidisciplinary resources, which cover a variety of subject content areas.

Print Journals:

All print journals, to which the library subscribes, are listed in the online library catalog. To look for a specific journal, search by TITLE. If you are unsure of the exact title, search by KEYWORD to find the title you want.

Electronic Journals:

All electronic journals in the library's collection are listed in the Magazine, Newspaper, and Journal Finder. You can search for a specific title by keyword or browse an A-to-Z list by title or subject. 

Books:

Use the online library catalog to find books. Books may be searched by keyword, title, author, or subject.

To find a specific book, search by TITLE. If your search is unsuccessful or if you are unsure of the exact title, try a KEYWORD search. To find books written by a specific person, search by AUTHOR. To find a book about a specific person or topic, search by SUBJECT. Subject searching requires the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. If your subject search is unsuccessful, try a KEYWORD search or consult a librarian at daviska@uamont.edu.

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for Psychology:

BF-----Psychology

The library's collection of books is organized by subject. Once you locate a call number on the shelves, you can browse other books in the area, as they will contain the same subject.

Borrow Items From Other Libraries:

If the library does not own a publication that you need, we can borrow books and obtain copies of journal article from other libraries.  Submit an interlibrary loan request form online.  Materials may be supplied for free or a fee.  You will generally receive the item within two weeks.  

Selected Reference Resources:

APA Dictionary of Psychology
REF BF 31 A65 2007

Selected Internet Resources:

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/

The premier association for psychologists, the American Psychological Association website contains resources on a variety of psychology topics, careers and continuing education opportunities, salary and employment data, graduate studies, funding your education, accredited doctoral programs, psychology news, and APA publications  - Accessed March 10, 2008.

PsychScholar
http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/

Compiled by Dr. John H. Krantz, professor and department chair at Hanover College, PsychScholar is a collection of online resources in psychology.  Website content is divided between psychology scholars and budding psychology scholars.  Resources include career information, an overview of the various fields of psychology, study aids and tutorials, online journals and internet resources, research and scholarship, teaching, and connecting with colleagues.  - Accessed March 10, 2008.

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Psychology Librarian

870-460-1581
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