This is a sample of resources available in Auraria Library
and on the Internet for doing research in psychology.
| Article
databases |
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Each
link will direct you to a list of resources on the databases
& indexes page. Database selection can determine
the quality of search results. Try different databases,
read the descriptions provided and inquire at the reference
desk if you are not sure which to use.
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| psychology |
primary databases are
PsycInfo, ScienceDirect |
| medicine |
recommended: Medline
(Firstsearch or PubMed) |
| education |
major databases: ERIC,
Education full text |
| Social
Sciences Citation Index |
Unique print index shows
citation patterns for articles in the social sciences.
Use for difficult to find topics or to track the influence
of a paper. |
| Books |
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| encyclopedias |
specialized encyclopedias
in many areas of psychology |
| handbooks |
list of psychology handbooks
in Skyline |
| call number
areas |
BF
cognitive psychology
RC
- internal medicine: clinical psychology, psychiatry,
and physiology
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| Thesauri |
Thesaurus
of Psychological Index Terms - also available online
through the PsycInfo database. |
APA Manual
Publication
manual of the American Psychological Association.
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2001.
REF BF 76.7 P83 2001.
This source describes the structure of an APA paper and
detail on how to cite sources. Numerous copies at
the reference desk.
See Style Manuals
for online versions. For help with APA style
guidelines, visit APA's online resource www.apastyle.org
. This is a good source for information on citing electronic
media. Using
American Psychological Association (APA) Format
Testing and Measurement
Mental
Measurements Yearbook -- Contains descriptive information
and full text critical reviews of commercially-available
standardized assessments (English-language educational,
personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievements
and intelligence tests). This Skyline record provides information
on the print edition in reference and a link to the online database.
Directory
of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. Many psychological
and educational tests are unpublished. This directory provides
information on many of these sometimes difficult to find
tests.
Mental Health Statistics
National Institute on Mental Health : Numbers count - Statistics on disorders with references to source material and articles
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General - Information about disorders, treatment and statistiss.
Center for Mental Health Services - Federal agency within the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Mission to improve prevention and mental health treatment services for all Americans. See the section on Mental Health Statistics to access data output tables.
Internet Resources
Associations and organizations: American
Psychological Association PsycNET | Association for Psychological Science | Society
for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (TIP) | American
Psychoanalytical Association | The
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
| Buros Institute of
Mental Measurements
Online reference for psychology: International
Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
There are too many web pages to list. Start with Lii.org
(see below) for a well maintained source of quality web
sites.
Librarians
Index to the Internet -- subject search search on psychology.
List of online encyclopedias, dictionaries, documents, web
pages and finding aids.
