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Research Guide to Psychology  Tags: psychology psychologists  

A list of resources available through Truxal Library for researching psychology
Last update: Oct 19th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.aacc.edu/psychology  Print/Mobile Guide  RSS Updates

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Circulating Materials

To find books, audio/visual materials, or print periodicals on your topic, conduct a keyword or subject search in the Library Catalog.

Try synonyms and related terms:

bipolar   OR   manic depressive
anorexia   OR   eating disorder
evolutionary psychology   OR   genetic psychology 

From the information you find in the Catalog, be sure to note:


To become more familiar with searching the Library's print collection, complete the General Library Tutorial.

 

Print Periodicals

Current and back issues of periodicals are located on the 3rd floor of the Library Building. Our collection includes:

  • Adolescence
  • The American Journal of Psychology
  • The American Psychologist
  • Applied Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Child Development
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Journal of Comparative Psychology
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
  • Journal of the Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
  • Journal of Social Psychology
  • Psychological Review
  • Psychology Today

 
 

Library Databases

Click on the links below to search for articles from periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.) and for information from electronic books. From off-campus, you will need to enter the barcode number from the back of your Truxal Library card to access these resources.

PSYCH INFO
Contains citations and abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations; international journal coverage from 1887 to present

PSYCH ARTICLES
Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles from the American Psychological Association and other publishers; coverage spans 1894 to present

STAT!REF
Electronic resources for health professionals, including full text of books like Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV

HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER
Health information both from periodicals and electronic reference books (such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides, etc.)

HEALTH SOURCE: CONSUMER EDITION
Articles from popular medical and health periodicals, including psychology and psychiatry journals

HEALTH SOURCE: NURSING / ACADEMIC EDITION
Health information both from periodicals and electronic reference books (such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides, etc.)

PUB MED CENTRAL
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) digital archive of full-text biomedical and life sciences journal literature

EBRARY
Over 20,000 electronic books covering many subjects, including a substantial number of psychology titles

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Books like The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Psychologists and Their Theories for Students, International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, and more

ABC-CLIO EBOOK COLLECTION (formerly Greenwood Digital Collection)
 Book titles like Understanding Personality Disorders, The Crisis in Youth Mental Health, Trauma Psychology, and much more

CREDO REFERENCE
Book titles like Bloomsburg Guide to Human Thought,The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, The Encyclopedia of Child Development, and much more

NOT ENOUGH INFO? Try our multi-disciplinary databases:
ACADEMIC ONEFILE and ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER

 

Searching for Full Text

NO FULL TEXT AVAILABLE?
HAVE ONLY AN ARTICLE'S ABSTRACT OR JUST A CITATION?

    Use the library's Finding Articles from Citations page,
    which is part of the Finding Materials from Citations Guide.

For assistance, contact the reference desk via e-mail at refdesk@aacc.edu or by phone at 410-777-2456.

 

Print Reference Materials

Find these materials in the Reference Section, located on the 2nd floor of the Library Building:

  • APA Dictionary of Psychology  (Ref)  BF31 .A65 2007
  • Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Group Processes  (Ref)  HM131 .B53 2003
  • Biographical Dictionary of Psychology  (Ref)  BF109.A1 B56 1997
  • The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development  (Ref)  QP84 .C26 1998
  • Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health, and Medicine  (Ref)  R726.5 .C354 1997
  • Classic Experiments in Psychology  (Ref)  BF198.7 .M66 2004
  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)  (Ref Desk) RC455.2 .C4 D536 2000
  • A Dictionary of Psychology  (Ref)  BF31 .C65 2001
  • The Dictionary of Psychology  (Ref)  BF31 .C72 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Human Emotions  (Ref)  BF531 .E55 1999
  • The Encyclopedia of Mental Health  (Ref)  RC437 .K34 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology  (Ref)  BF31 .E52 2000
  • Handbook of Child Psychology: Social, Emotional, and Personality Development  (Ref)  BF721 .H2424 1998
  • Handbook of Psychology  (Ref)  BF121 .H1955 2003
  • The Handbook of School Psychology  (Ref)  LB1051 .H2356 1999
  • Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology  (Ref)  BF109.A1 P67 1991
  • The Practical Researcher: A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research  (Ref)  BF76.5 .D864 1999
  • A Primer on Mental Disorders: A Guide for Educators, Families, and Students  (Ref)  RC454 .P684 2001
  • Psychology Basics  (Ref)  BF31 .P765 1998
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association  (Ref Desk) BF76.7 .P83 2001
  • The Sage Handbook of Social Psychology  (Ref)  HM1033 .S24 2003
  • Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Psychological Issues  (Ref)  BF149 .T34 2006
  • Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Abnormal Psychology  (Ref)  RC454 .T3 2000
  • Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Educational Psychology  (Ref)  LB1051 .T35 2002
  • Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms  (Ref Desk) Z695.1.P7 T48 2001
 
 

Research Assistance

If we can further assist you in your search for information, please drop by the reference desk or contact reference staff by phone at 410-777-2456 or by email at refdesk@aacc.edu.

 

NEW RULES

MLA-style and APA-style guidelines have changed recently, especially for citing sources accessed electronically.  For the most up-to-date information about how to cite sources correctly, visit these pages:

Using a citation generator from a database or website?
Doublecheck to be sure the generator has used the current rules.

 
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