Subject Guide: Psychology

The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.

Online Resources

Databases and indexes provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.

• Medline with full text
  
• PsycCRITIQUES
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
• PsycINFO (1967-present)
• PsycINFO Historical (1887-1966)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• Social Sciences Abstracts
• Web of Knowledge

Reference Books

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Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.

• The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science   BF31 .E522 2001
• Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology HF5548.8 .E498 2007
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Handbook of Psychology  BF121 .H1955 2003
• Handbook of child psychology BF721 .H242 2006
• Encyclopedia of applied developmental science HQ767.84 .E52 2005
• Encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, and psychoanalysis RC437 .E49 1996
• Handbook of research methods in abnormal and clinical psychology RC467.2 .H359 2008
• OhioLINK Electronic Book Center - Psychology has a large collection of books to browse or search.

Web Resources

Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:

• American Psychological Association
• Association for Psychological Science
• American Psychoanalytic Association
• Classics in the History of Psychology
• Archives of the History of American Psychology

Online Journals

Here are a few of the journals available via the web in this field:

• Nature
• Science 1997-present (access through the publisher Web site)
• Science 1880-2004 (access through JSTOR)
• American Journal of Psychiatry
• Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
• Journals of Gerontology all three journals are available in full text on campus
• To determine whether we have a journal available online, search CONSORT or use the Electronic Journal Finder.