Psychology Resources Essential Resources | Additional Resources | Multidisciplinary Library Databases | Public Websites |
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Encyclopedia of Psychology, 8 volumes, 2000
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral
Science, 3rd ed., 4 volumes, 2001
Handbook of Child Psychology, 6th ed., 4 volumes,
2006
The Oxford Companion to the Mind, 2nd ed., 2004
A Dictionary of Psychology, 2001
Popular Psychology: An Encyclopedia, 2005
Stevens’ Handbook of Experimental Psychology, 3rd
ed., 4 volumes, 2002
Encyclopedia of School Psychology, 2004
The Autism Encyclopedia, 2005
The Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2nd ed., 2001
The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders, 2nd
ed., 2001
The Encyclopedia of Suicide, 2nd ed., 2003
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior,
2nd ed., 4 volumes, 2001
Sexuality: The Essential Glossary, 2004
Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology,
2nd ed., 2002
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 3 volumes, 2004
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques, 3
volumes, 2001
Educational Testing Service. Test Collection,
Tests in Microfiche, (Over 1,000 tests that have
not been commercially published. Target audience
educators and psychologists)
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PsycINFO
(EBSCOhost):
 Contains citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and books in the field of psychology
or in the psychological aspects of
many related disciplines. Full text articles from over 300 articles
are available via links from
PsycINFO to other EBSCOhost databases; 51 journals are
available via links in
PsycINFO to
PsycARTICLES. Coverage: 1887 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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PsycARTICLES
(EBSCOhost):
Contains
over 30,000 full text articles from 43 APA journals and 8 journals
from allied organizations. Letters to the editor and errata are also
included for all 51 journals. Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated:
monthly.
To search for more citations for the
field of psychology, please use
PsycINFO.
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Encyclopedia of
Mental Health (Gale):
This e-book includes detailed information on mental disorders
and conditions written for a general audience with entries for
all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). It also
features entries for prescription, alternative and
over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to
treat mental disorders. Coverage: complete text and
images from the 2nd edition of the print encyclopedia.
Last Updated: 2007.
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Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology (Sage):
This e-book includes 275 entries and relates information from a
variety of disciplines (i.e. psychology, anthropology,
sociology, public health, school psychology, counseling,
history, and philosophy) to the field of education. Themes
include: Classroom Achievement * Classroom Management *
Cognitive Development * Ethnicity, Race, and Culture * Gender
and Gender Development * Health and Well-Being * Human
Development * Intelligence and Intellectual Development *
Language Development * Learning and Memory * Organizations *
Peers and Peer Influences Public Policy * Research Methods and
Statistics * Social Development * Teaching * Testing,
Measurement, and Evaluation Theory. Last Updated:
2008.
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Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (Sage):
This e-book includes 600 entries on intellectual and scientific
content for social psychology. Key themes include: Action
Control * Antisocial Behaviors * Attitude * Culture Emotions *
Evolution * Groups * Health * Interpersonal Relationships *
Judgment and Decision Making Methods * Personality * Prejudice *
Problem Behaviors * Prosocial Behaviors * Social Cognition. Last Updated:
2007.
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 ERIC
(EBSCOhost):
From the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by
the U.S. Dept. of Education. Full text of more than 2,200
digests along with references for additional information and
citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and
education-related journals. Coverage: 1966 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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Mental Measurements
Yearbook (EBSCOhost):
Contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude,
psychology, and related areas.
Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) is a great companion resource for
Mental Measurements Yearbook. Coverage: 1989 to present. Updated: annually.
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New look, same resource: As of January
22, 2008, this resource has a new interface, but provides access
to the same citations and abstracts! If you
need help, please contact
chilton.gala@uwlax.edu
or the
Reference Desk
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Sociological Abstracts
(Cambridge Scientific):
Provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews
drawn from over 1,800 serials publications, and also provides
abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference
papers. Coverage: 1952 to the present. Updated: monthly.
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Social Sciences Citation Index (Web
of Science):
Indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as
covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of
the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Can also be
used to find other articles citing a specific article (footnotes in
reverse). Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly.
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Note: To search only the Social Science
Citation Index, click the change limits link towards
the bottom of the screen and uncheck the boxes for
the Arts & Humanities Index and Sciences Citation
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Social
Services Abstracts
(Cambridge Scientific):
provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on
social work, human services, and related areas, including social
welfare, social policy, and community development. The database
abstracts and indexes over 1,300 serials publications and includes
abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to
book reviews. Coverage: 1979 to the present. Updated: monthly.
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Tests
in Print (EBSCOhost):
Is an index to all commercially available tests in print that are in
English. Each test profile includes test purpose, publisher, print
status, price, test acronym, test population, administration times,
publication dates, and test author(s). This database is a great
companion to
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost) which provides test reviews.Coverage:
All commercially available tests in English to present. Updated: regularly.
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Multidisciplinary Library Databases: |
These full-text
resources also include information related to this subject area:
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
scholarly and popular periodicals.
MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.
LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly,
trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.
CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics
in all subject areas.
JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more
than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.
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Public Websites: |
The following web resources were selected by librarians:
Psychology
Web sites A directory listing of related
sites.
Test
Link (ETS) A index of more than 25,000
tests and other measurement devices. Murphy
Library holds over 1,100 of these in the
set,
Tests in Microfiche.
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