Guide to Library Resources in Psychology
Contents:
Journal Indexes
Web Resources
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
APA Citation Style Manuals | CSC's handout on APA citation style (pdf)
- Journal Indexes
Electronic Databases and Indexes
in Psychology
- St. Kate's journals and periodicals holdings in Psychology : listing from the Periodical Cat: Journals A-Z of 465 titles that are available in full text, either online or in print.
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Web Resources
American Psychological Association: provides a comprehensive directory of APA's programs, services, publications, online newsletters and brochures, grants and fellowships, and information on employment.
Encyclopedia of Psychology: Includes info on careers, psych history, people, organizations and a wide variety of topics. browse or use the site search.
Online Psychology Career Center: an index to career options, job listings, internships, research projects, organizations, educational programs, funding sources, journals, and study tips for psychology students. Produced by the Social Psychology Network at Wesleyan University.
Psych Web: large,
annotated directory of sites for information for professionals, educators,
and psychology students. Includes tip sheets for psychology majors on
writing papers, planning research projects, choosing careers and finding
jobs, and applying to graduate school. Produced at Georgia Southern University.
SchoolPsychology.net: large, well-maintained and comprehensive site with links on school psych topics and jobs -- and a daily cartoon.
Topics in Mental Health provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
University of Minnesota's Department of Psychology
Metasites
Google Directory of Psychology sites
Internet Public Library links in Psychology
Yahoo! directory of psychology sites
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
APA Dictionary of Psychology
Reference BF 31 .A63 (2007)
Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling. 2nd ed.
Reference BF 31 .B25 (1999). Approach to psychology from a Christian point of view.
- Biographical Dictionary of Psychology.
Reference BF 109 .A1 B56 (1997). Entries on over 500 names in the field of psychology, including those living and dead. Provides a bibliography of the principal publications for each person and a reference list for further reading.
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.
Reference 31 .E52 (2001). 3 vols.
Dictionary of Psychology (by Corsini)
Reference BF 31 .C72 (1999). One volume, containing definitions of terms.
Dictionary of Psychology (e-book, by Colman)
Available online at Oxford Reference Online
Encyclopedia of Psychology.
Reference BF 31 .E52 (2000). 8 vols. Extensive
coverage of all aspects of psychology.
Encyclopedia of Psychology.
Reference BF 31 .E52 (1994)
This subject encyclopedia is the classic for the field and an excellent
source of overview, theory and background material. It is also useful
for identifying significant research and developments of a topic. Substantial
bibliographies accompany each entry. Vol. 4 contains biographies of people
prominent in the field of psychology and an index to the set
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
Reference BF 31 .G35 (1996) One volume
- Graduate Study in Psychology. Washington, D.C.: APA, 2006.
Reference BF 77 .G73 (2006). Provides information about 500+ graduate programs, including info on accreditation, degrees, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, and employment. Includes programs in U.S. and Canada.
Handbook of Child Psychology.
Reference BF 721 .H242 (1998). 4 vols:
- Vol. 1 Theoretical Models of Human Development
- Vol. 2 Cognition, Perception and Language
- Vol. 3 Social, Emotional and Personality Development
- Vol. 4 Child Psychology in Practice
Handbook of Psychological Assessment
Reference BF 176 .G76 (2003).
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (e-book)
Covers the social and behavioral sciences with a broad view of the relationships between genetic, brain, behavioral, social, and cultural factors and processes.
Magills Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology
Reference 31 .M33 (2003) 4 vol. Written for general audiences, covering the history of psychology and core aspects of behaviorism, diagnosis, disorders, treatment, tests, notable people and issues of the field.
Oxford Companion to the Mind.
Reference BF 31 .O94 (1998). Brief to substantial
essays from the perspective of psychology, philosophy and the physiology
of the brain.
APA Style Manuals
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th
ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Assn, 2001. Reference Desk
and REF BF76.7 .P82 2001.
CSC's handout on APA citation style (pdf)
Online, you can find links to citing APA style for written and electronic
formats on the CSC Style Manuals site.
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