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This is a guide to selected sources of information in Psychology available at URI. To find additional information, conduct a Subject search in the HELIN Catalog using subject headings for specific areas in psychology, such as Developmental Psychology, Learning, Personality, Social Psychology, etc.

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URI Ref  Z7201.B39 1993

Baxter, Pam M. Psychology: a Guide to Reference and Information Sources.

An annotated guide covering a wide range of general and specialized resources across all psychological disciplines.

 

URI Ref  BF76.8 .R43 2003

Reed, Jeffrey G. and Pam M. Baxter. Library Use: a Handbook for Psychology. 3rd ed.

An excellent resource for the beginning student, this introduction to library research concentrates on sources of information available in the academic library (electronic media and print), how they are organized, and how to use them. Covers topic selection, citation searching, online searching and database selection, tests and measures, along with miscellaneous resources.

URI Ref  BF31 .E52 2000

Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 volumes.

A joint project of the American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press, these eight volumes and more than 1,500 entries cover the wide scope of topics and scholarship in the field, including history, biographies, methods, testing, theories, issues and findings.

 

URI Ref  BF31 .G35 1996

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology.

A one-volume introduction to the field.

 

URI Ref  BF31 .E5 1994

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. 4 volumes.

Consists of 250 articles which focus on physiological, abnormal and clinical psychology and cognition. Each entry provides a glossary, table of contents and bibliography.

 

URI Ref  BF31 .C33 1999

Cardwell, Mike. Dictionary of Psychology.

Clear, concise definitions of psychological terms, along with extensive cross-references, make this a very useful tool for beginning students.

 

URI Ref  Index Area

Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms. 10th ed.

An important reference tool to subject terms used to index PsycINFO. Helps to enhance search queries and relevance of retrieved references.

URI Ref  R726.5 .C354 1997

Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health, and Medicine.

Intended as a reference handbook for both non-specialists and practitioners in the areas of psychology and medicine, this is a series of alphabetically arranged essays discussing the psychological aspects of health and illness. Useful for broad analyses of topics and conditions.

URI Ref  BF11 .A67 (Quadrennial; Latest on Reference)

Directory of the American Psychological Association.

Contains member information, Bylaws of the Association, Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, lists of major and associated fields and psychological specialties.

URI Ref  R726.5 .E53 2004

Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior.  v. 1-2.

The alphabetically arranged essays address the interaction of behavioral psychological, emotional, social, cultural, and biological factors with physical health outcomes. Includes online resources, health and behavior organizations, bibliographies, and author and subject indices.

URI Ref Desk

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed.

This manual describes requirements for the preparation and submission of manuscripts for publication. Includes information on content and organization of manuscripts, writing style, APA editorial style, manuscript preparation, and manuscript acceptance and production.

URI Ref BF76.8 .S73 2003

Sternberg, Robert J. The Psychologist’s Companion: A Guide to Scientific Writing for Students and Researchers. 4th ed.

Provides a step-by-step approach to constructing a research paper, a grant or contract proposal, or article.  Includes using the Internet to assist the research process, tips from experts for better writing, as well as sample papers.

URI Ref Desk

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV, 4^th ed.

DSM-IV is a categorical classification of mental disorders. Its purpose is to provide clear descriptions of diagnostic categories in order to enable clinicians to diagnose and treat various mental disorders.

Indexes, such as periodical indexes, allow you to search for articles published in periodicals or journals. Some of the indexes listed here also permit the retrieval of the full text of a given article. Please note that an index and a catalog are not the same type of discovery tool. A catalog (HELIN) allows you to determine if a periodical or journal title is part of a library's collection. An index (PsycINFO, Research Library, et al.) allows you to search for articles within periodicals or journals.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)

Provides full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Updated daily. Coverage varies by publication, but generally covers the early-to-mid 1990s to present.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Project Muse

An online collection of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics published by the Johns University Press. The full text of all articles from over 300 journals is available online.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/soc.html

PsycINFO (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and books in psychology. 1840 -. Updated monthly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/health.html

PubMED (MEDLINE)

Indexing and abstracts of journals in medicine and additional life science journals. 1966-. Updated daily.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/soc.html

ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Contains the full text to selected psychology articles in journals published by Elsevier. 1993 -.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Web of Science (ISI)

Web access to Social Sciences Citation Index.  All citations are from the most prestigious high impact research journals in the world. 1998-.  Updated weekly.

http://www.psywww.com

PSYCHWEB

A gateway psych site with an abundance of resources for students and teachers, including APA style resources, online psychology peer-reviewed journals and much more.

http://www.psych-central.com/

Psychology Online Resource Central

A multi-award-winning gateway site covering all manner of psychology information resources, including careers and conventions. If you can’t find it here, it probably doesn’t exist.

http://www.dialogical.net/psychology/index.html

Psychology World Wide Web Virtual Library

Evaluated sites of topics (such as,  history of psychology, stress management, etc) by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida.

http://library.jwu.edu/research/websites/psych.htm

Link to Psychology Subject Sites at Johnson & Wales University

These well annotated, comprehensive psychology sites are suitable for a wide array of topics:  history of psychology, psychological tests, electronic journals, etc.

For assistance
If you need further assistance, please stop by the Reference Desk or contact the psychology subject specialist, Mimi Keefe, at (401) 874-5086 or mjkeefe@uri.edu.

B. Kenney 1/01; rev. C. Whitney 8/05