Psychology Research Guide

This online guide is developed for students in Psychology classes. It provides a recommended list of resources geared towards completing research assignments.

Finding Books

Hints

  • Use the keyword search to search for books about your topic.
  • Check the campus location - items can be at Middletown or Fauquier.
  • You'll need the call number to locate items on the shelf.

Finding E-Books

Hints

  • To find e-books, use the keyword search and include the keyword netlibrary.
  • You can view the full-text of the e-books from any computer on either campus.
  • To use a NetLibrary book off-campus, first you must create a NetLibrary account while you are on campus.
  • More information is available here.

Finding Articles

  • Use these databases to find articles on your topic from academic journals.

Full-Text

These article databases include full-text articles, so you can read, print, or e-mail some of the articles online.

  • PsychINFO (EbscoHost)  
    Contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines.
  • PsycARTICLES (EbscoHost)  
    Full-text articles from psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association.
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection  
    Provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles.It covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, and observational and experimental methods.
  • Academic Search Complete  
    A one-stop source for journal and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles.
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition  
    Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.Also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.  
  • CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) (EbscoHost)  
    CINAHL provides indexing for over 2,737 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health.
  • OVID  
    Full-text articles from about 180 OVID journals in nursing, medicine and psychology.
  • ERIC (EbscoHost)  
    Provides citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals and full text of more than 2,200 ERIC documents along with references for additional information.
  • Social Services Abstracts (CSA)  
    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.
  • Blackwell Synergy Journals  
    Full-text of hundreds of science, medical, and social science journals published by Blackwell.
  • Oxford University Press Journals  
    Full-text journals published by the Oxford University Press in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Hint: If the article you want isn't available full-text, the full-text article might be available in another database. If you find an article you would like to read, click the "Linc it" icon to search other databases for that full-text article.

Reference Materials

  • Access-Science
    Contains all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more.
  • ERIC (EbscoHost)
      Provides citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals and full text of more than 2,200 ERIC documents along with references for additional information.
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac)
    eBook collection that includes multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
  • Oxford Reference Online  
    Full-text access to hundreds of Oxford reference books in all subject areas.
  • Dissertation Abstracts (FirstSearch)  
    Index to dissertations and theses in all subject areas.

Trusted Web Sites

Creating Works Cited List in APA and MLA Format

You may be creating a works cited list in MLA format. These websites will help you with APA style.

Off-Campus Access to Online Resources

To use library databases off-campus, you can log into it with your VCCS username and password.

Click on a database link and you will be asked to enter your VCCS username and password. This is the same password you use for Blackboard or MyVCCS.

Only registered students can access library databases from off-campus.

 
Last modified: 2009-09-17 10:49:20