Subject Guides: Psychology Subject Guide: Core Resources

Core Resources for Finding Articles and Books

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Premier database of scholarly and professional journals and books in psychology and related areas. Some full text is linked directly in the database; otherwise, use the Check for Full Text buttons to check for full text online or in the library.

Google Scholar
"Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines."

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A collection of 2,000+ full-text journals published by Elsevier 1995 to the present in the areas of health, life, and physical sciences, engineering, social sciences, and humanities.

Core Resources for Finding Background Information

These resources can help you to brainstorm topic ideas, narrow your topic to make it more manageable, or learn background information about a topic you have picked.

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Hundreds of authoritative dictionaries, encyclopedias, fact books, guides, companions and more from respected publishers across dozens of major subject areas.

Annual Review of Psychology
Call Number: 150.5 A615
Literature reviews providing summary and analysis of research in the field of psychology, published annually. Good for an overview of the state of research on a given topic. Full text is available online for 1950-present.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff
Call Number: Trexler Library Lending Services Desk - Permanent Reserves
ISBN: 9780890425541
Publication Date: 2013-05-22

Core Citation Resources

APA Style is typically preferred for psychology, but check with your professor for style requirements and recommendations to be sure.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Location: Ready Reference 808.06615 P976m 2010 (Level A)
The authoritative and complete manual for APA Style.
Citation Guides (Muhlenberg College)
Examples of citation formatting in APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
Zotero
"Free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources." Download instructions and help available on the site.

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