Psychology

A research guide: books, articles, & web sites

Finding Books

· How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.

· How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:
Search in the OhioLINK Library Catalog, or start your search in the ODU Library Catalog and then click on the OhioLINK button at the top of the results screen to search statewide.

· To Help You Search in the Catalogs:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

Reference Books—A Selection

Reference books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

Bibliographies and Indexes

· The Psychology of Humor: A Reference Guide and Annotated Bibliography. R 152.43 R621p, 2002

· The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Select Sources. R 016.3 S1333s

· Tests in Print. R 016.37126 T289i 2002

Dictionaries

· Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. R 150.92 B615, 1997

· The Dictionary of Psychology. R 150.3 C8182, 1999

· Dictionary of the Social Sciences. R 300.3 D5616s

· Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences.

R 300.1 V8689d, 2005

Encyclopedias

· Encyclopedia of Depression. R 616.8527 R6291e, 2001

· Encyclopedia of Homelessness. R 362.509 E195h 2 vols.

· Encyclopedia of Human Development. R 155.03 E195h, 2006 vols.1-3

· Encyclopedia of Human Emotions. R 152.4 En195L 2 vols.

· Encyclopedia of Mental Health. R 616.89 E56, 1998 3 vols.

· Encyclopedia of Psychology. R 150.3 E196p 8 vols.

· Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology. R 150.922 S357f, 2004

· The Freud Encyclopedia. R 150.1952 F895g, 2002

· Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence. R 305.231 G1317e

· Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. R 616.89 G1317e, 2003 2 vols.

· Sage Encyclopedia of Social Sciences Research Methods. R 300.72 L5853s v.1-3

Handbooks

· Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development. R 305.231 5684h, 2006

· Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology. R 618.9289 C7388h, 2006 vols. 1-3

· Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment. R 150.28 C7388h 4 vols.

· Handbook of Children and the Media. R 302.23 H1914c

· Handbook of Interview Research: Context & Method. R 158.39 H1916i

· Handbook of Psychology. R 150 H1917p 10 vols.

· Handbook of the Psychology of Aging. R 155.67 H23617p, 2001

· Handbook of Psychological Treatment Protocols for Children & Adolescents. R 618.92 H236, 1998

· Handbook of Qualitative Research. R 001.42 S184h, 2005

· Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Minority Psychology. R 155.82 H1917r

· Handbook of Social Psychology. R 301.1 L754h, 1998 2 vols.

· Handbook of Sport Psychology. R 796.01 H1917s, 2001

· Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology. R 158.7 H19179w 2 vols.

· Steven’s Handbook of Experimental Psychology. R 150 H1915e 4 vols.

Manuals

· Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. R 616.89075 D536, 1994

· DSM IV Casebook: A Learning Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4^th Edition. R 616.89 D812, 1994

· Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. R 808 P9609m, 2001

Reference Resources Online

Electronic Reference Books

Full-text. Provides text from reference books on diverse topics, including adoption, domestic violence, literacy, rape, and racial diversity.

Mental Measurements Yearbook
Abstracts. Select the database menu for Mental Measurements Yearbook and click on the 'Start Searching' button. This database contains information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. Please remember to click on the 'logout' link once finished.

Oxford Reference Online

Full-text dictionaries and other reference books in one searchable database. Includes literature guides. Includes Politics and Social Sciences dictionaries of psychology and the social sciences.

To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and select Oxford Reference Online.

eBooks

NetLibrary

Full-text ebook database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, including reference books, other nonfiction, and fiction—including books about children’s literature Search by keyword, title, or author. To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.

Finding Articles and Book Reviews

· Use an online research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and newspapers.

· To access the databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Psychology category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page.

· To Help You Search in the Databases:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print
by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler. If you need additional assistance,
ask a librarian.

Recommended Databases

A. Key Databases

Electronic Journal Center
Presents research journals covering many subject areas, including psychology. Search for a specific journal, or choose Social Sciences, then Psychology and Psychiatry to browse through the psychology journals.

Natural & Alternative Treatments

Evidence-based information on herbs and natural remedies and the conditions they may be used to treat, as well as known or suspected drug interactions. The guide addresses the amount and type of evidence to support use of these herbs and supplements, as well as how patients may be using them regardless of current evidence.

PsycCRITIQUES

Weekly reviews of books and films published by the American Psychological Association. In addition to the latest releases, this database contains a ten-year back-file of Contemporary Psychology book reviews, browsable by author/editor, book/film title, or publication year.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Covers such topics as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods from over 490 peer-reviewed journals.

PsycINFO
Abstracts only. Contains citations and synopses of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines. Updated weekly.

PsycINFO Historical
Abstracts only. Provides summaries of historical journal articles, chapters, books, dissertations, and reports on psychology and related fields from 1887 to 1966. Updated weekly.

B. Related Databases

Academic Search Complete

Contains peer-reviewed journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications. Covers many academic areas of study, including psychology. Updated daily.

ATLA Religion Database

Citations only. Features bibliographic information to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology, spanning 50 years. Updated semiannually.

Catholic Periodicals and Literature Index

Citations only. Includes indexed citations to articles published in Roman Catholic periodicals, papal documents, church promulgations and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.

Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)

Citations only. Covers articles of scholarly journals from 50 disciplines of the social sciences, with searchable author abstracts and a unique feature that enables searching of articles that cite a known author or work.

Finding Periodicals in this Library

Listed below are some psychology periodicals available in the ODU Library.

Listings of all periodicals in the library’s collection can be found by doing a title search in the Ohio Dominican Library Catalog.

How Do You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library?

· Use the ODU Library Catalog to search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re trying to find.
Choose a TITLE search and type in the title of the journal or newspaper you desire.

· The library's journals and magazines are located:

(1) In print in the Periodicals section on the top floor, arranged alphabetically by title
(2) Back issues in print (usually prior to 1960) in the Back Issues Room on the bottom floor
(3) In microfilm in cabinets behind the Periodicals section

A microfilm reader/printer (with free printing!) is also available on the top floor.
For more information, see the ODU Library Microfilm/Reader page at:

http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/tour/microfilm/default.asp.

· If you are looking for a specific article in a periodical, be sure to match issue number and YEAR/MONTH of the article to the information listed in our library catalog to make sure we have the specific issue of the journal/magazine you need.

Finding Web Sites

A portal to Internet search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page.

In addition, listed below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information search.

Minimum recommended criteria for evaluating websites:

· Accuracy of the information

· Authority of the person or group responsible for the information

· When the information was created and last updated

For more information, view Evaluating Internet Sources & Search Tools on the Internet Search page.

Web Sites—A Selection

Associations and Organizations, Local

· Mental Health Association of Franklin County http://www.mhafc.org

· NAMI Ohio: Ohio’s Voice on Mental Illness http://www.namiohio.org

· Ohio Department of Mental Health http://www.mh.state.oh.us

Associations and Organizations, Nationwide

· American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org

· Behavioral & Social Sciences at the National Academies http://www.nas.edu/subjectindex/soc.html

· National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov

· National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org

· Psychology Associations, from Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org/links/Organizations/Associations

· Psychology Associations, from DMOZ http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Psychology/Associations

· Psychology Professional Societies http://www.dialogical.net/psychology/societies.html

· Psychology Publishers http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/PY/Psypub.html

· Psychology Scholarly Societies http://www.scholarly-societies.org/psychol_soc.html

· SAMSHA’s National Mental Health Information Center http://www.mentalhealth.org

General Information: Abuse

· National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://www.childwelfare.gov/

· National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information http://www.health.org

· Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics, from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx

General Information: Gerontology

· ICGI Gerontology Web Links http://www.ithaca.edu/aging/schools/web_links.html

General Information: Psychology and the Social Sciences

· Classics in the History of Psychology [electronic texts] http://psychclassics.yorku.ca

· Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org

· Mental Help Net http://www.mentalhelp.net

· Psych Central http://psychcentral.com

· Psychology of Religion Pages http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig

· Psychology Links, from DMOZ http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Psychology

· Psychology Resources, from the Ohio State University http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/psyweb

· School Psychology Resources Online http://www.schoolpsychology.net/

· Social Science Data on the Net, from the University of California, San Diego http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata

· Social Psychology Network, from Wesleyan University http://www.socialpsychology.org

Periodicals Web Sites

· APA Journals http://www.apa.org/journals

· Monitor on Psychology http://www.apa.org/monitor

Statistics

· Columbus Health Department http://www.cmhhealth.org

· Mental Health Information from NMHA http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets

· Mental Health Statistics http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/MentalHealthStatistics/default.asp

· National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs