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Online Catalog
–WebPALS http://www.pals.msus.edu/
Reference Books
Diagnostic and Statistic Manual IV
(DSM IV) [Ref/.RC/455.2./C4/D54/1994]DSM-IV TR (Text Revision). 2000 [Ref/RC/455.2/D536/2000]
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
[Ref/HM/251/.B476/1995]The Dictionary of Psychology
(Cardwell) [REF. BF31 .C33 1999]Encyclopedia of Psychology
[Ref/BF/31/.E52/1994] 4 vols.Encyclopedia of Human Behavior
[Ref/BF/31/.E5/1994] 4 vols.Encyclopedia of Creativity
(NEW!) [Ref/BF/408/.E53/1999]International Dictionary of Psychology
[Ref/BF/31/.S83/1989]Longman’s Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry
[Ref/BF/31/.L66/1984]Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
[Ref/BF/76.7/.P82/1994] – See also: Citing Internet Resources – APA Style (Handout for the 5th edition - 2001 edition coming soon) http://www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/APA.htmStevens’ Handbook of Experimental Psychology
[Ref/BF/181/.H336/1988] 2 vols.Tests
[Ref/BF/176/.T43/1991]Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assesssments in Psychology, Education, and Business
. [Ref/ BF176 /.T43 1997]Personality Tests & Reviews (Buros)
[Ref/BF/698.5/.B87]Mental Measurements Yearbook
(MMY) [Ref/Z5814./P8 /B932]Finding Journal Articles using Electronic Databases
Expanded Academic Index [via WebPALS]
Indexes periodicals in social sciences, humanities, and general sciences, including psychology and related fields. Some full-text.
ERIC – Journals in Education (JIE)
Indexes periodicals in education and related disciplines. Access via WebPALS. No full text.
Indexes journals in health, wellness, medicine, and related fields. Access via WebPALS. Some full-text.
PsycINFO
The best database for psychological research and literature. Available via any terminal in the library – on-line version of Psych. Abstracts. Make sure and click on the "Collections" Button to access PsycINFO directly. Available from the Library Web site or directly via: http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com/pqdauto
Ingenta: http://www.ingenta.com
Multidisciplinary journal database, available for free on the web. No full-text.
FirstSearch Databases:
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIPCurrently, gives access to six databases, including ERIC, WorldCat (online catalog records from around the world), and ArticleFirst (multidisciplinary journal/magazine database). Try Social Sciences Index.
JSTOR Full-Text Journals.
http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR is an electronic database of full-text back issues of 117 academic journals in the subject areas of African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population/Demography, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Sociology, and Statistics.Social Services Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts: ttp://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=msus&access=msus23&cat=socialsci
Latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, and is updated monthly. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
Science Direct (NEW!!) -- http://www.sciencedirect.com
Collection of over 1 million scholarly research articles from 1995 to present covers a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines. In addition to science, includes Social Sciences. Many full text articles.
Internet Sites
Psychology: WWW Resources (MSUM Library)
http://www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/psych1.htm
Psychology Newsgroups and Mailing Lists (MSU Library)
http://www.mnstate.edu/library/instruct/psych-2.htm
Revised 9/11/01
Brittney Goodman, goodmanb@mnstate.edu
http://www.mnstate.edu/library/psy131.htm