Quick Reference Guide
Psychology
INDEXES
(Bound volumes are found on Index Tables – Library 1st Floor.)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS (1948 – present). Summaries of English language literature on psychology from journals and books.
READER’S GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE (1890 – present). Indexes over 200 periodicals of general interest; includes a subject and author index.
SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX (1974 – present). Author and subject entries, with citations to book reviews related to the social sciences.
DATABASES
(Available on the HCCC Library Website.)
ALL HCCC JOURNALS PRINT AND ELECTRONIC All HCCC periodicals, both in print (in the Library) and in electronic format.
EBSCO MASTERFILE SELECT Access to over 760 periodicals covering many subjects.
EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP Offers full-text coverage of every academic concentration.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH MODULE Find magazines, journals, definitions, directories and information on all spheres of health and wellness, with links to health related sites.
INFOTRAC ONEFILE Presents general interest articles in magazines & newspapers.
MEDLINE Index that covers all areas of medicine including psychology.
THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Database includes full-text access to the journal from 1993 to the present, with citation/abstract access for 1975 to 1992.
SCIENCEDIRECT Offers access to the Elsevier Science Journal collections (over 1200 titles) with a large full-text collection and coverage of all fields of science including psychology.
WILSONSELECTPLUS Full-text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
PERIODICALS
(Bound, current and microfilm available – Library 1st floor. Consult a blue spiral-bound HCCC Library Periodical Holdings List for the location of the following periodicals. Copies of this list are located throughout the library.)
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (1980 – present). A technical research journal designed for professionals in the special education field.
EXCEPTIONAL PARENT (1977 – present; current issues on reserve). Practical information to aid parents in becoming actively engaged in their children’s mental and physical health care.
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (1964 – present). Covers all areas of personality and social psychology with an emphasis on empirical reports.
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY (1967 – present; current issues on reserve). Popular psychology primarily for laypersons.
Other journals available: JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY, JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, LEARNING DISABILITY QUARTERLY (also available in WilsonSelectPlus and InfoTracOneFile),
PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN and PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW.
RESOURCE BOOKS
(Reference Area – Library 1st floor and Circulating Collection – 2nd floor.)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. RC455.2 .C4 A48 1994 (On reserve). Descriptions of diagnostic categories to enable the diagnosis, communication, study and treatment of various mental disorders.
Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ref.BF31 .E52 2000 (8 Vols.). Reference guide to every area of psychological theory, research, and practice.
The Handbook of Social Psychology. Ref.HM251 .H224 1998 (2 Vols.). Reference work that discusses the history, methodology, interdisciplinary perspectives and emerging ideas in psychology.
Learning & Memory. Ref.BF318.E53 2003. Alphabetically arranged articles provide information about biological and psychological aspects of learning and memory, along with biographies of key individuals, descriptions of various theories, and information about disorders.
Mental Measurements Yearbook. Ref.Z5814 .P8 B932 (annual). Contains bibliographies of available tests, critical test reviews, subject access, publisher’s directory and index, acronyms and score index.
Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association. BF76.7 .P83 2001 (2 copies available: At Reference Desk and on Reserve). Guidelines for preparing manuscripts and papers in APA style.
INTERNET RESOURCES
The American Psychological Association. APA website; includes APA style writing tips.
Encyclopedia of Psychology. Links to over 2,000 psychology related sites.
Psychology World Wide Web Virtual Library. Links to psychology websites that have been evaluated for their adequacy; part of The World Wide Web Virtual Library.
PsychWeb. Contains psychology-related information for students and teachers; includes APA Style Resources.
Social Psychology Network. Social psychology database with more than 12,000 links related to psychology.
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