Dunn Library

Psychology

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  • LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
  • EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
  • PSYCINFO/PSYCARTICLES - From the APA, the source for applied psychology, developmental psychology, and personality. PsycINFO is an index, while PsycARTICLES is full-text. Search Linked Full Text to search entire EBSCOhost database.  Try Psychology Research to get tips on how to effectively search PsycInfo/PsycARTICLES.
  • ACCESS Science - Based on content from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, this continuously updated science site includes videos, news, research updates, biographies and definitions.
  • LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references.
  • WILEY INTERSCIENCE--PSYCHOLOGY - Journal index and full-text articles related to psychology.
  • ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

PRINT RESOURCES

  • Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-IV-TR (R616.89 D536 2000) - Summaries of diagnostic criteria for categories of mental disorders.
  • Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (R025.4 T413 2001) - APA guide to psychological keywords and terms for accessing materials.

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  • Encyclopedia of Psychology (150.3 E56k 2000) - A comprehensive 8-vol. set on all aspects of psychology published by the American Psychological Association.
  • Encyclopedia of applied psychology (150.13 E56s 2004) - A comprehensive 3-vol. set related to the field of applied psychology.
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work (360.3 E56) - A 3-vol set with supplements provides information on many social psychology topics.

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  • Encyclopedia of Human Emotions (152.4 E56 1999) - A 2-vol. set published by Macmillan.
  • Encyclopedia of Stress (616.98 E56 2000) - A 3-vol. set focused on the psychology of stress.

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  • Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures (R150.287 G61d) - Multi-volume set of APA-approved test instruments providing researchers with ready access to information about experimental measurement scales.
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook (R371.26 M49) - Information about cognitive and personality tests.
  • Test in Print (R371.26 B96) - Information about currently available cognitive and personality tests.
  • Tests (R150.28 T345) - A comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business.

WEB SOURCES

  • AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION - Organization's official web site.
  • CLASSICS IN THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY - Full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines.
  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGY - Compilation of web resources regarding psychology, ranging from biographies and histories to careers and online publications.
  • HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY - Over 1000 World Wide Web resources related to the history of psychology.
  • PSYCLINE - Online index to journals focused on psychology and sociology.
  • PSYCHSCHOLAR - Collection of web resources for psychological scholars and budding psychological scholars from Hanover College.

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  • PRIMATE INFO NET (PIN) - General online resource for links and original content about nonhuman primates. Check out Great Ape Trust of Iowa , a world-class research center dedicated to providing sanctuary and an honorable life for great apes, studying the intelligence of great apes, advancing conservation of great apes and providing unique educational experiences about great apes.
  • PRIMATOLOGY.net - Group interested in the research, preservation, and conservation of primates. News, book reviews, videos, and other forms of media that are related to primates.

Last Updated: 9/21/09