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Library Research on Psychology Topics

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Popular Databases

Available to current students, faculty and staff.

FAQs for accessing Collin databases

Academic Search Complete  
   Includes Full-text
   Links to cited references
   1865-present, many full-text.
   Academic and peer reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: General information on a wide variety
      of subjects

Health Reference Center-Academic 
   Includes Full-text
   Encyclopedias, reference book articles,
      pamphlets, health news, drug and herb
      information, alternative health sources
   Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education,
      Complementary and Alternative Medicine

InfoTrac Newspapers  
   Includes Full-text
   Mid 1980s-present
   Newspaper articles from American and
      international
   Use for: Newspaper articles on any topic

JSTOR
   Includes Full-text
   Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago.
      All issues of included journals.
   Scholarly and peer reviewed journals
   Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and
      historical information about any topic

PsycARTICLES
  Includes Full-text
  1985 to Present
  Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
  Use for: Psychology, Health Sciences,
      Social Sciences

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Collection
 
  Includes Full-text
  1965 to present
  Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
  Use for: Psychology, Health Sciences,
      Social Sciences, Anthropology

PubMed
   Mostly Citations and Abstracts
   Updated regularly
   Technical biomedical journals
   Use for: Medicine, Biology, Chemistry,
      Psychology

RAND Texas
  1969-present
  Texas Statistics
  Use for: Business, Census, Health and
      Socioeconomic, Demographics, Education

Science Direct
   Full-Text for subscribed journals from 2001-
      present, Citations and Abstracts for all
      journals 1823 to present
   Academic and peer-reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: Science, technology, medicine

Science Journals
   Includes Full-text
   1980s-present
   Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
   Use for: Science, technology, medicine

Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
   Full-Text
   Coverage: 1600 – 2000
   Documents, pictures, web sites
   Use for: History, Sociology

Find a Specific Journal Title
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or newspaper is available

Finding Books and Video

Find Psychology books and videos in the library catalog.

Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.


Citing Sources

Citing Sources-Duke University
Examples of citations in common formats

KnightCite
Enter your data; the system provides you the citation

Formatting Your Paper

MLA Format
APA Format

How to Write a Scientific Paper


Selected Websites

General Psychology Websites

American Psychological Association
Intute: Psychology
Open Directory Project: Psychology
Virtual Library: Psychology
Internet Public Library: Psychology
PsychWeb
Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

General Websites

National Institute of Mental Health
Mental Help Net
DSM IV TR Classification
Current Topics in Psychology
Classics in the History of Psychology
School Psychology Resources Online

Research Methods

ASA Research Homepage
Data on the Net
Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
Virtual Library: Sociology Research Centers
APA Citation Style-Online Writing Lab

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