Psychology Subject Guide

Articles and Databases

PsycINFO

Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO indexes and abstracts about 2,000 scholarly psychology journals from around the world, as well as books, chapters in books, and dissertations.  Coverage is from 1887.  Links to journal articles that are full text in PsycARTICLES and Ebsco Academic.  Video tutorials available online, or print the 4-page Quick Reference Guide.

PsycARTICLES

Full text of APA journals online.  Searchable by author and keyword.  In most cases all years are included.

Ebsco Academic Search Premier

An interdisciplinary database, it indexes more than 8,000 periodicals and includes full text for nearly 5,000.  Both popular and scholarly publications are covered.

Web of Knowledge

Includes Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index.  Search by author, keyword, or cited references.  1981 forward.  Tutorial available.

Medline

Comprehensive index to 4,800 journals received by the National Library of Medicine.  Also available through Ovid, PubMed, and Web of Knowledge.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (Buros)

Information on published tests and test reviews.  The Buros Institute has an excellent guide to this resource.

Dissertation Abstracts

Information on doctoral dissertations from universities throughout the US.  Dissertations from the University of Mississippi can be downloaded free.

WorldCat

Cataloging records on material, primarily books, owned by libraries participating in OCLC, including the Library of Congress.

 

Reference Materials in Print

APA Dictionary of Psychology

Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in psychology

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-IV-TR

Handbook of Psychology (12 vol.)

 

Free Internet Resources

APA Style Guides

Purdue University Writing Lab guide

USM Guide to APA Style

APA Style Crib Sheet

Electronic reference formats recommended by APA

Test Information

Finding information about psychological tests

FAQS on psychological tests

Statistics

SAMHDA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (via ICPSR)

StatLib: Data, Software, and News from the Statistics Community