Outline of this guide: Reference Works Articles Books & Videos

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Reference Works

• APA Style Guides
  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
    Little Library Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
    See also:
    • American Psychological Association. (2010). Concise rules of APA style (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
      Little Library Reference Desk BF76.7 .C66 2010
• Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Manuals, & Works on Tests & Measurements
  • American Psychological Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author.
    Reference Desk R 616.89 A512d 2000
  • Credo Reference
    A collection of electronic reference books; useful for quick answers to questions.
  • Colman, A. (2006). A dictionary of psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford.
    Reference R 150.3 C716d2 
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
    A collection of over 200 electronic reference works. Includes:
    • Baumeister, R., & Vohs, K. (Eds.). (2007). Encyclopedia of social psychology (Vols. 1-2). Retrieved from http://www.davidson.edu/library/logs/all.asp?place=EOSPS
    • Darity, W. (Ed.). (2008). International encyclopedia of the social sciences (2nd ed., Vols. 1-9). Retrieved from http://www.davidson.edu/library/logs/all.asp?place=IEOTSS
    • Everitt, B., & Howell, D. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of statistics in behavioral science (Vols. 1-4). Retrieved from http://www.davidson.edu/library/logs/all.asp?place=EOSIBS
    • Salkind, N. (Ed.). (2007). Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics (Vols. 1-3). Retrieved from http://www.davidson.edu/library/logs/all.asp?place=EOMAS
    • ... and more!
  • Kazdin, A. E. (Ed.). (2000). Encyclopedia of psychology (Vols. 1-8). New York: Oxford.
    Reference R 150.3 E561
  • The ... mental measurements yearbook (2nd-17th eds.). (1941-2007). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
    Reference R 016.1 B96m
    Index: Test Reviews Online, from the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
    Note: you can search the index for free; to read a review, consult the relevant print volume of Mental Measurements Yearbook. The library does not have access to the online reviews.
  • Smelser, N. J., & Bates, P. B. (Eds.). (2001). International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral Sciences (Vols. 1-26). New York: Elsevier.
    Reference R 300.3 I611
  • VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
    Reference R 150.3 A512
  • Weiner, I. B. (Ed.). (2003). Handbook of psychology (Vols. 1-12). New York: Wiley.
    Reference R 150.3 H236

Articles

• Annual Reviews
  (1932 to present) Contains the full text of review and overview articles on important topics in the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences. Includes:
  • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (2005 to present)
  • Annual Review of Psychology (1950 to present)
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use an asterisk *
  • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• PsycARTICLES
  (1985 to present) Contains the full text of over 55 American Psychological Association (APA), Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group journals.
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use an asterisk *
  • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• PsycINFO
  (1806 to present) Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and related disciplines. See the Guide to the Fields in PsycINFO Records and PsycINFO Content Code Classification System.
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use an asterisk *
  • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• Web of Knowledge
  (c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. Includes Web of Science (1900 to present) and Medline (1950 to present).
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use an asterisk *
  • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?

Books & Videos

• Library Catalog
  Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
  • To locate videos, do a keyword search and limit your search by the format "video materials (VHS/DVD)."
  • To locate relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use a dollar sign $
  • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• ebrary
  A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
  Note: for full functionality, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
• WorldCat
  Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
  Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use an asterisk *
  • Phrase searching:insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?