Guide to Psychology Resources

The following is a selected list of resources for starting research in Psychology. For further assistance, contact
Judy McMillan
, Librarian.

Books / Media
Online Databases
Web sites

Books / Media

Find books / media at Northwest Vista College and other ACCD colleges.

You can check out books, CDs and videos / DVDs.They are all located in the west wing of the library.
You will need your student ID or a valid picture ID in order to check out materials.

Library Catalog  [ Search Tips ]
Search the NVC catalog for books, ebooks, CDs, and DVDs or search the collections of all ACCD libraries.

Other Options

WorldCat
Search the collections of libraries world-wide -- about 52,000,000 books. Ask a librarian for help in ordering materials.


Online Databases - Find Articles

The online databases give you access to thousands of scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and materials from books. Use your original PALS username and password to log in to the databases from off campus.
[ Off-Campus Access Tutorial ]

Academic Search Complete - contains full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.

Academic OneFile - is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. For search tips, click on the Help link in the right corner.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences - provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO.

Psychology Collection - This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops over time.


WEB SITES

APA Monitor

Classics in the History of Psychology

Encyclopedia of Psychology

National Institute of Mental Health

Social Psychology Network


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