Psychology:
A Guide to Selected Resources

This is a list of selected information resources in the field of Psychology. It is not intended to be comprehensive list. Please consult a Reference Librarian for advice on the best resources and search strategy for your topic.

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Biological Psychology. Reference QP360 .D52 2001
Philip Winn, ed.
New York: Routledge, 2001.

Dictionary of Psychology. Reference BF31 .C72 1999
Raymond J. Corsini, ed.
Philadelphia: Brunner / Mazel, 1999.

Longman Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry. Reference BF31 .L66 1984
Robert M. Goldenson, editor-in-chief
New York: Longman, 1984.

Online Dictionary of Mental Health.

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~psysc/psychotherapy/index.html

A Psychiatric Glossary. Reference RC437 .A5 1980
5^th ed. American Psychiatric Association
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1980.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior.                                                                                               Reference BF31 .E5 1994
V. S. Ramachandran, ed.
San Diego, CA: Academic Press 1994.

The Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Reference RA790 .E53 1998
Howard S. Friedman, ed.
New York, NY: Facts on File 1998.

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Reference RC334 .E53 1987
George Adelman, ed.
Boston, MA: Birkhaeuser, 1987.

Encyclopedia of Psychology. (8 vols.) Reference BF31 .E52 2000
Alan E. Kazdin, ed.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000.

Encyclopedia of Stress. (3 vols.) Reference QP82.2 .S8 E53 2000
George Fink, ed.
San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000.

International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Neurology. (12 vols.)
Benjamin B. Wolman, ed. Reference RC334 .I57
New York, NY: Aesculapius, 1977-1983.

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/0080430767

Magill’s Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology. Reference BF31 .M33 2003
Nancy A Piotrowski, ed.
Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2003.

The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biological.
Whitehouse, NJ: Merck, 1996. Reference RS51 .M4 1996

The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. Available electronically in NetLibrary

Biography

Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. Reference BF109.A1B56 1997
Noel Sheehy, Antony J. Chapman, and Wendy A. Conroy, eds.
New York: Routledge Reference, 1997.

Indexes & Abstracts

APA PsycARTICLES. http://www.apa.org/psycarticles/covlist.html
This database provides full-text access to articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber.

ERIC. Locate under Databases A-Z in the Digital Library
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this database consists of research reports, conference papers, books and periodical articles from 1966 to the present. While its focus is on education literature, it also contains a wealth of information in related social science disciplines. There are some full-text links.

HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments). Locate under Databases A-Z in the Digital Library
Provides indexing access to information on measurement instruments in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior and library and information science.

MedLine. Locate under Databases A-Z in the Digital Library
This database provides indexing access to a wealth of medical and health information. Citations and Abstracts from Index Medicus, the International Nursing Index, and the Index to Dental Literature.

PsycINFO. Locate under Databases A-Z in the Digital Library
This database is the electronic version of Psychological Abstracts. Its indexing coverage is from 1887 to present and includes all types of documents. It is international in scope, including relevant materials on academic research, and practice literature in psychology, as well as related disciplines.

Web of Science. Locate under Databases A-Z in the Digital LibraryThe Web of Science provides access to three citation indexes. Among these are the Institute of Scientific Information’s Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index. These may be searched electronically back to 1992. The most unique and valuable feature of a citation index is that it allows you to search for additional publications that have cited a source you have already found on your topic. A useful tutorial for learning to search the database is available at:

http://www.isinet.com/tutorials/webofscience/

Writing Guides

Psychology with Style: A Hypertext Writing Guide (University of Wisconsin). http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association                                              Reference BF76.7 .P83 2001
5^th Edition
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.

Handbooks

Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment. Reference BF176.C654 2004
Michel Hersen, editor-in-chief.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Graduate Study in Psychology. Reference BF77.G73 2004
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2004.

Handbook of Child Psychology (4 vols.) Reference BF721.H242 1998
William Damon, ed.
New York: J. Wiley 1998.

Library Use: A Handbook for Psychology .                                                                           Reference BF76.8.R43 2003
Reed, Jeffrey G. and Pam M. Baxter.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2003.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.                                                              http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/

Psychologists Desk Reference.                                                                                            Reference RC467.2.P78 1998
Gerald P. Koocher, et.al
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM IV.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. Reference RC455.2 .C4D54 1994

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM IV-TR.. (Text Revision)
Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association Reference RC455.2.C4D536 2000

Ethics & Standards

APA Ethics Code. http://www.apa.org/ethics/

Ethics in Psychology: Professional Standards and Cases. BF76.4 .K46 1998
Gerald P. Koocher and Patricia Keith-Spiegel
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Library of Congress Classifications Relevant to Psychology

General Psychology                BF                              Learning and Conditioning    BF335-BF337
Abnormal Psychology             BF173                         Memory                             BF370-BF395
Clinical Psychology                 RC467                        Neuropsychology                QP360
Cognitive Psychology              BF309-BF493             Perception                        BF311
Comparative Psychology         BF660-BF678             Personality                          BF698
Developmental Psychology      BF712-BF724.85        Physiological Psychology       QP351-QP499
Educational Psychology           LB1051-LB1091       Psychiatry                         RC455
Emotion                                  BF511-BF593            Psychoanalytic Theory        BF173-BF175
                                                                               Social Psychology               HM251-HM291

Other Useful Internet Resources

American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/

BUROS Center for Testing. http://www.unl.edu/buros/

Careers in Psychology. http://www.psychwww.com/careers/index.htm

Carl Jung: Anthology of Work .

http://student.csumb.edu/b/baldwingeorge/world/sbsc301/psych-theory/Jung/jung-carl.html

Child Development Institute. http://www.cdipage.com/

Psychological Weblinks. http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_na_onthenet_02/0%2C4240%2C65744-%2C00.html
This is an excellent site for reliable links to information in the field of psychology. Highly recommended. A must for those in the field.

Psychology Virtual Library. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/psi/index.htm

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