Subject Guides
Key Databases
APA PsycARTICLES and APA PsycINFO
American Psychological Association source of full text peer-reviewed scholarly articles
in psychology with more than 140,000 articles published by the APA, and its allied
organizations. Use APA Classification Codes (PDF version) OR APA Methodology Field Values (PDF version) for more precise search results
Science Direct
Our largest database for the sciences and social sciences, including psychology, providing
full text access to scholarly journals often unavailable on other databases
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Essential full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students
providing access to 480 full-text journals including many indexed in and linked to
APA PsycINFO. Particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and
counseling
National Library of Medicine
Published by the National Institute of Health, NLM is the world’s largest biomedical library. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology. There are four databases available to the public:
- MEDLINE, which uses Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) to index citations.
- Medline Plus, which provides easy-to-understand information on various medial topics
- PubMed, which contains both full-text and paywalled articles (use ILL to request paywalled articles)
- PubMed Central (PMC), which only contains articles with full text available for free
For a complete understanding of these three databases go to the MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central): How are they different? Fact Sheet.
Websites
Other Resources
Academic Search Complete
Over 6,400 active full-text journals, more than 5,700 being peer-reviewed titles,
providing access to critical information unique to this database. Covering STEM research,
the social sciences as well as the humanities.
BioMed Central Psychology
Open access scholarly journals with coverage of the biological and neurological aspects
of behavior and the brain.
ProQuest Social Sciences
Search across 11 databases in ProQuest that relate to the social sciences: Published
International Literature on Traumatic Stress, Sociological Abstracts, GenderWatch,
ProQuest Criminal Justice, ProQuest Research Library Social Sciences, etc.
APA PsycTESTS
Expertly-created metadata allows you to instantly find and download instruments for
research and/or teaching. Focused primarily on unpublished tests, this database was
designed to save your researchers time from having to reproduce tests when conducting
research on previously measured constructs.
Psychology in Digital Commons
Free articles and research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide
Online Encyclopedias
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (Gale eBooks)
Classic encyclopedia for psychology, updated in 2010 and now searchable and browsable
online
Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (Gale eBooks)
Key encyclopedia for understanding group behavior and interactions. Covers small groups
and large scale corporate or international relations
Streaming Video
Films on Demand Psychology Videos
Over 2,000 films related to psychology
Citing Sources
APA Style Guide
Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation
information together and generate a bibliography for you.