Resources in Psychology

Orientation
Here is a link to the PowerPoint presentation given to the PSY 220 class for the APA & Library Workshop.

Circulating Books
To find books that check out, visit the Brown Library Home Page and click on the book catalog.

Reference Books
The following books are located in the reference section on the main floor. Any links below are to the book catalog where you can find a cover image, summary, and reviews of the book. They are not links to full-text.

BF31 .E52 2000 Encyclopedia of Psychology
BF371 .N55 2001 The Encyclopedia of Memory and Memory Disorders
BF408 .E53 1999 Encyclopedia of Creativity
BF531 .E55 1999 Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
BF1091 .G84 1995 The Encyclopedia of Dreams
RA790.5 .E53 1998 Encyclopedia of Mental Health
RC437 .G35 2003 The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
RC514 .N63 2000 The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
RC535 .D63 2000 The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties
RC552 .E18 C37 2000 The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
RM316 .M555 2002 The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs

Reserve Books
Many of the psychology teachers have put their textbooks on reserve at the circulation desk on the top floor. Go to the reserve page to search by class, subject, and teacher.

Periodicals
Use the electronic databases to find references to periodical articles on specific topics. If you find a reference to an article in a database that is not full-text, then check the all titles list to see if we have it in hard copy. If we do not have it in hard copy than you may order it through interlibrary loan.

As an alternative to looking for articles on specific topics you may wish to browse a particular psychology journal to get ideas for topics, to see what a journal looks like, or you may just want to read your favorite psychology journal from cover to cover. You can browse journals by title online or by coming to Brown Library and reading the hard copy subscriptions. Here is a list of our hard copy periodical titles in psychology.

Periodicals for Group Counseling
Here are a few specific psychology journals for group counseling. You can browse a specific title by issue from cover to cover or you can search for a topic within the title.

PsycARTICLES - click on publications, search by title

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice 1997-
Journal of Abnormal Psychology 1906-
Journal of Counseling Psychology 1954-

Databases
These databases are available under the Databases link from the Brown Library Home Page.

EBSCO - This is the place to start for general research. This group of databases includes: Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, CINAHL, PsycARTCLES, ERIC, and more. Articles may be full-text, abstracts, or citations.
JSTOR - Full-text journal articles in a wide variety of academic subjects. While most library databases begin periodical coverage in the early 1980's, JSTOR provides complete back-runs of journals sometimes going back to the early 1900's. JSTOR does not include current articles. See Project Muse.
OVID - A group of databases including: CINAHL, ERIC, and PsycINFO. Overlaps with EBSCO databases, although some content is different.
Project Muse - Current full-text journal articles in a wide variety of academic subjects. Includes current issues for many JSTOR titles. Click on VIVA databases.
PsycARTICLES - Includes full-text for 63 psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association and other organizations. Coverage is for complete runs of journals going back to the earliest publication date. The earliest journal included goes back to 1894.
PsycINFO- An abstract database of psychological literature from the 1800s to the present. Contains citations, abstracts, and cited references. Not full-text. Use the periodicals link from the home page to see if we have the journal you need on the shelf. If we do not, we can order it for you through interlibrary loan.