Psychology Research Guide
Books, Videos and Other Audiovisual Items
Reference Works
- APA Dictionary of Psychology
Reference BF 31 .A63 2007
- The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
Reference BF31 .E52 2001 or online
- Dictionary of Psychology [online]
Must have a C.O.D. Library Card to access from off-campus
- Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
Reference BF 636 .E52 2004
- Encyclopedia of Psychology
Reference BF 31 .E517 2000
- Encyclopedia of Psychology [online]
http://www.psychology.org
- Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Reference RC 437 .G35 2003
- Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
Reference BF 31 .G35 2001
- Health Learning Center
Online encyclopedias including Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders and Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
- Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science : Psychology
Reference BF31. M33 2003
- Psychology Basics [online encyclopedia]
Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the article databases from off-campus. A complete list of psychology databases is available here.
- Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-present). References and abstracts to articles from 3,000 magazines and professional journals covering a variety of topic areas including psychology. Many articles are online or full-text.
- Academic Search Premier (1984-present) References and abstracts to articles from about 4500 magazines and professional journals covering a variety of topics including psychology. Many articles are online or full-text.
- PsycARTICLES (1894-present) References, abstracts, and full text of 60 peer reviewed psychology journals, most of which are published by the American Psychological Association.
- PsycINFO (1887-present) References and abstracts to professional journals in psychology and related fields. Some articles are available full-text or online. There are also references and abstracts for book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Use the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (located in the library and online in PsycINFO) to locate acceptable psychological terms for your research topic.
- How do I find the whole article in PsycINFO? http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/wholearticlepsych.htm
- PsycINFO User Guide. Will help you learn the best ways to search PsycINFO.
http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/products/userman.html
- Order the article you need from another Library (Interlibrary Loan)
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/fitzwater/ILLrequest.htm
Web Sites
For your psychology course papers and projects, be sure to evaluate the Web sites that you find by using a search engine like Google or Yahoo. Use the C.O.D. Library's "Evaluating Web Sites" Web page to determine the reliability of a Web site.
- Psych Web
Includes links to classic psychology books, career information, university and college psychology departments, other "megalists" of Web sources, and online psychology journals.
http://www.psywww.com
- American Psychological Association Includes selected stories on recent research studies taken from APA's monthly bulletin; articles on current topics in the media; links to information about aging, depression, AIDS, parenting, and psychology and the law; full texts of selected articles from APA journals; and career and psychology education information for students. http://www.apa.org
- Current Topics in Psychology
Provides full-text sources drawn from various kinds of publications for professionals, parents, and students.
http://www.fenichel.com/Current.html
- Mental Help Net A full-text resource for information regarding mental health, mental illness, and various treatments. Includes an extensive "self-help" section. http://mentalhelp.net/
- National Institute of Mental Health Click on "Health Information" for information on mental disorders.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
- MEDLINEplus National Library of Medicine: Mental Health
Latest news, overviews, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, clinical trials, specific conditions/aspects, alternative therapy, nutrition, statistics, etc.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
- PsychScholar: A Collection of Web Resources for Psychological Scholars and Budding Psychological Scholars.
Portal to a wealth of online psychology resource. Check out the study aids and tutorials under the "Studying and Classes" section.
http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz
- Yahoo's Index of Psychology Sites
Search by subject categories or do a keyword search to locate a broad range of information sources on the Internet. http://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Psychology
- Social Psychology Network
Claims to be the largest social psychology database on the Internet. http://www.socialpsychology.org
Topic Selection and Writing a Paper
- 10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports & Speeches
Reference & General LB 1047.3 .L35 1998
- Browse the psychology encyclopedias listed above for topic ideas.
- The Psychology Student Writer's Manual.
General BF 76.8 .P76 2002
Citing Sources
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [APA]
The "Bible" for APA style papers and reference lists.
Reference & General BF 76.7.P83
- Concise Rules of APA Style
Reference & General BF 76.7 .C66 2005
- APA Style Helper: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences
Use on your computer to create a APA style paper and reference list.
Reference, General & Circulation Desk BF76.6 .P832 2005 [CD-ROM]
- APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet
http://www.docstyles.com/archive/apacrib.pdf
- More help from the C.O.D. Library with citing sources using APA style
http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm
- APA Citation Style: Documenting Sources [PowerPoint presentation]
- Using NoodleBib: Creating APA Citations [Video]
Psychology Videos & DVDs
Title List
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psychvideosalpha.htm
Subject List
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psychvideossubject.htm
Video List Supplement 2004 - 2008
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psychvideossupp04.htm
Psychology 1140 Videos & DVDs
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psych1140videos.htm
Psychology 2230 Videos & DVDs
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psych2230videos.htm
Psychology 2233 Videos & DVDs
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psych2233videos.htm
Psychology 2240 Videos & DVDs
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psych2240videos.htm
Psychology 2260 Videos & DVDs
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Fitzwater/psych2260videos.htm
Worksheet
Searching for Psychology Sources Worksheet
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Kickels/wrksht03.htm
Diana Fitzwater, Professor and Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2078 Office: SRC 3051 fitzwate@cod.edu
Reference Desk: (630) 942-3364
C.O.D. Library Web site http://www.cod.edu/library
Updated May 2008
