| COURSE
RESEARCH GUIDES
Experimental Methods
Psychology 390/391
Spring 2009
Books
| Journal Articles
| Websites | Citing
Sources
FINDING BOOKS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY
Using Subject Headings
Search by Keyword and look for Subject Headings in individual
records.
To modify a search:
- Use words from the Subject Heading in a Keyword search
- Click on the Subject Heading itself
Examples of Subject Headings:
Background Sources
Bibliographies
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY
See How to Find
Journal Articles and the Psychology
Research Guide on Finding Articles.
| Articles:
A Step-by-Step Guide
1.) Look for citations and articles
- Gather citations
with Indexes and Databases
- Find citations
in books and articles with Bibliographies
2.) Locate the journal when you have
a citation
1.) Ariadne
(print)
- Title search on Title
of the Journal to locate print journal
2.) Online Journals at K
- Title search on Title
of the Journal to locate article in
a Full Text Database
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog (finds
the journal at WMU -- you must go there to retrieve
it, whether it's print or online)
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What Journals does the Library Own?
- In paper - Check Ariadne - search on your discipline or subject area, and in Step 2, limit the location to "Periodicals"
- Online - Check Online Journals at K - to find out what online journals the Library subscribes to
Which index includes the journal I'm looking for?
Includes print and online journals
Electronic
periodicals in Psychology and related fields
This site maintains an index of psychologically-related
electronic journals, conference proceedings, and other periodicals.
Indexes
Indexes will lead you to article citations that include
author, article title, journal title, volume number, publication
date, and page number. Citations do not include the entire
article. You must locate the journal once you have a
citation.
PsycINFO
< about
>
Journals on Psychology and related fields.
Produced by the American Psychological Association.
Covers publications from 1887 to the present.
For help in selecting the best terms for searching PsycINFO,
use:
Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (Ref.
Z 695.1.P7 T48 2001)
Using PsycInfo on Proquest's CSA Illumina
General
Science Abstracts <
about
>
Social
Sciences Abstracts <
about
>
MEDLINE
< about
>
Full-Text Resources
Full text databases include citation information as
well as the text of the article itself.
Proquest
Research Library <
about
>
Includes a "Psychology Module" as well as a "Research
Module."
Some of the Psychology titles in Proquest:
American
Journal of Psychology (1986- )
Counseling
Psychologist (1989- )
Journal
of Cross-Cultural Psychology (1992- )
Social
Cognition (1992- )
JSTOR
< about
>
Some of the Psychology titles in JSTOR:
Journal of Health and Social Behavior (1967-3 years
ago)
Journal of the History of Ideas (1940-1995)
Social
Psychology Quarterly (1979-3 years ago)
Project
MUSE < about
>
Some of the Psychology titles in Project MUSE:
Bulletin of the History of Medicine (1996-)
Journal of Social History (1999- )
Journal
of the History of Ideas (1996- )
Journal
of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (2000-
)
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine (2000- )
Philosophy,
Psychiatry, and Psychology (1996- )
Wilson
Select Plus <
about
>
Some of the Psychology titles in Wilson Select:
The British Journal of Psychology (Feb-1995- )
The Journal of General Psychology (Jan-1995 -)
The Journal of Genetic Psychology (Mar-1995- )
The Journal of Psychology (Jan-1995- )
The Journal of Social Psychology (Feb-1995- )
The Psychological Record (Jan-1995-)
Science
Direct (formerly Academic Press Ideal)
Some Psychology titles in Science Direct to which the
Library subscribes:
Animal
Behaviour (1993- )
Brain
and Language (1993- )
Cognitive
Psychology (1993- )
Consciousness
and Cognition (1993- )
Contemporary
Educational Psychology (1993- )
Developmental
Review (1993- )
Journal
of Adolescence (1993- )
Journal
of Environmental Psychology (1995- )
Journal
of Experimental Child Psychology (1993- )
Journal
of Experimental Social Psychology (1993- )
Journal
of Mathematical Psychology (1993- )
Journal
of Memory and Language (1993- )
Journal
of Research in Personality (1993- )
Learning
and Motivation (1993- )
Neurobiology
of Learning and Memory (1995- )
LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe <
about
>
Infotrac
General Reference Center Gold <
about
>
Infotrac
Health Reference Center - Academic <
about
>
Annual
Review of Psychology (1950- )
The mission of Annual Reviews is to provide the worldwide
scientific community with a useful and intelligent synthesis
of the primary research literature for a broad spectrum
of scientific disciplines. Annual Reviews critically reviews
the most significant primary research literature each year.
Distinguished researchers and editors synthesize and filter
the vast amount of primary research in specific disciplines
to guide you to the principal contributions of the field.
Annual Review of Psychology (print)
BF30
.A56 (1990 - ), ULC Second Floor
Psycoloquy
(1990- )
Psycoloquy is a refereed international, interdisciplinary
electronic journal sponsored by the American Psychological
Association (APA).
Types of Periodicals
Scholarly Journals (Psychology of Women Quarterly)
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the
discipline.
Popular Magazines (Psychology Today)
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
EVALUATING WEBSITES
For web search tools in Psychology, see Finding
Web Sites on Psychology.
When evaluating sources, pay attention to:
1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and
fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher
reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information
free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up
to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are
there information gaps?
Guides for Evaluating Web Sites:
CITING YOUR SOURCES in the APA style
See: How to
Cite Sources
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
5th ed., Washington, DC : American Psychological Association,
2001.
(Ref. BF 76.7 .P83 2001)
APA Style Guide to Electronic References
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association,
2007.
(Closed Reserve: PN 171 .A63 2007)
See the APA site on Electronic Reference Formats
for citing electronic resources:
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other
guides!
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism: copying or stealing another’s work or
ideas.
To avoid plagiarism, you must cite:
- spoken and written quotations
- ideas and opinions
- facts that are not general knowledge
- paraphrases of all of the above
See Plagiarism:
What it Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
(Produced by Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University)
When in doubt, ask your instructor!
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