MCC LIBRARY RESOURCES

Psychology

This guide has been prepared by the MCC reference librarians to assist you with research for your class. If you need further assistance, please stop by the reference desk to consult with a librarian.

Reference Sources

Reference Sources are a good place to start your research. They can give you a concise overview of your topic, background information, facts & statistics, plus help you define and spell words, and focus your topic. Reference Sources include both books located in the Reference Collection and databases accessible on the Library Web Site under the link Reference Databases.

Call Number Title
REF BF31.C65 A Dictionary of Psychology
REF BF31.E52 Encyclopedia of Psychology
REF BF31.O94 Oxford Companion to the Mind
REF BF76.5.D94 Research in Psychology: A Practical Guide to Methods and Statistics
REF BF76.7.P83 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
REF BF121.H1955 Handbook of Psychology
REF BF176.T43 Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business
REF BF371.084 The Oxford Handbook of Memory
REF BF721.H242 Handbook of Child Psychology
REF BF1078.E63 Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming
REF HM626.E53 Encyclopedia of Human Development
REF HQ9.H846 Human Sexuality: An Encyclopedia
REF HQ472.U6.S56 Pornography and Sexual Representation
REF R111.H4.S78 Stress-Related Disorders Sourcebook
REF RC454.E823 Essentials of Clinical Psychiatry
REF RC454.K35 Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry
REF RC455.2.C4.D536 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR
REF RC469.F55 DSM-IV-TR Guidebook
REF RC480.T69 Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders
REF RC535.D63 The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties
REF Z5814.P8.B932 The Mental Measurements Yearbook

Reference Databases:

Some reference sources are available not only in print, but also online through the library web site. These sources often combine a variety of information found in other sources. They are full-text, and most are available off-campus with passwords you may obtain from the Reference Desk. Some of the reference databases useful for this subject area are listed below:

Database Name

Vendor Name

Oxford Reference Online/Medicine Category

Oxford University Press

Salem Health Salem Press

Books & Media

The Stacks contain books and audiovisual items that may be borrowed or "checked out" of the library. These resources are useful when you need a more in-depth study of a topic than can be provided in reference sources alone. Use the Library's Online Catalog to determine what resources are available on your topic and the call number and location in the library. If our library does not own the necessary resources for your research needs, you may request additional items be ordered through interlibrary loan.

Possible search terms to use for your topic are:

Sample Keyword Searches

Sample Subject Headings

human sexuality

behavior disorders in children

mental health and aging

depression, mental

manic-depressive or bipolar disorder psychotropic drugs

Article Databases

Periodicals consist of popular magazines, newspapers, trade and scholarly journals. Magazine & newspaper articles can be good sources to use for very current information, to focus on specific topics or aspects of a topic, to find reviews, and for opinions. Trade journals are helpful to follow trends and career opportunities within a field, and to find practical tips and techniques to use "on the job". Scholarly journals give details of actual research studies that have been conducted and/or scholarly treatment of discipline specific topics. All of these resources can be located using the article databases located on the library web site.

Recommended Databases for Psychology

Database Name Vendor Name
Academic Search Premier EBSCO
CINAHL EBSCO
Health Source Consumer EBSCO
Health Source Nursing

EBSCO

PsycARTICLES EBSCO
ArticleFirst, ECO FirstSearch
MEDLINE FirstSearch
ProQuest ProQuest
Access these databases at the URLs provided:  

BioMed Central Publisher of 187 peer-reviewed open access journals.

www.biomedcentral.com
PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

Passwords to access the library databases from off-campus are available on the pink handout MCC Library Database Chart. If you have not received this handout, please ask for it at the Reference Desk.

Internet Resources

Recommended web sites for this subject are listed below. For additional web sites on this subject, refer to MCC Library's Web Sites by Subject link on the library web site.

Web Site Address
American Psychological Association www.apa.org
AmoebaWeb Psychology Directory www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/index.aspx
BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: DSM-IV-TR Classification www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/dsm4TRclassification.htm
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com/p.html
Mental Health Infosource www.mhsource.com
Mental Help Net www.mentalhelp.net


Remember to carefully evaluate information found on the Internet. Unlike most traditional print sources, Internet sources may not go through any review process before the information is made available to the public. Anyone can create and publish a web site. If you need help evaluating your sources, please ask at the Reference Desk for guidance. For critieria to use to evaluate your sources refer to our handout on Evaluating Sources. It is available at the Reference Desk.

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