Psychology 329 - Research Methods in Psychology
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Purpose of this Guide and Research Help Options
This guide gives you great pointers on the best databases and resources for your field. Don't forget that you can find help on 24/7 live chat at any time of day or night. You can also email the CLA librarian, Brett Bodemer, at bbodemer@calpoly.edu.
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Three Great Databases for Psychology
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PsycInfoAPA PsycInfo, produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), contains citations and summaries of journal articles, books, dissertations, and technical reports, in psychology, behavioral science, mental health, and related fields. Special features include the ability to search by study group, methodology, or specific test.
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ScienceDirectScienceDirect has a great feature for finding similar articles once you find a good one!
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PubMedPubMed has much on Psychology and biomedical research.
Great Place to Find Tests and Instruments (surveys, scales, etc.)
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PsycTestsAPA PsycTests, produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), serves as a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching.
Articles - Search Many Databases at Once
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Academic Search PremierIN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, WHERE IT SAYS 'CHOOSE DATABASES' CLICK AND SELECT 'ALL DATABASES' - this will let you search ALL the EBSCO databases at once.
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ABI/INFORM CompleteIN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER, CLICK ON "ALL DATABASES" and then you will be searching all Proquest databases at once. (Look for the "15 databases" slightly to the right after you click.)
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Google ScholarBy going via the Kennedy Library Link you can link out to full text in a variety places. If you don't see "Find It at Cal Poly" on the results, click the "More" dropdown and it should be there.
If you want to search for a particular online journal
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Journal SearchSearch by Journal Title or ISSN.
Search Ebrary, SpringerLink and Project Muse for ebooks
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Ebook Central150,000 ebooks, most are keyword searchable!
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SpringerLinkBook chapters, books, journal articles.
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JSTORScholarly books and articles, with some current content and lots going way back.
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Project MUSEScholarly books and articles. To get books click Books on left column.
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Wiley Online LibraryBooks and Articles. To get books, after first keyword search, click BOOKS in right column.
Search tips for PsycINFO
The PDF below will give you tips for finding more articles about your subject in PsycINFO. It also gives tips for narrowing your results by:
- age group
- date
- full-text
- peer-reviewed
It will also help you find:
- Review articles
- Tests and Measures
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Get Exactly What You Want In PsycINFOThis pdf contains tips on how to get precise results in PsycINFO
Good Places to Search Precisely One at a Time
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PsycInfoAll things psychology.
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ScienceDirectLots of original psychology research; great for recommending articles related to the ones you find.
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PsycArticlesGeneral Psychology.
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PsycExtraBooks, chapters, magazines, newspapers, gray literature (dissertations, technical and annual reports, consumer brochures, etc.) back to 1872.
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ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)All things education.
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Academic Search PremierThe Walmart of Databases - something for everyone.
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Web of Science (Core Collection)Quite a bit of psychology here, too.
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PubMedLots of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books.
Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science
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Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental ScienceThis four volume set is a comprehensive reference work. The volumes are on permanent reserves at the library's checkout desk, and can be borrowed for two days. Call number: BF721 .H242 2015
If you know the article and want to find the full text
Google Scholar: Try the author's last name and a good chunk of the title in " " and then use the Find it At Cal Poly link, often found hidden beneath the "more" under the result. Be sure that you are logged into MyCalPoly Portal AND signed into OneSearch.
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Google Scholar******
If Google Scholar doesn't work, fill out a form at the ILL link below with all the required fields (and more if you have patience) and ILL will seek the item from another library.