SubjectsPlus: Psychology
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Books
Information Strategy 
A basic guide for tracking down relevant, high-quality information needed for papers, lab reports, discussions, and other purposes.
Define...
... a topic by gathering background/overview information; help formulate your question.
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
Call Number: Ref BF31 .E52 2001
In paper and online
Encyclopedia of Psychology
Call Number: Science Reference BF31 .E52 2000
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-IV-TR
Call Number: Science Ref RC455.2.C4 D536 2000
Drug Information
MEDLINEplus -- United States National Library of Medicine; a guide to thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications, and herbs and supplements.
DailyMed
In-depth information about marketed drugs; National Library of Medicine.
AccessScience 
Off-campus access
The online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and Yearbooks and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, and more.
Oxford Reference Online (ORO) Off-campus access
Provides full text of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly entries.
Reference Universe Off-campus access
Some full text. Reference Universe helps you find the right article--the authoritative article--to begin your research, whether it's on your shelves in a reference work or in an online reference database
Databases
Identify
... specific sources of information about the defined topic--to answer your question
LexisNexis Academic Off-campus access
1-popular Useful for coverage of newspapers and some popular magazines 1980's-present; use the Power Search.
Access World News Off-campus access
Mostly 1990's-present online resource that provides full-text information from over 1,000 United States and international newspapers and news services.
Academic Search Premier Off-campus access
Dates vary. An extensive multidisciplinary database providing full text for thousands of publications, including thousands of peer-reviewed journals.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (Annual)
Call Number: Burling 1st Floor, Reference Area--ask at the circulation desk for help locating.
An index of the most popular, general-interest periodicals published in the United States, reflecting the history of 20th century America.
PsycARTICLES Off-campus access
2-primary
Academic Search Premier Off-campus access
Dates vary. An extensive multidisciplinary database providing full text for thousands of publications, including thousands of peer-reviewed journals.
Grinnell College Libraries
Books, media, Web sites, databases, art work, and more
Periodicals Index Online Off-campus access
Index to millions of articles, some in full-text, published in over 3,500 periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from 1665 to 1995. Scope is world-wide and includes journals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish and other Western languages.
PsycINFO/MEDLINE/Sociological Abstracts Off-campus access
3-primary; search these 3 databases at the same time; a good way to start searching for primary literature for almost any topic in Psychology.
CSA Biological Sciences Off-campus access
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) [EBSCO] Off-campus access
Useful for coverage of Education and Psychology.
Education Research Complete Off-campus access
"A database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties."
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Off-campus access
Subjects covered include the nature, use, and teaching of language as well as linguistics, phonetics, speech, communication, sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, hearing and speech physiology, and related topics.
MEDLINE Off-campus access
1953-current; FirstSearch interface. One of the premier sources for bibliographic coverage of medicine, medical research, health care, molecular biology, physiological psychology, and more.
PILOTS (Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress) Off-campus access
The PILOTS bibliographic database, covering the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress, is produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in White River Junction, Vermont. The PILOTS database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and to offer both current and retrospective coverage.
WorldCat Off-campus access
Before 1000 B.C. to the present. The OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other materials held in libraries worldwide. Contains millions of records.
Science Citation Index
4-primary Contact Kevin Engel for access to the Science Citation Index. A unique database that allows you to discover who has cited (referred to) a particular article or book since it was originally published.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Contact a Librarian for access to the Social Sciences Citation Index. A unique database that allows you to discover who has cited (referred to) a particular article or book since it was originally published.
Reference Sources
AP images (Associated Press) Off-campus access
Provides 24/7 access to over 4.9 million primary source photos from 1825 to the present. Additionally, provides audio, video, graphics and interactives. Constantly updated, AP Images is an important resource for virtually every discipline. This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Grinnell College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-IV-TR
Call Number: Science Ref RC455.2.C4 D536 2000
Drug Information
MEDLINEplus -- United States National Library of Medicine; a guide to thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications, and herbs and supplements.
DailyMed
In-depth information about marketed drugs; National Library of Medicine.
Locate
... the publications identified above at Grinnell or elsewhere--get your information
Grinnell College Libraries
Books, media, Web sites, databases, art work, and more
Journal Finder
Journals, magazines, and newspapers available through the Grinnell College Libraries.
Other Library Catalogs
Iowa State University Library Catalog
University of Iowa Libraries Catalog
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