Psychology Resources
Databases
Central Search: by EBSCO is a one stop shop for searching almost all library and database content. Uses simple searching and full-text linking to get you to resources faster!
- Combine terms using AND, OR and NOT EX: "diabetes and children" will return results with both terms, "diabetes or blood sugar" will return results with either term, and "diabetes not children" will get rid of anything about children.
- Clickable boxes for peer-reviewed and full-text content
- Easily save, print, or email marked records and create citations for your bibliography.
- Use our interlibrary loan form to order articles that are not full-text:
PyschINFO: This database is the world's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Produced by the American Psychological Association, it is an indispensable tool for the discovery of global scholarly research.
Academic Search Premier: A large multidisciplinary database, with many journals in full-text
- Guided subject searching for better results
- Use left column search guides to refine your search
- Clickable boxes for peer-reviewed and full-text content
- Easily save, print, or email marked records and create citations for your bibliography.
- Use our interlibrary loan form to order articles that are not full-text:
CINAHL Plus with Full-Text: The best nursing and allied health database available, with some coverage in psychology. Searches like the databases above.
Books
Use the AVALON and Mobius catalogs
AVALON catalog includ[ing] CMU, Mo Valley, UCM, and State Fair, among others. Items from AVALON usually arrive in 2-3 days and check out for 1 month.
MOBIUS catalog is state wide; items requested arrive in 5-7 days and check out for 3 weeks. Request items from off-campus using your name and student ID number.