Psychology

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Psychology

Subject Guide



Library Catalog / Call Numbers / Periodicals / World Wide Web / Websites / Related Subject Guides / Online Subject Guides



LIBRARY CATALOG

The Delaware Library Catalog is the library’s online catalog, and will help you search for books, periodicals, pamphlets and audiovisual materials. If you want to limit your search to items located at a specific Delaware Tech campus library only, use the drop down menu for "library" and select that campus library.

You can search the Delaware Library Catalog using a title or author’s name if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading. In a keyword search, type a word or phrase in the search box and click on the "search" button. The catalog will look for that word or phrase somewhere in an item's title or subject content. In a subject search, type a word or phrase in the search box and select "subject" from the drop down menu and then click search. The catalog will look for that word or phrase in the list of subject headings related to the item. Some examples of subject headings are listed below.


Abnormal psychology Child psychotherapy
Anxiety disorders Depression, mental
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Mental disorders
Autism--Psychological aspects Post traumatic stress
Bipolar disorder Seasonal affective disorder
Borderline personality disorder

Additional subject headings may be found on the screen with detailed information about a specific title.


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CALL NUMBERS

Browsing the shelves in your library's Reference and Nonfiction (Circulating) Collections can also lead you to books you may not otherwise find. The main call numbers for materials on or related to psychology are:
BF (Psychology RC 435-571 (Psychiatry)
RJ 499-507 (Child psychiatry)



PERIODICALS AND ONLINE DATABASES

You can find additional information on a topic by researching articles in periodicals, e.g. journals, magazines or newspapers. To find an article you can search a specific topic in an online database. Delaware Tech's online databases can be found on the Online Databases page.

Typically, an online database will allow you to search for your topic by typing a keyword or phrase, e.g. abnormal psychology. The results from your search will display in a list of articles related to your topic. You will have access to the entire article online if “Full Text” is indicated. If you find an article using an online database keep in mind that these are actual periodical articles, not web sites.

If an article you want is not available in paper format or full-text online in the library, consult with the librarian about requesting it via interlibrary loan.

The online databases listed below may be used to locate articles on or related to psychology. Use subject headings such as those used in searching the library catalog to locate articles on psychology in these databases.


EBSCOhost - Select CINAHL with Full Text, MEDLINE, Nursing & Allied Health collection: Comprehensive,
                        SocINDEX with Full Text, Academic Search Premier
and/or MasterFILE Premier.

FirstSearch - Select the PsycFIRST database or choose one of the following Topic areas:
                        Medicine/Health, Consumer or Medicine/Health, Professional.

R2LIbrary - A database of medical, nursing and allied health e-books, useful for researching diseases
                      and health conditions.


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WORLD WIDE WEB

You may also wish to consult web sites for further information on your topic. To begin your research, check out the suggested sites in the Websites section below.

Another option is to view Subject Guides from Other Institutions/Websites which can provide you with additional research assistance. This link is also on the Student Resources page.

You can also select the link for Best Search Tools Chart which is accessible from the Student Resources page. This will lead you to a listing of search engines and directories. Choose one to begin searching the World Wide Web.

Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages will help you evaluate the web sites you find.


WEBSITES

Try one of the following links for additional information on psychology:


American Psychiatric Association

American Psychological Association

Classics in the History of Psychology

Encyclopedia of Psychology

National Alliance on Mental Health

National Institute of Mental Health

World Health Organization - Mental Health


RELATED SUBJECT GUIDES

There are other subject guides that you may find useful in conjunction with this one. You may request the following from a librarian:


Health - General



For additional assistance in your research, please consult the Librarian.

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Revised 4/2008