Course Pathfinder: Mr. Steven Kenneally
Getting Started
A library reference room can be a good place to find expert sources of quick information. Encyclopedias and dictionaries offer concise information in a variety of subjects and can also spark ideas for specific research topics. These are examples of a few of the resources found in our reference room; the same titles might also be found in another library. You will find the same subject areas in the library general stacks following the same call number system.
Print Resources
Encyclopedias: General
The Cambridge Encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia.
The World Book encyclopedia of people and places.
Encyclopedias: Psychology
The Corsini Encyclopedia Of Psychology And Behavioral Science
The Gale encyclopedia of psychology / Bonnie R. Strickland, executive editor.Magill's Encyclopedia Of Social Science : Psychology
Dictionaries: General
Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language unabridged / editor in chief, P
The American Heritage college dictionary.
Dictionaries: Psychology
The Concise Dictionary Of Psychology
Dictionary Of Concepts In General Psychology
A Comprehensive Dictionary Of Psychological And Psychoanalytical Terms; A Guide To Usage,
Finding Books
For finding resources in the Mount Union College Library and other libraries, construct keyword & subject searches. A good strategy is to do a keyword search first, using words that you think might be in the title or content notes. When you find a resource that looks worthwhile, see what subject headings are used to categorize that item and use them to do subject searches. Searches in the online catalog will display what resources MUC owns in those areas. The call number range for books in the area of psychology begins with 150.
Finding Journal & Magazine Articles
Some indexes and databases will provide the full-text of articles online; others offer only a citation and/or abstract of the article. If the database you're using doesn't provide the full-text of an article, first check 'Research by Title' (found on the Library Home Page) to see if it is available online in another database or in Mount Union College Library's in-house collection.
Useful Journals
--Use 'Research by Journal Title' to view the holdings and access options for subject & related topic journals
--Some journals are full-text within databases, others are in print holdings in the Mount Union College Library
--Journals published from 2001-present are on the 1st floor of the Old Building
--Journals published from 1976-2001 are on the second floor of the Old Building
--Journals published from 1800's-1975 are located in the basement of the Old Building
Article Databases & Indexes (Psychology)
General Research Indexes:
Academic Search Premier
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study
Digital Video Collection
(OhioLINK, Digital Media Center)
EJC ' Electronic Journal Center
Full text of 6000+ research journals
JSTOR
Full text scholarly journals in the Arts & Sciences, Business, Language and Literature
Infotrac OneFile
Full text expanded coverage including news magazines, popular culture, medical and legal information
LexisNexis Academic
Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information
Psychology Research Indexes:
Annual Reviews
Full text 1996 - present, Tables of Contents only 1984-1995
Biological Abstracts
1990 to present
Clinical Pharmacology
Current, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs
Digital Media Center
over 1500 full length films on a variety of subjects including Health & Wellness, Genetics, Pharmacology, Career Education and Job Searching
Gender Studies Database
GLBT Life w/ Full Text
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Medical and health journals, reference books, pamphlets, web links
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health; Includes or has links to full text
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Index, abstracts, and full text focusing on many medical disciplines; Includes or has links to full text
MedicLatina
medical research and investigative journal articles in Spanish
MEDLINE w/ Full Text
MEDLINE Select
MEDLINEplus
PsychINFO
1967 to present
PsychINFO Historical 1887-1966
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods
PubMed
links to National Institutes of Health
Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)
Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences
Finding Internet Resources
Search Engines
Google Scholar (search engine for scholarly literature links on the open web) http://scholar.google.com/
Infomine (selected web resources for university-level work) http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Selected Websites
Psych Web--http://www.psywww.com/
American Psychological Association PsychNet'www.apa.org
National Institute of Mental Health--www.nimh.nih.gov
If you question the information found on a website, ask your instructor or a librarian. They will be happy to help you evaluate various web sites.
Final Writing and Presentation
A Writers Response, Electronic Resource
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 808.06615 A512p5
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 808.02 G437m6
Mount Union College Writing Center--http://www.muc.edu/academics/writing_center