General Reference Databases
- Credo Reference
- Why search here? Scholarly alternative to Wikipedia.
- What's included? Collection of reference resources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and almanacs in a number of subject areas.
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Why search here? A basic, but reliable starting place for general reference and knowledge. Use as an alternative to Wikipedia.
- What's included? Compare countries tool, World atlas and factbook, images, and Merriam-Webster College Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Online Databases for Psychology
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
- Why search here? Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 3,000 contemporary testing instruments produced by the Buros Center for Testing at the University of Nebraska.
- What's included? Full-text reviews for test products in psychology, education, business and leadership. Entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing.)
- PsycARTICLES
- Why search here? It is usually more effective to use PsycINFO, which will link to ALL Psyc resources, including PsycARTICLES.
- What's included? Full text articles in general and specialized psychology and behavioral science.
- PsycBOOKS
- Why search here? An extensive collection of full-text eBooks covering Applied, Developmental and Educational psychology, Personality, Psychological and physical disorders and Psychometrics and statistics.
- What's included? Coverage includes the most current scholarly and professional titles published by APA, as well as historical and classic works from the behavioral and social sciences.
- PsycEXTRA
- Why search here? Psychology-research reports, grey literature, grant information, conference papers and abstracts, videos, etc. published by the APA.
- What's included? Contains publications such as technical and government reports, conference papers, newsletters, magazines, videos, press releases, and consumer brochures.
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
- Why search here? Covers topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
- What's included? Full text psychology coverage of many relevant journals, books, magazines and health reports. Particularly strong in child & adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
- PsycINFO
- Why search here? Provides comprehensive indexing and abstracts of the international psychological literature from the 1800s to the present.
- What's included? Includes all of PsycArticles plus more in Psychology and related fields.
- Opposing viewpoints in Context
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- Why search here? Contains articles, reports and more that provide different viewpoints on controversial topics.
- What's included? A list of some of the most hotly-debated topics with links to articles and other resources.
- ScienceDirect - PsychologySearch the ScienceDirect database for over 500 psychology books and journals
Multi-disciplinary Databases
- Academic Search Complete
- Why search here? Provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.
- What's included? Full text, scholarly articles, reports, and conference proceedings on all subjects.
- JStor
- Why search here? A digital library for the intellectually curious
- What's included? Access to journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
- ProQuest Central
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- Why search here? This is the largest multidisciplinary database available.
- What's included? All major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages. Contains over 7000 journals, 3500 journals searchable at the article level, & over 700,000 articles.
- DOAJ - Directory of Open Access JournalsFree, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches the Internet for scholarly sources, including peer-reviewed papers, articles, abstracts, books, and theses. It is helpful for tracking down or verifying partial citations