Books for Psychology
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OskiCat
Web-based catalog that lists materials for most UCB libraries (excluding the Law Library, many institute libraries, departmental libraries). Search any part of the catalog record (author, title, notes, etc.). Replaces Pathfinder and GLADIS.
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APA e-book collection
84 ebooks published by the American Psychological Association.
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Springer Electronic Book Package
Includes nearly 20,000 Springer e-books from every scientific discipline and many social sciences including: Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy; Professional and Applied Computing; Psychology. (These e-books are also listed in Melvyl.)
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MIT CogNet
Provides searchable electronic texts in cognitive and brain sciences. Contains work from both from the MIT Press, as well as links to resources from other publishers, professional associations, institutions, and individuals.
Psychology Resources
To research issues in psychology, such as a specific disorder, there are several key resources to explore.
Ask yourself:
Do I need an overview?
Do I need specific information on a diagnosis for a disorder?
Am I interested in finding books -- digital or print?
Do I want scholarly articles or dissertations?
Does my topic include medical or pharmaceutical issues?
Overview? For an overview, consult an encyclopedia, dictionary or an annual review. Try:
International Encyclopedia of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Elsevier)
Dictionary of Psychology (Oxford)
Trying to get a deeper overview of research on a topic?
Annual Reviews in Psychology and Annual Reviews in Clinical Psychology are good starting places -- they provide literature reviews of important and emerging areas of research.
Diagnosis? For diagnostic information, consult the DSM for its current diagnosis. PsychiatryOnline
contains the DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and several full-text psychiatry journals.
Articles & Dissertations? For scholarly articles, book chapters and dissertations, search:
PsycInfo. This is the core index to articles in psychology. If you only use one psychology database -- this would be the one! This link also searches related databases, including Sociological Abstracts, Social Service Abstracts, ERIC, PILOTS.
PILOTS will provide articles on post-traumatic stress disorders.
PubMed for articles related to medicine, pharmacology, psychiatry and psychology.
Academic Search Complete for articles on multi-disciplinary topics including psychology.
Web of Science for articles on social sciences and psychology. Includes the Science and Social Sciences Citation Index. These let you find "forward citations" -- update your research by finding articles that cite an article.