Psychology Research Resources at the Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library

• Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment. John Wiley and Sons, 2004. (R 150.287 C73h)
• Handbook of Child Psychology: Theoretical Models of Human Development. 5th ed. John Wiley and Sons, 1998. (R 150.4 H19d5)

• Encyclopedia of Psychology 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, 1994. (R 150.3 En1c2)
• Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford University Press and the American Psychological Association, 2002. (R 150.3 En1k)
• Encyclopedia of Human Behavior Academic Press, 1994.
• Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology Salem Press, 2003. (R 150.3 M27p)
• Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Academic Press, 1998 (R 616.89003 En1f)
• The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis. Henry Holt and Company, 1996 (R 616.89003 En1w)
• A Pictorial History of Psychology Quintessence Publishing, Co, Inc., 1997
• Dictionary of Counseling Greenwood Press, 1994 (R 158.3 B48d)
• Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology Sage, 2006. (R 155.82 En1JK)
• Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence. (R 305.231 G13K)
• Encyclopedia of Adolescence . (R 305.235 En1)
• Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family . (R 306.803 En1)
• The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy. 2nd Ed. Sage Publications, 1993. (R 616.89 D56s2)
• Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology . (158 En1s)
• Stress A-Z: A Sourcebook for Facing Everyday Challenges. Facts on File, 1998 (R 616.9803 K12s)
• Dictionary of Cognitive Science. Psychology Press, 12004 (R 153.03 D56h)
• Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming. Macmillan Publishing Co, 1993. (R 154.603 En1)
• Dictionary of Behavior Therapy Techniques. Pergamon Press, 1985. (R 616.89142 D56)
• Essential Psychopathology and its Treatment 2nd ed. W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
• Encyclopedia of Human Emotions. Macmillan Reference USA, 1999. (R 152.403 En1L)
• Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities Facts on File, 2002 (R 371.9 T84e)
• Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory Macmillan Publishing Co, 1992 (R 153.103 En1)
• Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence Macmillan Publishing Co, 1994 (R 153.903 En1)
• The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 4th Ed. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2002 (R 616.8 Am3y4)
• The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders Facts on File, 1994 (R 616.85 C27e)
• The Encyclopedia of Suicide Facts on File, 1988 (R 616.8584 Ev1e)
• The Encyclopedia of Depression Facts on File, 1991. (R 616.8527 R62e)
• The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and the Psychotic Disorders. Facts on File, 1992 (R 616.89 N72e)
• The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears and Anxieties. Facts on File, 1989 (R 616.8522 D56e)
• Encyclopedia of Memory and Memory Disorders Facts on File, 1994 (R 153.12 N72e)
• Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 1996 (R 616 H34b v.9)
• Learning Disabilities Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 1998 (R 616 H34b v.33)
• Death and Dying Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 2000 (R 616 H34b v.50)
• Disabilities Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 1998 (R 616 H34b v.54)
• Alcoholism Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 2000 (R 616 H34b v.55)
• Drug Abuse Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 2000 (R 616 H34b v.56)
• Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 1998 (R 616 H34b v.58)
• Eating Disorders Sourcebook (Health Reference Series) Omnigraphics, 1998 (R 616 H34b v.64)

• Test Critiques. Test Corporation of America, 1984- (R 150.287 T28)
• Mental Measurement Yearbook. Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (R 371.26 H52y)
• Tests in Print. Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (R 016.37126 B93t)

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th edition (DSM-IV) American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th edition. American Psychological Association, 2001.
• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 12th edition. Ferguson Publishing Co, 2003. ( R 331.702 En1c)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2004-2005 Edition U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004

Unlike books, the contents of journals are not available in the SOSU library catalog. So where are they located? They are located in magazine and journal indexes. Magazine and journal indexes assign a subject to each article in each journal indexed in the magazine and journal index. Until the 1990's most magazine and journal indexes were in paper, now they are almost all on the Internet. Some of these journal indexes on the Internet index popular magazines, other scholarly, while others are devoted to one subject area, NO Journal Index indexes every journal that is published, so they are selective.

HOW TO FIND ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, MAGAZINES

Step 1: Look in a Periodical Index

A periodical index is a publication that indexes the content of periodicals. There are many different periodical indexes, some general and some subject specific. One thing needs to be made clear: There is not any periodical index that indexes every single periodical being published today. So each index is selective in what periodicals it indexes. Periodical indexes tend to index the most important or most popular or most respected or well known periodicals.

PAPER PERIODICAL INDEXES

For many years periodical indexes were published in paper, like a book. They would usually come out every few months with an update, and then come out at the end of the year with an annual cumulation. Paper periodical indexes are cumbersome to use and take some take to look at every year, but they can contain information on many valuable articles written sometimes years ago, and paper indexes are valuable places to search for topics in music, drama, art, literature and history.

ONLINE PERIODICAL INDEXES

Why use online databases?

• It is much easier to use online databases, and you can search years of a database with one search
• You can also find the most recent articles on any topic because most online databases are updated daily or weekly

There is a disadvantage to online databases for those who are researching topics in history or literature

• Most online databases go back only to the 1990's or the 1980's, and so many potentially valuable articles in older magazines and journals can be missed if you search only in online databases.

EBSCOhost
EBSCOHost is a series of databases that are packaged by EBSCO. It is the vendor that has been the state database since July 2001. A list of some of the databases on EBSCOHost follows:

FirstSearch is a service provided by OCLC. It is a collection of databases on many topics that is accessed through the Internet. FirstSearch contains the following databases:

Location: SOSU Library homepage at http://www.sosu.edu/lib/electres.htm
Access: Anywhere on Campus. Off campus access requires an authorization number and password

Where the Databases are located
These databases are all to be found on the SOSU Library's Electronic Resources Page at: http://www.sosu.edu/lib/electres.htm

What EBSCOHost and FirstSearch are
The word EBSCOhost or FirstSearch to the right of the database name in the table above indicates the name of the database vendor where you can find these databases. If you look at the list of links on the ELectronic Resources page, you will see the links organized by the type of database that they are. You will find EBSCOhost and FirstSearch under the listing of databases called Periodical Databases. When you go down the list, you will see at least two links for both EBSCOhost and FirstSearch. The first link is for those that are on the SOSU campus. Click on that link, and you will be taken to the list of databases under EBSCOhost or FirstSearch. The second link is the off campus link. This link is necessary to use if you are off of the SOSU Campus. This link takes you to a page where you will be asked to type in a userid or authorization number, and a password. The userid or authorization number and password to gain access to EBSCOhost and FirstSearch is available at the SOSU Library Reference Desk, and also is on the proxy server.

Step 2: Check to see if the article is available online Full-Text

Step 3: Check to see if the article is available online Full-Text in another database

Step 4: Check to see if the the SOSU Library has the journal in paper

Step 5: Use InterLibrary Loan to obtain the article from another college library that has the journal that you want

1. Obtain an Interlibrary loan form from the circulation desk or go to an online InterLibrary Loan form at: http://www.sosu.edu/lib/illjournalreq.htm for a journal article and http://www.sosu.edu/lib/illbookreq.htm for Interlibrary loaning a book. 2. Fill out the form, take note that those fields of the form that have an asterisk in front of them are required fields that are needed to send the information via e-mail. Click submit after filling out the form. 3. The process of receiving something from InterLibrary loan takes about 4 days to two weeks, so if InterLibrary Loans are needed,

Q: What is a peer-reviewed journal?

A: A scholarly periodical which requires that each article submitted for publication be judged by an independent panel of experts (scholarly or scientific peers). Articles not approved by a majority of these peers are not accepted for publication by the journal.

Peer-reviewed journals can be identified by their editorial statements or instructions to authors (usually in first few pages of the journal or at the end), and also by consulting Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, available in the Reference Section with a Call number of: R 016.05 Ul7p. Another term for peer-reviewed is Refereed.

When searching full-text databases such as InfoTrac and EBSCO, a search can be limited to peer-reviewed or refereed sources simply by checking a box on the search screen.

Other common characteristics of scholarly, peer-reviewed, or refereed journal

• Formal in format
• Sources are cited with footnotes or a bibliography at the end of the article
• Authors are scholars and researchers in the field and are identified as such
• Purpose of the article is to publish the results of research
• Publisher may be a professional organization, research institution; usually not-for-profit
• Very little advertising
• Graphics are usually statistical illustrations, in black-and-white

Examples:

American Journal of Public Health
Annals of Tourism Research
British Journal of Audiology
European Physical Education Review
Journal of Aging Studies
Sport Marketing Quarterly etc. etc.

Most of the journals in the ALS Library are peer-reviewed. When in doubt, consult Ulrich's .

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http://www.library.uiuc.edu/alx/peer.htm

Also, an online tutorial about peer-reviewed journals is at: http://library.nsuok.edu/tutorials/BSOL/bsol_peerreviewjournals.html

How to Tell What Periodicals are Peer-Reviewed

1. In the Journals Themselves

2. In Directories

R 016.05 UL7P

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory 2007 The "premier serials reference source in the world", multivolume set contains bibliographic listings on over 201,330 serials in paper format, electronic and on CD-ROM, published throughout the world, and they are classified in this set by 906 subject headings. "Included are serials that are currently available, issued more frequently than once a year and usually published at regular intervals, as well as publications issued annually or less frequently than once a year, or irregularly." Those serials that are known to be peer-reviewed, refereed, or juried contain a little symbol in front of the title. There are about 23,500 serials that are peer-reviewed or refereed in this set. The directory is arranged by subject. To find a particular serial title, title, look in the Index in Volume 4, under title and look for your title, after the title will be a number in bold print. This is the page number that the tile is on in the set.

2. In EBSCOHost Databases

Internet Resources by Subject: Psychology
http://www.sosu.edu/lib/subpsy.htm

Internet Resources by Subject: Careers
http://www.sosu.edu/lib/subpsy.htm