Psychology Research

Developing a Search Strategy

• Look at our dictionaries and encyclopedias located in the reference collection for definitions of terms related to your topic and for general background information.
• Search our databases and journal collection to find recent articles on your topic.
• Search the Library Resource Catalog for resources relating to your topic.

Reference Collection

The reference collection is located on the main floor of the library. Some useful psychology resources include:

• Child Psychology : A Handbook of Contemporary Issues
  Discusses developmental achievements including infancy, preschool, and childhood.
  Call Number: BF721.C5155 1999
• The Dictionary of Dream Interpretation
  Describes and interprets more than 1,000 dreams.
  Call Number: BF175.5.D74 S36 1997
• The Dream Encyclopedia
  Discusses topics relating to the history of dreams, cultural views of dreams, dream and sleep research and popular aspects of dreams.
  Call Number: BF1091.L53 1995
• The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
  Describes topics across many disciplines, including law, medicine, psychology, sociology, economics, history, and education.
  Call Number: HV6626.5.C57 2001
• Encyclopedia of Depression
  Describes depression-related disorders, treatments, and other related topics.
  Call Number: RC537.R63 2001
• Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
  Looks at the nature, causes, expression, and societal role of emotions.
  Call Number: BF531.E55 1999 2 vols.
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
  Includes common psychological terms, concepts, and biographical information about famous psychologists.
  Call Number: BF31.E52 2000 8 vols.
• The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
  Gives a description and history of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
  Call Number: RC514.N63 2000
• Health Reference Series
  Individual volumes cover alcoholism, Alzheimer's Disease, brain disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, mental health disorders, and related topics.
  Call Number Range: RC351-570
• The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
  Looks at suicidal behavior from biological, sociological, psychological, ethical, and legal viewpoints.
  Call Number: HV6545.I59 2000

Journals--print and online

The Newbury College Library provides access to scholarly and popular articles in both print and online format. Magazines, journals, and newspapers are known as periodicals. Search the Library Resource Catalog by Journal Title to determine if the Library subscribes to a particular title.

Full-text articles are accessible by using the Library's databases. Home access requires using a valid Newbury College library card. These databases provide access to full-text articles, abstracts (short summaries of the articles), and extended citations (the title, source, date, issue, and page numbers of the article). Full-text articles may be printed within the Library. To retrieve articles that are only available as abstracts or extended citations, you should first check our Periodical Holdings List to locate the articles in hard copy or request them from Interlibrary Loan--see the Reference Librarian for help. The following databases are useful for researching psychology-related topics:

• Expanded Academic Index ASAP
  Provides full-text articles from general, special, and academic periodicals, including topics in psychology.
• JSTOR
  Provides full-text articles from back issues of journals published in the following subject areas: African American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, and Statistics.
• PsycARTICLES
  Provides full-text articles from more than 40 general and specialized psychology journals.
• PsycBOOKS
  Provides access to about 600 titles published by the American Psychology Association.

Library Resource Catalog

• If you are searching for resources within the Library, the catalog displays its items first. You can also choose to search all Minuteman libraries at once or specify another location.
• You may search for resources by Location, Keyword, Author, Title, Journal Title, Format or Subject Heading.
• The item record displays where a resource is located along with its call number and availability.
• A call number identifies where a book or other library resource is located in the library. The Newbury College Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System, which is comprised of 21 categories with numerous subdivisions under each category. Browse the following subdivisions for relevant information:

Read a call number line by line: