Psychology Sources
Books and Videos
- Athena : Midway College Library Catalog
- WorldCat - Search a catalog of books and other materials from libraries worldwide via FirstSearch. This database is used for requesting books for interlibrary loan.
- NetLibrary - A collection of full-text electronic books.
PsycINFO PsycINFO , from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains nearly 2.4 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. No full-text articles. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection With nearly 575 full-text publications, this database covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. Sociological Collection This database, providing coverage of more than 500 full text journals, offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
Encyclopedia of psychology terms.
Glossary of psychological terms and concepts.
WWW Virtual Psychology Library
Includes links to other psychology directories or guides on the Internet, lists of psychology journals, listservs, professional societies, library resources online, and other topics.
National Institute of Mental Health
Information from the leading federal agency on mental and behavioral disorders.
Classics in the History of Psychology
A web site which provides the full text of historically significant books and articles from the scholarly literature of psychology. All documents are free to the public domain.
School Psychology Resources Online
Research learning disabilities, ADHD, psychological assessment, behavioral assessment, and more.
PsychExperiments is an on-line cognitive and social psychology laboratory site that has been developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Education's FIPSE program (Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education). It consists of a set of interactive experiments, a cumulative data archive, download utilities for both data and experiment source code, downloadable Excel macros for analyzing data from the experiments, and support materials for those who want to use and/or develop experiments at the site.
Over 1,000 links.
Largest online mental health directory includes professional resources, information on disorders and treatments, and a reading room.
Psych Web contains information about APA style; full text versions of The Interpretation of Dreams and The Varieties of Religious Experience; a list of psychology journals on the web; brochures; information about careers, graduate schools, and tip sheets for psychology majors; mind tools; discussion pages; and other scholarly and self-help resources.
Links to a wide variety of psychology resources on the web, including an online psychology encyclopedia and electronic journals.
Links to various journals, societies, and other sources of research.
Browse sections such as animal psychology, forensic and legal issues, organizational psychology, personality psychology, and others. Or search using your own keywords.
Includes links to research resources as well as study aids, tutorials, demonstrations, and sites that address "provocative" topics.
Associations and Organizations
Resources of Scholarly Societies: Psychology
This huge international list includes links to the major professional associations in psychology as well as those in related fields.
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology
Psychological Research on the Net
A directory of Internet-based experiments in many aspects of psychology, including cognition, personality, and sensation and perception. Link to surveys and participate if desired. Many examples of web-based surveys on psychological topics.
Cyberlab for Psychological Research
This resource can help you understand research methods, primary and secondary sources, and the structure of a typical journal article.
The APA maintains this source of recent news articles related to psychological topics.
Maintained by the APA, this is a collection of psychological research focused on the application of psychology to everyday life. Topics include decision making, gender issues, memory, testing/assessment, and violence, among others.