LibGuides: PS 322: Main Databases for Psychology

Main Databases for Psychology

The following databases are geared towards psychology. Here you will find articles, white papers, dissertations, and more in the discipline of Psychology.

PsycINFO
Abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Additional Databases

Alexander Street
A collection of videos for scholarly research, teaching, and learning.
ERIC
Educational Resources Information Center. Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice.
Digital Resource Commons
Several databases of electronic images or videos; also includes sound, numeric data, and other types of electronic media.

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Tips on PsycINFO

Quick Reference Guide for APA PsycINFO
This quick reference guide will demonstrate how to search APA PsycInfo in Advanced Search mode. APA PsycInfo is an electronic bibliographic database that provides abstracts and citations for scholarly literature in the behavioral and social sciences. It contains a rich, interdisciplinary backfile that includes 4.8 million records.
APA PsycINFO Users Guide
Basic and Advanced tips on better searching in PsycINFO.

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