Georgetown University Library - Subject Guide for Psychology


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1887- .

The primary index to the literature of psychology and its related fields. Since 1887 covers journal articles, and since 1987, books and book chapters. International in scope, topics include psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law.

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Background Information

Annual Reviews

Annual Review of Psychology  

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1950-

Contains frequently cited articles reviewing the recent literature on important topics in psychology.

Location: BF 30 .A56 (1950-2005)

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Psychology  

A comprehensive dictionary of psychological terms. Considered the standard work in the field, it has about three times as much material as other psychology dictionaries.

Location: Ref. BF 31 .C72 1999

Oxford Companion to the Mind  

http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t159

Covers the concept of mind in its broadest sense, including philosophical and physiological, and psychological aspects. Online and print.

Location: Ref. BF 31 .o94 2004

Encyclopedias

21st Century Psychology: a Reference Handbook  

http://www.sage-ereference.com/psychology/

An online encyclopedia covering traditional and cutting-edge topics in psychology.

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b3395877~S4

Examines issues relevant to people from many cultures in the areas of social, cognitive, environmental, and clinical psychology. Articles are listed alphbetically and by theme.

Location: Ref. GN 502 .E63 2006

Encyclopedia of Psychology  

The American Psychological Association sponsors this eight-volume work which covers the topics, methods, findings, advances, and applications of the diverse field of psychology.

Location: Ref. BF 31 .E52 2000

Handbooks

Handbook of Psychology  

Scholarly analysis of current knowledge in most areas of psychology. 12 volumes. See full record in George for details.

Location: Ref. BF 121 .H1955 2003

Books & Library Catalogs

Electronic Books

Ebrary  

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Online, full-text collection of over 20,000 books. Covers a wide range of topics including sociology, psychology, American and European history, political science, medicine, language and literature, philosophy and religion, education, business, the hard sciences and more.

Writing & Citing

Writing Guides

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b2384625~S4

Guide to preparing psychological papers including correct bibliographical form.

Location: Ref. Desk BF 76.7 .P83 2001