eResearch
Guides
Psychology
Library Research
and
Resources
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Doing
Library Research
A
good research paper should include information from a variety
of sources:
Books
Encyclopedias
and other reference works
Magazines
and journals
Newspapers
The
Internet
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the Internet may provide useful information, it may not be your
best source.
Print
Resources
MCC Library Catalog
Use for books and audiovisual materials at all the libraries
in the community college system. Enter the word or words that
best describe your topic.
Search
by:
General
keyword(s) = psychology
Subject
keyword = Freud and dreams |
Reference
Materials
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Companion
Encyclopedia of Psychology
REF BF31 .C66 1994
MCC |
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Corsini
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
REF BF31 .E52 2001
MCC & RM and NetLibrary ebook |
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Dictionary
of Behavioral Science
REF BF31 .D48 1989
MCC |
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A
Dictionary of Psychology
REF BF31 .C65 2003
MCC & RM |
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Dictionary
of Theories, Laws and Concepts in Psychology
REF BF31 .R625 1998
MCC and Ebrary ebook |
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Encyclopedia
of Human Behavior
REF BF31 .E5 1994
MCC |
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Encyclopedia
of Human Intelligence
REF BF431 .E59 1994
MCC |
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Encyclopedia
of Psychology
REF BF31 .E52 2000
MCC |
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The
Oxford Companion to the Mind
REF BF31 .O94 1987
MCC |
MCC
Periodical Holdings
Search and access MCC’s electronic full-text journal holdings
by title or subject. To access, click on “Search for MCC
Periodical Holdings” from the Electronic Resources page
on the library web site. Sample subject search results for Psychology
include:
Psychology (178 Journals) |
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Ebooks
Through Ebrary and NetLibrary you can search and view the
full-text digital version of over 1,700 books in MCCC’s
eBook collection. To access ebook titles, click on “electronic
resources” from the library homepage. |
Expanded
Academic ASAP
Use this general interest database to search through over 7
million articles from magazines and scholarly journals. For
best results, use the Subject search option. |
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PsycInfo
PsycINFO is an abstract (not full-text) database of psychological
literature from the 1800s to the present. An essential tool
for researchers, PsycINFO combines a wealth of content with
precise indexing so you can get just what you need easily. |
| Psychology
& Behavioral Sciences
Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics,
psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology,
and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full
text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. |
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WilsonSelect
Plus
Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
Coverage from 1994 to present. |
| Medline
Indexes and abstracts more than 3,500 journals in the medical
fields, including clinical and experimental medicine, dentistry,
health services administration, nursing, nutrition, pathology
and psychiatry. Coverage from 1965 to present. |
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Internet
Sites
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Accessing
Library Resources
From Home
If you have a computer with Internet access, you can make
use of the library's databases from the convenience of your
own home. Simply set your Internet browser to the library's
main web page (shown below) and follow the links.
Follow
these steps:
1. Go to http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library/.
2.
To search for magazines or journals, click on
"Electronic Resources." At the top of the Electronic
Resources page, click the "Off-Campus Access" link.
3.
Make a selection of one of the databases listed.
4.
Log on with your MCC e-mail user name and password.
Psychology
resources are in the “General” and “Health/Psychology”
sections
All
of the databases listed may be accessed from your home or
school computer.
All
Research Guides are available online at:
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library/researchguides.html
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