Library Resources for Psychology

Psychology project -- Ms. Boals

Reference books can provide an overview of a topic, as well as key facts, names, and dates:

REF 150.3 ENC Encyclopedia of psychology
REF 306.094 Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000 v.6 (Biographies)
REF 920 Encyclopedia of World Biography
REF 920 Women in World History

Tips for finding Books using the Online Catalog:

The Library's catalog (or OPAC) is available at home or at school; go to Current Students web page, click on Library | Online Catalog
Searching a person's last name as "Keyword" rather than "Subject" often retrieves more titles.
General subject terms may also lead to helpful resources. Ex. Psychology--History; Psychoanalysts; Psychologists

Chapin Databases:

History Resource Center: David Alger Memorial History Resource Page -- World and US History sections contain reference and journal articles on people and ideas in psychology.
JSTOR (pronounced j-store) is a database of scholarly journal articles that includes complete back files but not the most recent 3-5 years; it includes articles from 7-8 psychology journals and more than 20 history journals.

Web Sites

Classics in the History of Psychology -- Links to digital copies of famous books and articles in psychology.
Encyclopedia of Psychology: People and History -- List of selected links to web pages organized alphabetically by title of web page.

Citing Sources

Use the current guidelines for bibliographies and footnotes on the Current Students>Library>Upper School page: MLA Style for Bibliographies; Footnotes & Endnotes
Or, use NoodleBib to help format your bibliography and store bibliography info in your own folder on the Web. NoodleBib can also be used to organize and save notecards online. See the US Library web page, Introduction to NoodleTools, for details.
If you have questions about doing your bibliography, please feel free to ask Ms. Lutz or another librarian.

Last updated by Ms. Lutz 24 January 2008