PSYC
308
Research Methods and Statistics I
Helga Walz
Fall 2008
Individual course index / psyc308_walz
Introduction
| Print Resources | Subject-specific
databases | General databases
Book catalogs | Suggested
Websites | Additional Websites
| General Reference Tools
Other helpful information
Introduction:
This guide provides information on locating and accessing print and online
resources from Langsdale Library.
For questions, e-mail us at langref@ubalt.edu, chat with us at Live Chat, or phone us at (410) 837-4274 or toll-free at 1-888-LANGREF (1-888-526-4733).
Print
Resources:
(For additional
psychology resources, see our Psychology
Guide).
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author. (X RC 455.2 .C4 D545 2000)
Annual Review of Psychology (1953 to present). Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews. (X BF 30 .A56)
Eid, M., & Diener, E. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of multimethod measurement in psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (X BF 39 .H2644 2006)
Hersen, M. (2004). Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessement (Vols. 1-4). Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley & Sons. (X BF 176 .C654 2004)
Kadzin, A. E. (Ed.). (2000). Encyclopedia of psychology (Vols. 1-8). New York: Oxford University Press. (X BF 31 .E523 2000)
Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., & Festinger, D. (2005). Essentials of research design and methodology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. (X BF 76.5 .M317 2005)
Piotrowski, N. A. (2003). Magill's encyclopedia of social science: Psychology (Vols. 1-4). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. (X BF 31 . M33 2003).
Rao, C. R., & Sinharay, S. (Eds.). (2007). Psychometrics. Boston: Elsevier North-Holland. (X BF 39 .P7846 2007)
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).(2001). Washington: American Psychological Association. (X BF 76.7 .P83 2001) READY REFERENCE.
Reed, J. G. & Baxter, P. M. (2003). Library use: A handbook for psychology (3rd ed). Washington DC: American Psychological Association. (X BF 76.8 .R43 2003)
VandenBos, G. (2007). APA Dictionary of Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (X BF 31 .A63 2007)
Subject-specific databases (this only includes selected databases based on topics; for more, see full list of Electronic Databases):
PsycINFO [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1887 - present. Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.PsycARTICLES [on campus]
This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1987 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 35,000 full-text articles from 49 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest) [on-campus]
Coverage 1861 - present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. First published by Oscar K. Buros, the MMY series allows users to make knowledgeable judgments and informed selection decisions about the increasingly complex world of testing. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.
Tests in Print (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
General/Multidisciplinary
databases:
Use these to find full text periodical articles and/or citations to
articles. Click
here to see how these databases are different from the Internet.
Academic Search Premier [on-campus] [help]
ArticleFirst [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).
Coverage: 1990 - present. Indexes journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Citations only. No abstracts or full-text. Now includes ContentsFirst.Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals. Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.
Book
catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos,
and government documents.
Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Suggested
websites:
These may
provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources
of information.
Academy of Management
http://www.aomonline.org/ American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/ American Sociological Association http://www.asanet.org/ American Society for Training and Development http://www.astd.org APA Style: Electronic Reference http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html Library Research in Psychology: Finding it Easily http://www.apa.org/science/lib.html Organization Development Network http://www.odnetwork.org/ Society for Human Resource Management http://www.shrm.org/ Society for Industrial and and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) http://www.siop.org
Additional websites by subject:
Langsdale web resources
A listing of valuable internet sites by subject area.
General
reference tools:
These may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating
and citing material found.
Full-text Periodical List
Provides a listing of database locations for print and online periodicals accessible through Langsdale Library.Research Help
Series of subject bibliographies and tutorials.Evaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet.Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - JHU Sheridan Libraries
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/Web Site Evaluator - University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library
http://library.med.utah.edu/navigator/evaluator/How to Cite Sources: APA Style
Guide to creating reference list according to APA citation style.Constructing Thesis Statements
Accessing materials from home (Researchport)
For more information, e-mail us at langref@ubalt.edu chat with us at Live Chat, or phone us at (410) 837-4274 or toll-free at 1-888-LANGREF (1-888-526-4733).
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