Getting Started – Topic Exploration:

• Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology
• Harvard – A Brief Guide to Writing a Psychology Paper

Broad Searching:

• Google Scholar
  • try out these search commands to get better results…
    • site:.edu (limits to educational institutions; also try it with .org or .gov)
    • intitle:cognitive (looks for your search term in the page’s title, not just the page’s general content)
    • -addiction (use the minus sign to remove results with a specific term)
    • “workplace stress” (use quotes around a phrase to find those words together)
• Library 1Search
  • save items to your E-Shelf to easily find them again later
  • see a book’s table of contents under “Item Details”
  • use the filters in the left sidebar, especially for peer-reviewed and date range

Get More Specific:

• Library Databases
  • PsycInfo
    • limit results by methodology or age groups
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
  • Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
  • DSM-V Clinical Cases
• Tips:
  • use the filters in the left sidebar to narrow your searches even further
  • use the authors, subject keywords, and references of a relevant article to find additional sources

When you know exactly what you want:

• E-Journals
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology
  • Annual Review of Psychology
  • Psychological Review
• Interlibrary Loan

Helpful Tips:

• Citations
• Google Search Tips
• Time Management
• Back Up Your Work