Psychology Resources

This guide includes current print and electronic psychology resources for general research. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific education topics. Guides for selected psychology courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page.

Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citation
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Search Subject Author Title Keyword

Limit to: Print Books E-books Audio/Visual

Print Reference Books

• The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
  South Lake Campus
  Ref BF31 .E52 2001
  
  
• The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref BF31 .E52 2004
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
  Sumter Campus
  Ref BF31 .E562 2000
  
  
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref RC437 .G35 2003
  
  
• Magill Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology
  Leesburg and Sumter Campuses
  Ref BF31 .M33 2003

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

• The following titles are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
  • Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
  • The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
  • The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the psychology titles include:
  • Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology
  • Psychology and the Developing World
  • Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, and the Politics of Human Relationships
  • Writing and Psychology
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
  • A Dictionary of Psychology
  • Dictionary of the Social Sciences
  
  
• The Virtual Reference Library includes the following titles:
  • Child Development
  • Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
  • Encyclopedia of School Psychology
  • International Encyclopedial of Marriage and Family
  • Learning and Memory

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC has access to more than 70 databases on a range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
  
  
• Psychology and social sciences databases will provide articles about specific psychology and social science topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Journal Finder also provides a list of psychology periodicals. The publications on the list are available full-text in various LSCC databases. When accessing the linked databases go to the Database A-Z list and choose the database you need.

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• American Psychological Association
• Association for Psychological Science
• Social Psychology Network

Government Sites

• National Institute of Mental Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

General Resources

• Schizophrenia Help-Resource
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Web Directories

• Internet Resources in Psychology and Related Disciplines (Princeton)
• Psychology World Wide Web Virtual Library

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.