Stewart Library - Weber State University
Research Guide: Psychology

Reference Resources

The library has many reference resources (dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.) that will help you find background information on topics in Psychology and related fields.  Selected resources are listed below.  Look on the shelves near these books; there may be similar books nearby with helpful information.

  • Encyclopedia of Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 31 .E522 2000
  • The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science - Middle Level, Reference Shelves:  BF 31 .E52 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Human Behavior - Middle Level, Reference Shelves:  BF 31 .E5 1994
  • The Concise Dictionary of Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 31 .S62 1998
  • Biographical Dictionary of Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 109 .A1 B56 1997
  • Handbook of Psychological Assessment - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 176 .G76 1997
  • Handbook of Counselling Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 637 .C6H315 1996
  • Handbook of Child Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 721 .H242 1998
  • The Handbook of Social Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: HM 251 .H224 1998
  • DSM-IV TR - Middle Level, Reference Table 4B:  RC 455.2 .C4 D536 2000
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook - Middle Level, Reference Table 1B: Z 5814 .P8 B932 2001
  • American Psychiatric Glossary - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: RC 437 .S76 1994
  • Comprehensive Clinical Psychology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: RC 467 .C597 1998
  • Psychologists Desk Reference - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: RC 467. 2 .P78 1998
  • Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: RJ 499.3 .H356 1997
  • Handbook of Psychophysiology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: QP 360 .P7515
  • Encyclopedia of Neuroscience - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: RC 334 .E53 1999
  • Publication Manual of the APA - Middle Level, Reference Table 4A: BF 76.7 .P83
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: HV 35 .E56 1995
  • Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol - Middle Level, Reference Shelves:  HV 5804 .E53 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: HV 6017 .E53 2001

Finding Books

Online Catalogs: 

Use library online catalogs to find availability and location of books and other media:

Browse the Shelves: 

Books on Psychology and related fields are located on the Top Level of the library in the General Collection under the following call numbers:  BF [Psychology], RC [Psychiatry. Neuroscience], HV [Social Work], HQ [Family. Marriage. Women], and HM [Sociology].

Bibliographies: 

When you find a good book or article, check the bibliography to identify other books and articles on your subject.

Interlibrary Loan: 

If we do not own a particular book you need, we will borrow it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan.

Finding Articles

Online Article Databases: 

Use Social and Behavior Sciences article databases to find magazine and journal articles by subject or keyword.

Newspaper Databases: 

Use News article databases to find newspaper articles by subject or keyword.

Electronic Journals: 

The library also provides access to many electronic journals in Psychology.  All of these allow you to browse the table of contents of journal issues and many allow you to search all available issues by keyword.

Browse Current Periodicals: 

Current issues of magazines and journals in Psychology and related fields are found in the BF and RC section of the Current Periodicals Area on the Middle Level of the library.  Bound volumes of older issues are shelved in the General Collection on the Top Level.

Bibliographies: 

When you find a good book or article, check the bibliography to identify other books and articles on your subject.

Interlibrary Loan: 

If the article you need is not available in our library, we will obtain a copy of it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan.

Web Resources

A good place to begin is the Stewart Library's list of web resources in Psychology.  Most of the sites listed will provide links to additional sites, so explore!  Sociological Abstracts will often retrieve links to selected web sites as well as journal articles.  Use Internet search engines to find additional information.

Research Tips

As you do your research, keep the following tips in mind:

Updated February 21, 2006 . Please send comments to Wade Kotter
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