Psychology 475
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stereotyping
Library Research Guide

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences is the online version of the 24 volume encyclopedia published in 2002. Consult it for a definition and overview of the topic, often including the history and a review of relevant studies.

starPsycINFO is the primary database for international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Check for availability by using the Get It! button. Some articles are available full text, others can be ordered via ILLiad.

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JStor covers many subjects including the social sciences. All articles are full-text in .pdf format.

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starWorldwide Political Science Abstracts covers over 1000 journals within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy.

MultiSearch lets you search more than one e-resource at a time - a good way to identify the best e-resources on a topic.

starCAS databases -To search more than one resource concurrently, log on to any and then click "Change specific databases." Select multiple resources or a broad field such as Social Science.

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send questions or comments to:
Judy Sandt, Reference Librarian
jSandt@psu.edu

last updated March 2006