LIBRARY GUIDE
Psychology 412
Abnormal Psychology

Contact: Judy Sandt
Location: Penn State Lehigh Valley Library
Email: jsandt@psu.edu
Phone Number: 610-285-5028

finding books

The CAT is Penn State's online catalog. To search all Penn State libraries, choose ALL from the In Library menu. The Details button leads to more information about each title and an "I Want It" button to request materials from other Penn State campuses.

Books Elsewhere:

WorldCat is the online catalog of academic, public, and special libraries across the U.S. To request a book from a library other than Penn State, first click the title and then click Request Item via ILL.

finding articles

Get the full text:
Once you find the title of a relevant article in a database, you may find a direct link to the full text or a GET IT! button. Use GET IT! to find the full-text immediately in one of our databases, or, if necessary, order the full-text via ILLiad. Articles ordered via ILLiad are usually available in your account online within 24-48 hours.

Try these first:

PsycINFO is the most comprehensive database of psychology-related articles with coverage from 1840 to the present of over 1800 journals from 50 countries.

For information on how to search PsycINFO, consult Using Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Databases

ProQuest Psychology Journals covers over 400 top psychology publications.
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Other related databases:

Criminal Justice Abstracts
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JStor
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MD-Consult
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Mental Measurements Yearbook
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PubMed
PubMed Online Tutorial
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Social Science Citation Index
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Sociological Abstracts
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Articles on your topic may also be available in other sources. Check this list of databases by subjects such as sociology, educational psychology, and communication disorders.

writing the paper

Online Citation Aids - Enter the title, author, etc. and these sites will automatically format the citation in APA style.
Writing in Psychology - Allegheny College's guide to writing various types of psychology papers
Writing in Psychology Links - From grammar to APA format, writing links from Jacksonville State University's Encyclopedia of Psychology
Internet Public Library Style & Writing Guides - A list of online resources for proper grammatical usage, citation formats, & paper writing

For additional library research assistance, stop by the library desk or email
Judy Sandt, jsandt@psu.edu.

last updated September 2007