Finding books

• UA Libraries Catalog
• OhioLINK
• WorldCAT

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Finding articles and other materials

Electronic databases

• Academic Search Premier
• PsycINFO
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• Dissertation Abstracts

Print indexes and abstracts

Psychological Abstracts. 1927-1998. Vols. 1-85, Regional Depository BF1 .P65

Locating full-text journals

• Academic Search Premier
• Electronic Journal Center, Social Sciences section
• Browse UA Libraries Catalog for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the University of Akron Libraries
• Browse UA Libraries Catalog for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals

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Internet resources

Associations and professional organizations - general

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• National Mental Health Association
• Psi Chi: The National Honor Society in Psychology

General Psychology

• National Institute of Mental Health
• Psych Central
• PsychREF
• The Personality Project
• Psychology Online
• Current Topics in Psychology
• Social Psychology Network
• IQ Tests
• Buros Institute

Cognitive aging

• APA Division 20
• Alzheimers Association
• GSA: The Gerontological Society of America
• CRCC: The Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition
• Administration on Aging
• National Institute on Aging

Counseling

• APA Division 17
• American Counseling Association
• Counselor Link
• Depression Central
• NetPsychology

Industrial/Organizational

• APA Division 14
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Academy of Management
• International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council
• Society for Human Resource Management
• American Society for Training and Development ASTD
• Job Analysis and Personality Search
• Internet Survival Guide of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles Online (partial coverage)
• O*Net

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Reference resources

Dictionaries

• Cognitive Science Dictionary
• A Dictionary of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .C657 2001
• Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology, Bierce Reference REF RC437 .K36 1991
• The Concise Dictionary of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .S62 1990
• Dictionary of Behavioral Science, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .D48 1989
• A Dictionary of Mind and Body: Therapies, Techniques, and Ideas..., Bierce Reference REF R733 .W377 1995
• Dictionary of Person-Centered Psychology, Bierce Reference REF RC481 .T83 2002
• Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .R625 1998
• The International Dictionary of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .S83 1987
• The Oxford Companion to the Mind, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .O94 1987
• The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .R43 2001
• A Student’s Dictionary of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .S69 1999
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Bierce Reference Desk REF HB2595 .D521 1991 and L37.2:Oc 1/2/991

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Encyclopedia of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .E52 2000
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .G35 1996
• Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .C656 1994
• Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .C67 1996
• The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Online
• The Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .E5 1994
• The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis, Bierce Reference REF RC437 .E52 2000
• Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .B25 1999
• Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact on Society and Gender, Bierce Reference REF HQ1115 .E529 2001

Directories

• Directory if the American Psychological Association, Psychology Archives BF11 .A67
• Addiction Search

Guides and Handbooks

• Psychology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources, Bierce Reference BF121 .B376 1993
• Handbook of Psychology, Bierce Reference REF BF121 .H1955 2003
• Handbook of Industrial, Work and Organizational Psychology, Bierce Reference REF HF5548 .H2652 2001
• Survey of Social Science. Psychology Series, Bierce Reference REF BF31 .S79 1993

Style guides

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, a.k.a. APA, the preferred style guide for psychology as well as all social sciences. Also available in print at the Bierce Reference Desk REF BF76.7 .P83
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 G53
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 T8

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