Psychology Subject Guide
Guides to the Field
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A subject guide or gateway is a bibliography, usually annotated and arranged by kind or type of material (e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, bibliographies, periodical indexes, journals, online catalogs, Web sites) of the field and its related areas. In the case of psychology, a guide often includes key sources in the social sciences such as education, sociology, political science, health sciences, and communication as well as reference and information sources specifically oriented to psychology.
This Psychology guide is an abbreviated guide to psychology information resources that can be found in the University Libraries or, more importantly, accessed electronically by WMU students, faculty, and staff. At the present time, many of the best guides to psychology are found through online educational sites. The two print volumes noted here are largely useful for historical work rather than identifying contemporary research.
Library Research in Psychology
"This information was created to help students and non-psychologists find relevant research on psychological topics. For detailed information on using the resources, simply click on the links for more information."A useful site from APA Online, the official site of the American Psychological Association.
Psychology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources
Z 7201 .B39 1993 (Ref)
Useful compilation of the reference literature available. Over 600 sources are arranged in four sections: general social science reference works, resources in the social science disciplines, general psychology reference works, and special topics in psychology (e.g., perception, intelligence, marriage and the family, disorders and their treatments, school psychology, etc.)
Research Guide for Psychology
Z 7201 .M35 (Ref)
Although a dozen years older (published in 1982) than the first source, this is still considered by scholars to be the major bibliographic guide to print materials for psychology and related disciplines. Some 1,200 works are discussed in lengthy bibliographic essays based on the 16 subject chapters (A-Q, e.g., "G: Developmental Psychology"; "M: Educational Psychology") of the printed Psychological Abstracts. Indexes first-named authors, titles, and "selected subjects." Needless to say, there are no Web sites included, but users can check the Journals listing to determine if an online source now exists for a given print title or journal.