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Psychology

For more information about Psychology resources and research, contact Kristin Miller Woodward.

Contents: Databases | Guides | Web Sites

Library Databases (For Finding Articles) UWM only

PsycINFO with PsycARTICLES [formerly PsychLIT, aka Psychological Abstracts]
1887-present (selected full text via PsycARTICLES 1987-present); provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, technical reports, dissertations, and other documents in the field of psychology and related disciplines, such as linguistics, law, business, and anthropology. PsycINFO covers the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology. It includes over one million citations and summaries,and is updated monthly. Many articles found in PsycINFO are available online via the PsycARTICLES companion service. Look for the "Linked Full Text" option. Guide
Academic Search
1984-present; indexes over 3,400 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in the areas of business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, and multi-cultural studies. Full-text is available for 2,000 journals starting with January 1985. Guide
Animal Behavior Abstracts
One year ago-current; indexes journals and significant papers in animal behavior and related fields. Guide
Annual Reviews
1984-present; indexes biomedical, physical, and social sciences review literature. Full text. Note that the library does not pay for access to all titles. Guide
General Science Full Text
1984-present; more than 280 journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering such subjects as anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, medicine, and health. Full-text is available for 61 journals starting with January 1995. Guide
HighWire Press FREE ACCESS
1948-present; indexing and selected full text to over 800 journals in the life sciences, medicine, physical and social sciences. Guide
IngentaConnect [Formerly Carl Uncover] FREE ACCESS
Current; free abstracting service covering over 29,000 scholarly journals in many academic fields including engineering, library science, medicine, science, and technology. Full-text of selected journal articles is available to signed in UWM users. Individual users can order articles for a fee. Free e-mail alert service is also available. Guide
LexisNexis Academic [Formerly Academic Universe]
Dates vary; full-text of over 4,000 current events/news publications, legal and government information, and business news and corporate information. Guide
MEDLINE via PubMed FREE ACCESS
MEDLINE via EBSCOHost
1950-present; indexes over 4,800 journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine and the preclinical sciences. PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 14 million citations in MEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. Guide | Tutorial
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Produced by the Burros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska. Provides descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts. To be included in the Mental Measurements Yearbook, a test must be commercially available, be published in the English language, and be new or revised since it last appeared in the series. Coverage is from Vol. 9 of The Mental Measurements Yearbook forward and content is updated monthly. Print volumes available from 1940-2007 Ref Z5814.P8 R93. Guide
PILOTS
1871-present, Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.
Tests in Print
A bibliography to commercially available tests that are currently in print in English.
Web of Knowledge - Tutorial
1987-present; includes three databases within the Web of Science platform: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. It indexes more than 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing complete bibliographic data and author abstracts. Also includes ISIHighlyCited.com, which lists the most influential scientific authors, and EndNote Web, an online bibliographic citation manager. Guide

Research Guides

For information on finding printed psychology resources (such as Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias), see the Psychology Resources library guide.

To find books and other materials in the library, use PantherCat, the online library catalog (guide).

Selected Psychology Web Sites FREE ACCESS