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Find Books
Most psychology books are classified under
BF (Psychology) or
RC (Psychiatry)
and can be found on the upper level (BF) or lower level (RC) of the barn, and in the Oversize and Reference Collections on the library's main level.
Try using "Subject Browse" from the drop-down menu with one of the following search terms:
- psychology
- child psychology
- developmental psychology
- personality
- psychology, pathological
- psychological tests
- stress
(psychology)
or try your own words in a general keyword search.
Find Online Specialty Encyclopedias and e-books for Psychology
Start here for background research about your topic. Inform yourself before you enter the "conversation among experts" in scholarly journals. Remember, encyclopedias are only the beginning of the research process. Start here but don't stop here!
- Access Science EncyclopediaFull-text science encyclopedia articles, biographies, bibliographies, videos, animations, news, study guides
- Credo ReferenceColby-Sawyer's answer to Wikipedia, includes 18 specialty reference books about Psychology
- eBooks on EBSCOhostA collection of e-books in many disciplines, including the social and natural sciences
Find Print Encyclopedias for Psychology
Find these encyclopedias in the library . . . they are in the Reference collection on the main floor and cannot be checked out, so you'll have to do your research during library hours. Remember, these encyclopedias are a good place to start your research, but don't stop with the information you find here, use it to guide your search for articles on your topic.
- Child DevelopmentCall Number: REF HQ772 .C436 2002
- Encyclopedia of AgeismCall Number: REF HQ1061 .E63 2005
- Encyclopedia of Human IntelligenceCall Number: REF BF431 .E59 1994
- Encyclopedia of Memory and Memory DisordersCall Number: REF BF371 .N55 2001
- Handbook of Social PsychologyCall Number: REF HM 1011 .H37 2010
- Learning and MemoryCall Number: REF BF318 .E53 2003
- Mental Measurements YearbookCall Number: REF Z5814.P8 B91
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