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ARTICLES
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sclinksJournal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
Includes sites that provide journal abbreviations for several scientific disciplines.
Scholarly Articles
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts - 1973 to present
Abstracts of journal articles, books, chapters, dissertations, & book reviews on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax & semantics, and more.
PsycARTICLES [EBSCO] - 1988 to present - Full Text
Full text articles from APA and selected Educational Publishing Foundation journals.
PsycINFO [EBSCO] - 1887 to present - Help
Worldwide coverage of 1300+ journals, books and dissertations in the behavioral sciences, psychology, mental health, medicine, etc.
PubMed (Medline) - From 1950s to present - Help
Lists over 14 million biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Check out Medline Tutorial.
Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews.
Web of Science - 1900 to present
Indexes and abstracts science & technical journals (1900 to present) and social science journals (2003 to present) published around the world with cited reference searching.
Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
Annual Reviews: Biomedical Sciences - Full Text
Selected full-text and index.
Annual Reviews: Social Sciences - Full Text
Selected Full-text and Index
ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Tables of contents of 12,000+ journals in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts - 1987 to present - Full Text
Abstracts journals in social services, health, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education, with links to websites.
Biological Abstracts - 1926 to present
Indexes articles in the life sciences and biomedical fields: biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, zoology, agriculture, etc.
Cogprints - Full Text
Archive of full-text e-prints and other articles in the behavioral sciences and related fields.
Education Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present. Abstracts from 1994
Indexes 550+ English-language periodicals and yearbooks covering preschool through college.
ERIC [EBSCO] - 1966 to present - Full Text
Extensive index to 1000+ education journals and 200,000+ other documents (e.g. curriculum guides, books, reports). With abstracts and some full text.
Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
General Science Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles from 160+ U.S. and British journals and magazines on anthropology, astronomy, pollution, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine, health, and more.
Google Scholar - Help
Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use resource by subject or other library databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
Health Reference Center [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, and related topics.
History of Science, Technology and Medicine - 1975 to present
Lists journal articles, proceedings, books, reviews & dissertations related to the development and influence of science.
Ingenta - 1997 to date
Free searching and browsing of over 25 million articles, chapters, reports, etc. publications in all fields.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - 1951 to present
Indexes 2,600+ international journals in economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. From the British Library of Political & Economic Science.
PapersFirst - 1993 to present
Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide on a wide variety of subjects .
Proceedings - 1993 to present
Lists papers from every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library.
Science Direct - Full Text
Indexes 2500 journals and 6000 books in science, technology and the social sciences from Elsevier Science.
Sociological Abstracts - 1952 to present
Abstracts for articles in 1,800+ journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences.
SPORTDiscus [EBSCO] - 1800 to present
International index to journal articles, books and dissertations on sport, fitness, medicine, coaching, physical education and more.
Popular Articles
ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Tables of contents of 12,000+ journals in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Scientific American Archive Online - 1993 to present - Full Text
Authoritative articles (color PDF's) and book reviews for a general audience on aeronautics & space, biology, chemistry, the environment, medicine, and more.
BOOKS AND MEDIA
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MIT Cognet Library: Brain Sciences Connection - Full Text
Covers the cognitive sciences, including neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, through full text from MIT Press (450 books, 10 reference works, 6 journals) and indexing for other journals, books, and conference proceedings.
PsycBOOKS [EBSCO] - 1806 to present - Full Text
PDF chapters from books published by the APA and others; with 800 classic psychology books and articles from the Encyclopedia of Psychology (APA/Oxford).
Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more.
Library Catalogs
Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
NLM (National Library of Medicine) Locatorplus
Catalog of books and other materials.
WorldCat - all dates
Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
LIBWEB
Libweb currently lists over 2400 pages from libraries in over 70 countries.
Book Purchases and Reviews
Books in Print - 1979 to present
Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present.
PsycCRITIQUES [EBSCO] - Full Text
Book and film reviews in the behavioral sciences; from the APA.
NEWS
LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
Current News
EurekAlert!
Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, this site provides the latest news about science and technology.
Futurity
News about the latest discoveries in science and engineering from several major research universities.
Psycport (APA)
Daily news in the field of psychology from a wide range of sources.
Science Watch
Tracks trends in scientific research.
BBC News: Science/Nature
Nature
New Scientist
SciCentral
ScienceDaily
REFERENCE TOOLS
Dissertations and Theses
Dissertation Abstracts Online - 1861 to present
Indexes 2 million+ dissertations and masters thesis from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and Europe. With abstracts - 1980+ for dissertations, 1988+ for theses.
Encyclopedias
AccessScience - Full Text
Over 8500 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology; from McGraw-Hill.
Britannica Online - Full Text
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science - Full Text
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior - Full Text
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health - 2nd ed. - Full Text
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis - Full Text
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics [Oxford] - Full Text
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text
Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia - Full Text
Statistics
LexisNexis Statistical - Help
Summarizes statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. and links to some full text websites.
Style Manuals
APA Style Guide to Electronic References - Full Text
APA Style Resources
Citation Guides & Style Manuals
Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format
Guidelines for citing print and electronic documents. See also, APA Style Resources
Tests and Measures
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Finding Information About Psychological Tests (APA)
Finding Tests and Measures (Smith College)
Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) [EBSCO] - 1985 to present
Information on measurement instruments (questionnaires, interviews, index measures, coding, manuals, ratings, projective techniques) in the health and psychosocial sciences.
Mental Measurements Yearbook [EBSCO] - Full Text
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary tests in social work, psychology, education, and business. Includes test information, pricing and reviews, not the actual tests.
Tests in Print [EBSCO]
Lists in-print tests including purpose, test population, scoring, publisher contact, price, administration times, and reviews from the Mental Measurements Yearbook.
INTERNET META-SITES
Education Index
Internet Scout Project - 1994 to present
Provides a selection of new and newly discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and educators. Also includes access to past selections, with over 16,000 critical annotations of Internet sites and mailing lists.
Mental Health Net
Neurosciences on the Internet
Science.gov
A gateway to key Federal Government agencies that provide scientific and technical information.
Women-Related Web Sites in Science/Technology
WWW Virtual Library: Psychology
Yahoo: Psychology
INTERNET RESOURCES
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals - Full Text
Includes nearly 800 "free, full text, and quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals."
Library of Congress Science Tracers Bullets Online
Bibliographic guides.
MIT Cognet Library: Brain Sciences Connection - Full Text
Covers the cognitive sciences, including neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, through full text from MIT Press (450 books, 10 reference works, 6 journals) and indexing for other journals, books, and conference proceedings.
National Academy of Sciences - Full Text
Over 2,000 full text books on Science, Engineering, and Health.
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
Searchable database of interventions for prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
OpenDoar (The Directory of Open Access Repositories)
Dirrectory and access to over 1,200 open access publication repositories.
Psych Web
Includes APA Style Resources
SciTopics (Elsevier) - Full Text
Provides research briefs on an array of scientific and engineering topics written by experts.
ISIHighlyCited.com
Provides biographical information and the major publications of over 250 researchers whose papers are among the most highly cited in the sciences.
NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
Indexes key U.S. government report literature.
Scirus
Search engine for ScienceDirect and science resources on the Web.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Medical Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
House Committee on Science
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Science Foundation
Scholarly Societies Project
Society for Neuroscience
Society for Research in Child Development
World Health Organization (WHO)
RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
Clark Science Center
Neuroscience Program
Psychology Department
Smith College Psychology Majors Research Skills - Fall 2006
Research and information literacy skills identified as essential for majors in Psychology at Smith College.
Young Science Library
LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
NSC230 Experimental Methods in Neuroscience (M. Harrington) - Fall 2009
PSY111: Introduction to Psychology (M.J. Wraga) - Fall 2009
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