SELECTED RESOURCES
for
PSYC 320—DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PLU LIBRARY
February 27, 2006
Gail Egbers
535-8869/egbersgl@plu.edu



BOOKS:  Our computerized catalog provides access to the materials in our library.  Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings to identify the best subject headings for your topic.  Some topics that might be of interest:


 
Developmental psychology
Women Psychology
Adulthood
Life cycle, Human
Aging
Infants
 
FINDING ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:  Periodical indexes provide the most efficient subject access to journals, magazines, and newspapers.  Here are some indexes that will be useful:
 

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

PsycINFO (FirstSearch) Indexes and abstracts the international literature of  psychology, 1887 to present.  There is some full text.  Off campus access requires PLU ePass username and password.

Sociological Abstracts (FirstSearch)Covers the fields of sociology, anthropology, and related social science disciplines. Citations and abstracts are available for over 2,600 journals, books, conference papers, and dissertations (1986 - present).



Do not stop at the first articles that come up in a search.  Look at many of the articles and evaluate them.  Pick at least twice as                 hint              many articles as you think you will need.  Which articles are the best ones for your project?   Who are the authors?                                  Are the articles peer  reviewed? Are the articles primary or secondary research? Do the journals have a political or religious slant?



LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS Use Journals at PLU to obtain the call number of the journal you need.  Current issues of journals are shelved on the first floor.  Older issues (bound volumes and microfilm) are on the second and third floors, shelved with the books. Journals at PLU also gives you the location of any full-text journals we have online.


REFERENCE BOOKS:

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development (QP84.C26 1998)
Dictionary of psychology (ref. BF31.C65 2001)
Encyclopedia of adolescence (ref. HQ796.E58 1991)
Encyclopedia of aging (ref. HQ1061.E534 2002)
Encyclopedia of Adult Development (ref. BF724.5.E53 1993)
Encyclopedia of children and childhood: in history and society (REF HQ767.84.E53 2003)
Encyclopedia of education and human development (REF LB15.E473 2005)
Encyclopedia of gerontology: age, aging, and the aged (ref. RC952.5.E58 1996)
Encyclopedia of human emotions (ref. BF531.E55 1999)
Encyclopedia of Psychology (ref. BF31.E52 2000)
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence (ref. HQ772.G27 1998)
Girlhood in America: an encyclopedia (ref. HQ777.G5745 2001)
Graying Of America: An Encyclopedia of Aging, Health, Mind, and Behavior     (ref.HQ1064.U5K39 2001
Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (ref. HQ767.84.B76 1995)
Growing Up In America: An Atlas of Youth In The USA (ref. HB1323.C52U658 1998)
Handbook of Child Psychology (ref. BF721.H242 1998)
Handbook of infant mental health (ref. RJ502.5.H362 2000)
Handbook of psychology (ref. BF121.H1955 2003)
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Online via Science Direct)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (sometimes called the APA manual) (ref. BF76.7.P83 2001)


INTERNET:  The Internet is an attractive source of information but it does not have the best information for all situations.   Use the Internet only for supplemental information.  Read the handout "Evaluating Information from the Internet” (http://www.plu.edu/~egbersgl/evalinternet.html) Here are some good choices:

American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org/)
Developmental Psychology Links (http://www.socialpsychology.org/develop.htm)
Psi Café (http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/)


BEYOND PLU

PLU's library may not own all of the materials you want to use.  You may either order them from Interlibrary Loan or go to a local library personally.  We are part of a consortium of libraries that includes:  Northwest University, St. Martin's University, University of Puget Sound, Seattle Pacific University, and Seattle University. You may use your PLU ID card to check out materials from these libraries.  If you wish to order from Interlibrary Loan, be sure to allow sufficient time for the materials to arrive.
  

If you have questions while doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an appointment with me for personal research assistance.   My office hours for spring semester are Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00-5:00.



 

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