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An index is a device, usually alphabetical, which indicates the specific location of the contents of a source. Also a tool to locate an specific citation for a periodical article. An abstract provides a general summary of contents usually related to periodical articles
| REF BF 1 . P65 |
Psychological Abstracts |
| Indexes 1,300 journals written in over 25
languages, spanning 1887 to the present, plus books and book chapters in
English language books published since 1987. Provides citations with abstracts
in psychology and behavioral sciences from the American Psychological
Association. Topics covered include psychology, sociology, anthropology,
education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and more. No longer received in print. Contents from 1887 to the present are available from PsycInfo |
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| REF Z 660 .I42 |
Index Medicus |
| An index to 3,700 medical journals
published by the National Library of Medicine covering: medicine, health
administration, psychology, physical therapy, nursing, all allied health
education. It is published monthly in multiple volumes (subject & author),
which are replaced by an annual cumulative volume. CSUN Library has several ways to access MEDLINE: on FirstSearch and LexisNEXIS (subscription); and free Web access through PubMed and Grateful Med |
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| Z 5813 E23 |
Education Index & ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center |
| A database that indexes and abstracts 750
journal titles (EJ) and thousands of reports and documents (ED)
in education. Every record is assigned subject headings, using the ERIC
Thesuarus. The CSUN library owns the ED reports on microfiche as well as owning
many of the journal titles. Articles we do NOT own can be requested by
CSUN faculty, students and staff through the Interlibrary Loan services on the
Eric on
FirstSearch1database. Access to ERIC is also available through ERIC Wizard (1976-); ERIC on CD-ROM (1982-; available only in Library); Education Index (1983-) |
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| REF Z 7161 S65 |
Social Sciences Citation Index, 1973 - |
| Indexes 1500+ social and behaviorial
science journals, . Each issue is divided into four major parts: (1) the
"Citation Index" - a listing of publications cited, with each citation
accompanied by a list of references citing it. Can determine how many times a
specific publication has been cited by other publications. (2) the "Source
Index" - a listing providing additional information about citers and citing
articles listed in the "Citation Index"; (3) the "Corporate Index" - a listing
of citers by organizational affiliation; and (4) the "Permuterm Subject Index"
- a computer produced alphabetical list indexing publications by key words
taken from the title of the publication. The "Permuterm Subject Index" is
particularly recommended when searching for references on a specific theory,
test, or technique. Also available online through DialogWeb (Social SciSearch); requires an account and password. |
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| REF AI 3 I62 |
Social Sciences Index |
| An index to articles and book reviews in
400 English-language journals in anthropology, economics, geography, political
science, psychology and sociology. Indexing started in 1983, abstracts from
1994- Print version not currently received. Available through Social Science Abstracts (SocSciAbs). |
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| REF HM 1 . S6255 |
Sociological Abstracts |
| Provides indexing and detailed abstracts
of articles taken from 3,000 journals published world wide in sociology, social
work and related social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began in
1963, abstracts from 1974- Not currently received. Available online through SocAbs |
| REF BF 76.5 . P27 1999 |
How to Write Psychology Papers |
| REF BF 76.8 .S73 1 993 |
Psychologist’s Companion : a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers |
| REF BF 76.5 A54 |
Publication Manual of the APA |
| FLOOR2 BF30 .A56 | Annual review of psychology. |
| FLOOR4 BF1 .P7 | Psychological review. |
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Bibliographic Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1937 - |
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Valuable service helping to locate where substantial bibliographies have appeared.Covers both bibliographies published separately or those published as part of a book or journal article (editors examine over 2800 journals). To be listed most bibliographies must contain at least 50 citations. |
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| BF 1 C53 |
Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books |
| Bimonthly publication containing critical reviews of published material relevant to psychology. | |
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REF. |
Beins, Bernard. The Gale encyclopedia of psychology. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1996. |
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Corsini, Raymond J. Encyclopedia of psychology. New York : Wiley, c2000. 4 vol. |
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Corsini, Raymond J. Dictionary of psychology. Philadelphia, PA : Brunner/Mazel, c1999. |
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Harre, Rom and Roger Lamb. The Encyclopedic dictionary of psychology.Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1983. |
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REF.BF31 .E52 2000 |
Kazdin, Alan E. Encyclopedia of Psychology. Washington, D.C. :American Psychology Association, 2000. 8 vol. |
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REF BF311 .M556 1999/ CDROM |
MIT encyclopedia of the cognitive sciences |
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Pettijohn, Terry. The Encyclopedic dictionary of psychology. Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin, c1986. |
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Ramachandran, V. S.Encyclopedia of human behavior. San Diego, CA : Academic Press, c1994. 4 vol. |
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REF BF31 .R625 1998 |
Roeckelein, Jon E. Dictionary of theories, laws, and concepts in psychology. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998. |
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BF31 .W64 |
Wolman, Bejamin B. Dictionary of behavioral science. New York: Van Nostrand, 1989. |
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RC334 .I57 |
Wolman, Bejamin B. International encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, & neurology. New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., c1977. Update volumes 1983- |
Monographs owned by the CSUN library are listed in the GEAC Advance Online Catalog. There are two versions of the online catalog. The Web version allows easy searching by author, title, subject phrases or by author, title, subject or general keywords. However, the current Web version does not allow patrons to use boolean searching, request items from storage, place holds, or see specific periodical holdings. It is possible to search the online catalog in the Oviatt reference room or from remote locations through the Internet.
Most titles are shelved under the Psychology classification numbers: BF1-BF839. See also Social Psychology HM251-HM299 and Psychriatry RC435-RC569.5
Other library's online catalogs can be accessed from the University Library Research Resources page, under Other Libraries Catalogs. Options include: Los Angeles Public Library, Other CSU Catalogs, MELVYL, which provides access to all the collections of the University of California, and WorldCat, which is a national catalog of monographs and periodicals. WorldCat allows online Interlibrary Loan requests.
To find specific journal artices in psychology, search PsycInfo and other abstracting and indexing databases. PsycInfo allows one to check if the journal title is owned by CSUN.
Periodicals owned by the CSUN library are listed in the GEAC Advance Online Catalog. There are two versions of the online catalog: telnet and Web. Periodicals can also be searched as a subset of the entire online catalog. Electronic journals may be searched through the Web interface.
Masters Theses written for the Department of Psychology are indexed by author, title, and the subject "Dissertations, Academic--CSUN Psychology" in GEAC Advance Online Catalog. All CSUN Psychology theses have the basic call number BF77 .Z95 [Year].
Dissertations Abstracts International. A. The Humanities and Social Sciences. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1938- (REF Z5055 U5 A53)
Provides indexing to doctoral dissertations accepted by over 500 institutions participating in its microfilming program . Citations date from 1861 forward, author, title, abstract key word, and institutional searching is provided. DAI may be searched at any of the library Internet terminals (or from remote locations by connecting to First Search 2 and choosing "DISS". The online product provides abstracts only from 1980 forward. Printed counterpart former to 1995 are available.
Pro-Quest and Lexis-Nexis Primarily a full text service providing access to hundreds of newspapers, magazines and newsletters. Lexis-Nexis also contains full text "libraries" for United States and individual state laws, codes, and regulations; for business articles and company information; and for medical and pharmaceutical information. . For access to full text newspapers going back approximately ten years (coverage varies by individual newspaper), choose the library "NEWS" and make appropriate selection from succeeding menu. You can also specify a single newspaper search (e.g. LAT for Los Angeles Times, NYT for New York Times).
| REF AI 21 N44 | New York Times Index New York:
Subject index providing exact reference to date, page, and column of articles appearing in the New York Times. Brief, factual synopsis usually accompanies entry. Service can be used to determine date of an event, and then check that date in newspapers lacking an index. Prior series of the New York Times Index (N.Y.: Bowker, 1966 - ) provide access for the years 1851-1912 (same call number). |
| REF AI 21 L65 L67 | Los Angeles Times Index. Subject and name index providing reference to articles in Los Angeles Times. |
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