Liaison Librarian
Welcome!
This guide is designed for undergraduate students enrolled in psychology classes at Saint Mary's.
Use this guide to learn about the research tools associated with your field.
If you have questions, please reach out to your liaison librarian, stop by the reference desk, or utilize our 24/7 chat.
Key Resources
Use SuperSearch to search many of our library databases at once, along with our print and ebook collections, video collections, and more. Note that SuperSearch defaults to retrieving only materials we have in full text; to see more results you can obtain through Interlibrary Loan, simply uncheck the Full Text box.
Also try searching in the databases listed below.
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Annual Review of PsychologyThis database "critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide you to the principal contributions of the field and help you keep up to date in your area of research." Annual Review of Psychology is a great place to get comprehensive, up-to-date background information on a research topic. Includes all articles from January 1, 1996.
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PsycARTICLESFrom the American Psychological Association (APA), a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. Contains more than 153,000 articles from nearly 80 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and others. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal.
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Psychology JournalsEncompasses a wide range of topics from leading psychology and psychosomatic publications. In addition to clinical and social psychology, it also provides coverage of related disciplines including genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more.
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PsycINFOFrom the American Psychological Association (APA), contains over a million citations and summaries of articles from journals, books, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports in psychology and related fields.
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Sage JournalsAccess to high-quality, scholarly journals in the areas of Religious Studies, Communication Studies, Education, Management & Organization Studies, Physical & Life Sciences, Nursing & Health Sciences, Political Science, Criminology, Sociology, Urban Studies & Planning, and Psychology.
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Science DirectOne of the world's largest providers of scholarly, peer-reviewed scientific, technical, and medical literature. Access to journals in mathematics, social sciences, arts and humanities, and business as well.