WSU LIBRARIES
GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES IN PSYCHOLOGY
GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCES
Guides to Reference Sources
Social Science Reference Sources: A Practical Guide. Tze-chung Li, author. 3rd ed. New York: Greenwood Press, 2000. 495 p. Ref H 61 .A1 L5 2000
The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources. Nancy Herron, editor. 2nd ed. Englewood, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 1996. 323 p. Ref H 61 .S648 1996
Sources of Information in the Social Sciences: A Guide to the Literature. 3rd ed. William H. Webb and Associates. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986. 777 p. Ref H 61 .S78 1986
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Dictionary of Critical Social Sciences. Ref H 41 .Y68 1999
Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences Ref HA 17 .V64 1999
Dictionary of the Social Sciences. Hugo F. Reading, author. London: Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1977. 231 p. Ref H 41 .R42 1977
The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. New York: Free Press, 1979. 18 volumes. Ref H 40 .A2 I5
The Social Science Encyclopedia. Adam Kuper and Jessica Kuper, editors. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985. 916 p. Ref H 41 .S63 1985
Periodical Indexes
Current Contents: Social and Behavioral Sciences. 1969- . weekly. Reserve Per Z 7163 .C97 (latest 6 months only) Includes reproductions of table of contents pages from journals in psychology and related disciplines under two headings: "Psychology" and "Psychiatry".
Directory of Published Proceedings: Series SSH-Social Sciences/Humanities. 1968- . quarterly. Ref Z 7161 .D56 International in scope. Access to published proceedings, not to individual papers.
Dissertations Abstracts via FirstSearch. Indexes doctoral dissertations completed in over 550 universities in the United States and selected foreign countries.
Index to Social Science and Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP). 1979- . quarterly, with annual cumulations. Ref Index Table 9 Provides access to conference proceedings that have been published as books, journal issues, or papers reprinted and available through the Institute. Covers psychology and psychiatry-related conferences. Provides access through subject, keyword, sponsor, author/editor, and meeting location. Provides access to both published proceedings and to individual papers included in them. International in scope; covers "most significant" proceedings.
MarciveWeb DOCS. Web version of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.
Social Sciences Citation Index. 1970- . Latest 10 years: Ref Index Table 9 earlier volumes: Ref Z 7161 .S65 Provides access to over 1500 social science journals including over 160 journals in psychology and psychiatry. Identifies articles by author (source index) as well as identifies the works cited within those articles (citation index).
Social Sciences Abstracts on WilsonWeb. Indexes over 350 English-language periodicals in the social sciences including many psychology-related titles. Includes book review section.
Sociological Abstracts via SilverPlatter. Provides citations and abstracts of journal literature in sociology and related fields. International in scope. Indexes many psychology journals and covers subfields such as social psychology, psychometrics, psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychopathology.
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Guides to Reference Sources
A Guide to Manuscript Collections in the History of Psychology and Related Areas. Michael M. Sokal, Patrice A. Rafail, compilers. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1982. 212 p. BF 81 .S58
History of Psychology: A Guide to Information Sources. Wayne Viney, Michael Wertheimer, Marilyn Lou Wertheimer, authors. Detroit: Gale, 1979. 502 p. Z 7204 .H57 V56
How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research. D.H. Borchardt and R.D. Francis, authors. Oxford: New York: Pergamon Press, 1984. 189 p. BF 76.8 .B67 1984
Library Use: A Handbook for Psychology. Jeffrey G. Reed, Pam M. Baxter, authors. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1992. 179 p. Ref BF 76.8 .R43 1992
Psychology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources Ref BF 121 .B38 1993
Research Guide for Psychology. Raymond G. McInnis, author. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982. 604 p. Ref Z 7201 .M35
Bibliographies (Selected)
Eminent Contributors to Psychology. Robert I. Watson, Sr., editor. New York: Springer Publishing, 1974-1976. 2 volumes. Z 7201 .W37
History of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences: A Bibliographic Guide. Robert I. Watson, Sr., author. New York: Springer Publishing, 1978. Z 7201 .W373
Psychology: An Introductory Bibliography Z 7201 .P79 1996
Dictionaries
The Blackwell Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology. Michael W. Eysenck, editor. Oxford; Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1991. 390 p. Ref BF 311 .B535 1991
Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology Ref BF 201 .S78 1995
Dictionary of Developmental Psychology Ref BF 712.7 .S78 1995
Dictionary of Key Words in Psychology. Frank J. Bruno, author. London: Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986. 275 p. Ref BF 31 .B78 1986
Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology Ref BF 31 .R625 1998
Dictionary of Psychology Ref BF 31 .C65 2001
Dictionary of Psychology Ref BF 31 .C72 1999
Eponyms in Psychology: A Dictionary and Biographical Sourcebook. Leonard Zusne, author. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. 339 p. Ref BF 31 .Z87 1987
The International Dictionary of Psychology. Stuart Sutherland, author. 2nd ed. New York: Crossroad, 1996. 515 p. Ref BF 31 .S83 1996
Directories (Biographical)
APA Membership Register. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1982- . irregular. Latest ed.: Ref BF 30 .A49
Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. Ref BF 109 .A1 B56 1997
Directory of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: The Association, 1978- . Quadrennial. Latest edition: Ref BF 11 .A672
The Great Psychologists. Robert I. Watson, Sr., author. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1978. 645 p. BF 81 .W35 1977
A Guide to Psychologists and their Concepts. Vernon J. Nordby, Calvin S. Hall, authors. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1974. 187 p. BF 109 .A1 N67
International Directory of Psychologists, Exclusive of the U.S.A.: A Publication of the International Union of Psychological Science. Kurt Pawlik, editor. Amsterdam: New York: Elsevier, 1985. 1181 p. Ref BF 30 .I54 1985
International Directory of Psychology. Benjamin B. Wolman, author. New York: Plenum Press, 1979. 279 p. BF 30 .W64
Licensed Psychologists: State of Kansas. Topeka, Kan.: Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, 1987- . annual. Latest edition: Ref BF 30 .K36
Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology. Gregory A. Kimble et al., editors. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1991. 368 p. BF 109 .A1 P67 1991
Women in Psychology: A Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook. Agnes N. O'Connell, Nancy Felipe Russo, editors. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. 441 p. Ref BF 109 .A1 W65 1990
Directories (Other)
Directory of Credentials in Counseling and Psychotherapy. Daniel R. Martin, J. Richard Cookerly, authors. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1989. 219 p. Ref RC 440.9 .M37 1989
Graduate Study in Psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1992- . annual. Latest ed. on Ref Index Table 14
Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. New York: Guilford Press, 1996-. Latest ed. on Ref Index Table 14
Encyclopedias
Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology Ref BF 31 .C66 1994
Encyclopedia of Psychology. Raymond J. Corsini, editor. New York: Wiley, 1984. 4 volumes. Ref BF 31 .E52 1984
Encyclopedia of Psychology 8 volumes Ref BF 31 .E52 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Ref BF 31 .G35 1996
International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis & Neurology. Benjamin B. Wolman, editor. New York: Aesculapius Publishers, 1977. 12 volumes. Also with Progress Volumes, v. 1 (1983) Ref RC 334 .I57
MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences Ref BF 311 .M556 1999
The Oxford Companion to the Mind. Richard L. Gregory, editor. Oxford: New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. 856 p. Ref BF 31 .O94 1987
Survey of Social Science. Psychology Series. Ref BF 31 .S79 1993
Guides to Serials
A Century of Serial Publications in Psychology, 1850-1950: An International Bibliography. Donald V. Osier, Robert H. Wozniak, authors. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1984. 805 p. Z 7203 .O8 1984
Journals in Psychology: A Resource Listing for Authors. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1988- . Annual. 1997: Ref BF 76.8 .J68
Handbooks
Comparative Psychology: A Handbook BF 671 .C615 1998
Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology GN 502 .H6 1997
Handbook of Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology: For Students and Professionals. R.M. Yaremko, et al. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1986. 335 p. BF 76.5 .R43 1986
Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology RC 467.2 .H36 1999
International Handbook of Psychology. BF 21 .I62 2000
The Psychologist's Legal Handbook. Clifford D. Stromberg and Donna J. Haggarty, authors. Washington, D.C.: Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, 1988. 687 p. Ref KF 2910 .P75 S77 1988
Periodical Indexes
Psychological Abstracts. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1927- . monthly. (see PsycINFO for online equivalent) Latest 10 years: Ref Index Table 11 earlier volumes: BF 1 .P65
Psychological Index ... An Annual Bibliography of the Literature of Psychology and Cognate Subjects. Princeton, N.J.: Psychological Review Co., 1894-1935. Z 7203 .P97
PsycINFO via SilverPlatter. 1887- . Online equivalent of Psychological Abstracts and PsycBOOKS. Use with Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
Publication and Writing Manuals
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. Washington, DC: The Association, 1994. Quick Ref BF 76.7 .A46 1994 Copies also available under same call # in Reserve and in General Stacks.
Psychological Report Writing. Norman Tallent, author. 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1993. 319 p. BF 76.8 .T33 1993
Reviews of Research
Annual Review of Psychology. Palo Alto, Calif.: Annual Reviews, 1950- . annual. BF 30 .A56 (Critical research review articles with extensive bibliographies.)
The Psychological Bulletin. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1904- . bimonthly. 1904-current issues: per BF 1 .P75 (includes research review articles)
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques. Michel Hersen, Alan S. Bellack, editors. New York: Pergamon Press, 1988. 519 p. BF 176.5 .D53 1988
Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment Ref BF 176 .S78 1995
Directories
Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. Bert A. Goldman, author. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1974- . 7 volumes. v.1 (1974)-v.7 (1997): Ref Index Table 12 (BF 431 .G624)
Measures for Psychological Assessment: A Guide to 3,000 Original Sources and their Applications. Ki-Taek Chun, Sidney Cobb, John R.P. French, authors. Ann Arbor, Mich: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, 1975. 664 p. BF 698.5 .C45
Psychware Sourcebook 4th ed. 1993 Ref Index Table 12 (BF 176.2 .P77 1993)
Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business. Richard C. Sweetland, Daniel J. Keyser, editors. Kansas City, Mo.: Test Corp. of America.1st ed. (1983), 1st ed. supplement (1984), 2nd ed. (1986), 4th ed. (1997). Ref Index Table 12
Handbooks
Behavioral Assessment: A Practical Handbook RC 473 .B43 B44 1998
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Assessment. Thomas H. Ollendick, Michel Hersen, editors. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993. 511 p. RJ 50 .H36 1993
Handbook of Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Personality Assessment RC 473 .P79 H36 2000
Handbook of Psychological Assessment. 3rd ed. BF 176 .G76 1997
The Handbook of Psychological Testing. Paul Kline, author. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2000. 744 p. BF 176 .K575 2000
Test Indexes and Reviews
The ... Mental Measurements Yearbook. Highland Park, N.J.: The Mental Measurements Yearbook. 2nd ed. (1940)-14th ed. (2001); 1988-1999 supplements: Ref Index Table 12
Test Critiques. Daniel J. Keyser, Richard C. Sweetland, editors. Kansas City, Mo.: Test Corporation of America, 1985- . v.1 (1985)- v.10 (1994): Ref Index Table 12
Tests in Microfiche: Annotated Index. Princeton, N.J.: Educational Testing Service, 1975-. set.A (1975)- set.Z (2000): Ref Index Table 12 Indexes microfiche copies of unpublished psychological and educational tests provided by ETS Test Collection. Some of the tests and a 2nd copy of the indexes are found in Reserve microfiche 2413. Includes numerical, subject, title, and author indexes.
Tests in Print: A Comprehensive Bibliography of Tests for Use in Education, Psychology, and Industry. Oscar Krisen Buros, editor. Highland Park, N.J.: Gryphon Press, 1961. 479 p. Ref Index Table 12
Tests in Print II: An Index to Tests, Test Reviews, and the Literature on Specific Tests. Oscar Krisen Buros, editor. Highland Park, N.J.: Gryphon Press, 1974. 1107 p. Ref Index Table 12
Tests in Print III: An Index to Tests, Test Reviews, and the Literature on Specific Tests. James V. Mitchell, Jr., editor. Lincoln, Neb.: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1983. 714 p. Ref Index Table 12
Tests in Print IV: An Index to Tests, Test Reviews, and the Literature on Specific Tests. Ref Index Table 12
Tests in Print
V: An Index to Tests, Test Reviews, and the Literature on Specific Tests. Ref Index Table 12
SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Bibliographies (Selected)
Ergonomics Sourcebook: A Guide to Human Factors Information. Kimberlie H. Pelsma, editor. Lawrence, Kan.: Report Store, 1987. 276 p. TA 166 .E736 1987
The IQ Debate: A Selective Guide to the Literature. Stephan H. Aby, compiler. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. 228 p. (Bibliographies and Indexes in Psychology, no. 8) Z 7204 .I5 A29 1990
Psychology of Aging: An Annotated Bibliography Z 7204 .A42 H392 1995
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Richard M. Lerner, Anne C. Petersen, Jeanne Brooks- Gunn, editors. New York: Garland Publishing, 1991. 2 volumes. Ref HQ 796 .E58 1990
Encyclopedia of Aging Ref HQ 1061 .E53 1995
Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory. Larry R.Squire, editor in chief. New York: Macmillan, 1992. 678 p. Ref BF 318 .E53 1992
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family Ref HQ 9 .E52 1995
Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming Ref BF 1078 .E63 1993
The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence Ref HQ 772 .G27 1997
Handbooks and Manuals
The Advanced Ergonomics Manual Ref TA 166 .A368 1994
Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology RJ 503.3 .H36 2001
Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology RC 451.4 .A5 H356 1998
Handbook of Community Psychology RA 790.55 .H36 2000
Handbook of Ergonomic and Human Factors Tables Ref TA 166 .W45 1993
Handbook of Human Factors Testing and Evaluation TA 166 .H276 1996
Handbook of Intelligence BF 431 .H31865 2000
Human Performance and Ergonomics BF 353 .H87 1999
Periodical Indexes
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1927- . bimonthly. Latest 10 years: Ref Index Table 10. Earlier volumes in general stacks: HQ 750 .A1 C47
ERIC via SilverPlatter. ERIC is a computerized bibliographic database that combines the print indexes: Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) which indexes education-related journal articles and Resources in Education (RIE) which indexes other education-related materials like reports, conference proceedings, teaching guides, etc. Provides access to journal literature relating to educational psychology, counseling, school psychology, and psychometrics.
Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature. St. Paul: Family Social Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1973/74-1993/1994. Ref Index Table 10
PSYCHOTHERAPY - PSYCHIATRY - MENTAL HEALTH
Dictionaries
The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy. S. Richard Sauber et al. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1993. 468 p. Ref RC 488.5 .D525 1993
Dictionary of Psychotherapy. Sue Walrond-Skinner, author. London: Routledge, 1986. 379 p. Ref RC 475.7 .W35 1986
Dorland's Psychiatry & Psychology Speller. David L. Dunner, consultant. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1993. 259 p. Ref RC 437 .D67 1993
Psychiatric Dictionary. Robert Jean Campbell, author. 7th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. 799 p. Ref RC 437 .H5 1996
Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts. Burness E. Moore, Bernard D. Fine, editors. New York: American Psychoanalytic Association; New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1990. 210 p. Ref RC 501.4 .P79 1990
A Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology. John G. Howells, M. Livia Osborn, authors. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984. 2 volumes. Ref RC 454.4 .H68 1984
Directories
Mental Health Directory. Bethesda, MD: Public Health Service. 1990: Govt Docs HE 20 .8123:
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Ada P. Kayn, Jan Fawcett, authors. New York: Facts on File, 1993. 464 p. Ref RC 437 .K34 1993
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. George Adelman, editor. Boston: Birkhaeuser, 1987. 2 volumes. Ref RC 334 .E53 1987
The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties. Ronald M. Doctor, Ada P. Kahn, authors. New York: Facts on File, 1989. 487 p. Ref RC 535 .D63 1989
The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis Ref RC 437 .E49 1996
Encyclopedia of Psychoanalysis. Ludwig Eidelberg, editor. New York: Free Press, 1968. 571 p. Ref BF 173 .E5
The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and the Psychotic Disorders. Richard Noll, author. New York: Facts on File, 1992. 374 p. Ref RC 514 .N63 1992
The Family Mental Health Encyclopedia. Frank J. Bruno, author. New York: Wiley, 1989. 422 p. Ref RC 437 .B69 1989
Handbooks
Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology Ref RC 454 .C636 2001
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 1994. 886 p. Ref RC 455.2 .C4 D54 1994
DSM-IV Casebook: A Learning Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fourth edition). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1994. 576 p. Ref RC 455.2 .C4 D54 1994 Suppl.
DSM-IV Internet Companion Ref RC 437.2 .M67 1998
Electronic DSM-IV Plus Reserve RC 455.2 .C4 D541
Handbook of Infant Mental Health. Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., editor. 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2000. 588 p. RJ 502.5 .H36 2000
Handbook of Mental Health and Aging. James E. Birren et al., editors. 2nd ed San Diego: Academic Press, 1992. 996 p. RC 451.4 .A5 H38 1992
Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health RC 455.4 .H36 2000
Periodical Indexes
Biological Abstracts. Philadelphia: BioSciences Information Service, 1926- . semimonthly. 1987-present: Ref Index Table 17 earlier vols.: QH 301 .B37
Comprehensive Index of Group Psychotherapy Writings. Bernard Lupin, Alice W. Lupin, authors. Madison, Wis.: International Universities Press, 1987. 667 p. Ref Z 6665.7 .G76 L82 1987
The Index of Psychoanalytic Writings. Alexander Grinstein, author. New York: International Universities Press, 1956-1975. 14 volumes. Z 7204 .P8 G7
Medline via SilverPlatter. Includes citations and abstracts for articles from more than 3200 biomedical journals including many titles related to psychology and psychiatry.
Prepared by Cathy Moore-Jansen, Coordinator of Collection Development and Psychology Librarian. This page was last updated on September 1, 2001.