Psychology 610 -- Library Resources for Research
* For Starters, the Metropolitan State Library offers an
online tutorial - click
here
* Whether you are looking for research ideas, articles on a particular
topic, or
measures you could use/adapt for a planned study, the libarry
offers quite a
few databases that can be searched for information in the
JumpStart
page for Psychology.
* In many cases, you will find yourself searching databases of articles
or looking for
articles in the many journals that are available in electronic format
(This
should take you to the "A to Z" list of journals).
For example, want to know what is in the recent editions of the
American Journal of
Community Psychology or another journal you can browse online (via
our library and your NetDirect login)
* The library has some books and resources in hard copy, and can borrow
additional volumns from our
partner schools. To search for books and hard copy
materials, use
MnPALS or search a neighboring library.