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Psychology--Online Campus

Contains select library resources which are most relevant to M.A. Psychology students

Tips For Library Database Searching

It is important to search in more than one database in order to understand how scholars are talking about a research topic!

  • Know what Database you are searching in and what types of materials it contains.
    For example, Academic Search Complete contains articles from journals in many different disciplines (multi-disciplinary); Compared to APA PsycInfo which contains only journals in the field of psychology (subject-specific).
  • Remember: If Adler Library does not subscribe to a journal article you need, don't panic...place an ILLIAD request, and we will find a copy at another library for you for free.

Start Your Search in a Multi-Disciplinary Database

Why should you start your search in a multi-disciplinary database?
These multi-disciplinary databases include journals from a wide variety of fields of study.
Your search results will include articles in journals from many disciplines.

Next Search in a Subject Database

A Subject-Specific Database includes journals in a single field of study.
Your search results will include journals unique to an academic discipline.
Depending on your topic, you may want to explore how scholars in related fields such as business, psychology, gender studies, etc. are talking about your topic.