Databases for Psychology
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Database of full text journal articles including approximately
20 major psychology-related academic journal titles, as part of
general subject coverage. Easy to search and retrieve the full
text. Academic OneFile calls its searching facility Powersearch.
You can find on-line guides to searching from the links below:
British education index
A searchable subject index to information on educational
research, policy and practice in the UK. Content includes articles,
reports, books and conference materials. More than 300 periodicals
are indexed. Coverage is from 1975. Several psychology journals are
covered, concerning educational psychology including the British
journal of psychology and Journal of child psychology and
psychiatry.
ERIC
Indexes and abstracts education literature, especially
periodical articles. Useful for educational aspects of psychology.
Several psychology journals, particularly in the area of
educational psychology, are indexed. US material tends to
predominate, but British publications are also covered.
Produced by the American Psychological Association and accessed
via EBSCOhost, this database provides access to the full text of
articles from approximately 60 journals. A list of the
journal titles is available. Te journals are also indexed on
PsycINFO (see below) so a search on PsycINFO will provide a direct
link to the full text on PsycARTICLES.
Produced by the American Psychological Association and accessed
via EBSCOhost, this database indexes and abstracts journal
articles, chapters, books, dissertations and reports on psychology
and related fields from 1887 onwards from almost 1500 periodicals.
This is one of the best sources available via the University
Library for tracing articles in psychology periodicals.
Sociological Index
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and
highest quality sociology research database. The database features
more than 2.1 million records and full text for more than 860
journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text
for books and conference papers. This is relevant for social
psychology and child development.