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Databases for Psychology

When accessing these databases from outside the University campus, you will need to log in using your University network username and password. For more information, please see our help on passwords and logging in.

Academic OneFile

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:

Powersearch navigation guide Comprehensive search guide
Powersearch quick tips Brief guide to searching

 

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.

PsycARTICLES

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.

PsycINFO

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.