Psychology 312 - Fall 2000

Personality Theory and Research

The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.

If you are accessing this page from off campus, the links to most library databases will not work. To use these resources, go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC.

Finding Information Using Library Resources

Articles and Databases

• PsycINFO
• Social Science Abstracts
• Academic Search Elite

Journals

There are a variety of psychology and personality journals available through the library, both in electronic and print formats. Here are some examples:

• The American Psychologist - select articles from the current issue are available online at the APA Journals site. Volumes 18 (1963) through 55 (2000) are available in print.
• Annual Review of Psychology - this journal is available electronically in Periodical Abstracts from 1994, and WilsonSelect Plus from 1995. Volumes 24 (1973) through 51 (2000) are located in the Circulating Collection, call number 150.5 A615.
• Developmental Psychology - select articles from the current issue are available online at the APA Journals site. Volumes 1 (1969) through 36 (2000) are available in print.
• Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - select articles from the current issue are available online at the APA Journals site. Volumes 1 (1965) through 79 (2000) are available in print.
• Electronic Journals and Periodicals in Psychology and Related Fields

You can use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns other journals in print or microfilm. Check Journals and Magazines Available Online for a list of accessible electronic journals. If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, you'll want to request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.

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Finding and Using Psychology Information on the Internet

• APA Guide to Library Research in Psychology
• The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Web Search Engines
• Britannica Internet Guide - "The Web's Best Sites," chosen by the editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find

Professional Organizations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychological Society (APS)
• American Psychiatric Association
• List of Psychological Societies

Reference Sources

• Clinical Psychology Resources
• Comprehensive List of Cognitive Science and Psychology Resources (Stanford University)
• The Personality Project
• PsychREF: Resources in Psychology on the Internet
• Psych Web List of Psychology Resources - Personality
• PsycSite: Online Information - Personality
• Yahoo: Social Science: Psychology: Disciplines: Personality

Citing Information

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th ed. (R808.06615 P976 1994)
• Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
• Bibliography Styles Handbook - APA Format - from the University of Illinois
• Using APA Format - from Purdue University

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Created by Elaine Fetyko Page, Head of Technical Services
Updated 11 September 2000 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College