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 Starting Points: Guide to Psychology Resources
R E F E R E N C E   B O O K S - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out.
R 128.2 O Oxford Companion to the Mind Covers people and theories in psychology and related fields.
R 150.3 Cor Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology & Behavioral Science Four volumes on topics & persons in all areas of psychology.
R 152.403 Enc Encyclopedia of Human Emotions Two-volumes on terms, theories, & human emotions.
R 155.28 Tes Tests Info, description, purpose, population, cost & availability on 3,000+ tests. 
R 303 I International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences Articles on concepts, principles, theories & methods.
R 616.8003 Enc Encyclopedia of Mental Health Essays on “all levels of analysis, from the molecular and biological, through the social and family, to the cultural.”
R 616.89 Cam Psychiatric Dictionary A glossary of terms.
R 616.89 Com Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry Forty-one chapters covering aging, evaluation, disorders, treatment, ethics and more.
R 616.89 Dia Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (at the Reference desk) Classifications of mental disorders, terms of the diagnoses.
F I N D I N G   B O O K S   &   O T H E R   L I B R A R Y   M A T E R I A L S/ Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 128, 150, 155, 616.8
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then - Search Our Catalog - in the upper right hand. Good subject headings for this topic are psychology, and mental health.
e B O O K S
You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web site www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well.  See a reference librarian for more detail.
F I N D I N G   A R T I C L E S
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

· The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference R 050 R. Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
· EBSCOhost and InfoTrac OneFile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.

Search for full text articles in these databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

W E B S I T E S
American Psychological Association APA’s online resources features psychology topics, glossary, hundreds of links, and more.
Encyclopedia of Psychology A large library of links that provides access to material on many aspects of psychology.
Mental Help Net Access & education about mental health. Includes symptoms listing for dozens of disorders.
Psychology Today This online site of the popular magazine includes articles, topics, self-tests, find a therapist, and more.
Psychology Virtual Library A directory of psychology Web sites including links to many scholarly journals.
Yahoo Psychology Yahoo's list of psychology-related links.
See also our Social Sciences links.

For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 5/2/06
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