psychology

Tips and Resources for the course, Psychology of Aging, Psychology 3030 / Diversity and Social Justice Studies 3030
updated for Winter 2020

Where to search:

When information is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, the source of that information must be documented. Otherwise, you are guilty of plagiarism. To help you in avoiding plagiarism, see this tutorial.

For help in evaluating Web information and using search tools, see Find Quality Web Information.

Sites created by research agencies, government departments, and professional organizations, such as the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association can be regarded as authoritative.

Starting points for locating Psychology information on the Web. 

First, see the "background information" page and search Gale by the person's name.

Entire books: To find entire books on a single person, keyword search in OneSearch and use the limiter for Books Only, or do your search first then use the "Source Type" limiter on the left side for Books, eBooks, and/or Videos as needed.

Use databases to find articles on your topic.

The most important database for psychology is PsycINFO.

To find books or video materials on a particular topic, begin with a keyword search in OneSearch and use the limiter for Books Only, or do your search first then use the "Source Type" limiter on the left side for Books, eBooks, and/or Videos as needed.

Examples of subject headings (aka keyword phrases) to try, in combination with your own more specific terms:

Books with background info are often called "reference books".

Top Resources: 
PsycINFO and OneSearch (New Summer 2024 platform!)  
                          OneSearch (Classic). 
OneSearch includes PsycINFO, PsycArticles, and more.

Very quick guide to using PsycINFO at UPEI