Introduction to Resources in Psychology

For basic information on Baldwin Library policies and procedures, see the brochure “Introduction to Baldwin Library.” Or call the library main desk at 1-229-391-4990. Or e-mail us at asklib@abac.edu

Looking for information on human behavior? Psychology is the study of how individual people behave, learn and cope during their life spans. Although you may find something doing a Google search on your topic, it is not likely that it will be the best information. This handout will introduce you to some of the psychological resources available through the Baldwin. For specific questions on the best way to search a particular database or advice on which resource is the most applicable to your situation, do not hesitate to ask the library staff. We like doing reference!

Books
The Library of Congress organizes uses the letters BF for most of psychology – but not all

Call numbers beginning with	Have this as their primary subject	Call numbers beginning with	Have this as their primary subject
BF	Psychology	LB	Educational Psychology
HF	Organizational/Industrial Psychology (within the rest of the Finance and Business materials)

It may be worth your time to browse the appropriate sections in the main collection upstairs as well as the Reference Collection on the main floor, but as a general rule, the most current information will be in the Reference Collection.
Resources of interest in Psychology at Baldwin Library – only a selected few listed here!

Reference books (these are in the Reference Section)
Encyclopedia of Psychology REF BF 31 .E52 2000
Encyclopedia of Education REF LB 15 .E47 2003

Journals Baldwin Library subscribes to – the articles within these journals are NOT available full-text through any GALILEO database

Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology – General
Journal of Developmental Education
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
PsychoSocial Nursing
Early Education and Development

When using GIL (our on-line catalog - https://gil.abac.edu/) don’t ignore the e-books!!! GIL gives you access to a number of digital books through NetLibrary. You will find these e- books by searching GIL for your subject. There are HUNDREDS NetLibrary books on a huge variety of psychological topics, that might be of use. In order to read these books off campus, you must set up a NetLibrary account while you are on campus.

GILExpress will let you request books that ABAC does not own from other University System of Georgia libraries. Interested? Ask one of the library staff for help.
Databases

GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library, gives ABAC students access to many different research databases from every discipline. Often, the most difficult problem is choosing the best resources for your research interest. We often suggest the following databases for historical resources. Find them by clicking on the Social Sciences tab and then choosing Psychology. The resulting list will give you some options. If you find an article citation and no full text, you may request the article from one of the librarians using a process called Interlibrary Loan. ILLs can take up to two weeks and is another reason not to leave your research until the last minute. If you are using GALILEO off campus, you may be asked for a password. Contact a member of the library staff for the one currently in use.

These are good databases in which to start your research. If you cannot find enough information in these, please feel free to talk to a librarian about your research.

Academic Search Complete – Try this one first. It’s the biggest database in GALILEO and has a little something on just about every topic.

PschINFO – This database specifically targets psychology journals and is an excellent place to find articles describing case studies.

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections Many of the resources described here are paid subscriptions (and you will not be able to access them), which proves again that not everything on the ‘net is free.

The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for people interested in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.

Need study space?
There are eight study rooms located on the second floor of the Baldwin Library. Each of these rooms is equipped with a dry erase board, marker and an eraser. Rooms are available for use by our patrons on a first come, first served basis. Baldwin Library assumes no responsibility for items left unattended – watch your property, please! Room 308 Is the Honors Study room and is reserved for students in the Honors Program. Honors students should sign in at the front desk to obtain a key to this room and must return the key when leaving the library.

Photocopies are made on the self service copier in Room 206. They are 10¢ each. Change for bills 10 dollars or smaller can be obtained at the front desk. Printouts from the GALILEO computers and the microfilm copier are free (limit of 5 documents per session, please).