Psychology 54: Close Relationships
Spring 2002
ENCYCLOPEDIAS | DICTIONARIES | HANDBOOKS | CATALOGS | ARTICLES | INDEXES/DATABASES | CITING SOURCES
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Psychology. Kazdin, Alan E., ed.
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association ; New York : Oxford
University Press, 2000. 8 vols. (SCI REF BF31 E52 2000)
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Manstead, Antony S.R.
and Miles Hewstone, eds. Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Blackwell, 1995.
(FROST REF HM251 B476 1995)
Encyclopedia of Human Emotions. Levinson, David, James J. Ponzetti,
Jr., and Peter F. Jorgensen, eds. New York, NY : Macmillan Reference,
c1999. 2 vols. (SCI REF BF531 E55 1999)
Marriage, Family, and Relationships : a cross-cultural encyclopedia.
Broude, Gwen J. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1994. (FROST REF GN480
B76 1994)
Britannica Online
For general information, a good encyclopedia is often best.
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Psychology. Corsini, Raymond J. Philadelphia,
PA : Brunner/Mazel, c1999. (SCI REF BF31 C72 1999)
Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy. Sauber, S.
Richard. Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1993. (FROST REF RC488.5
D525 1993)
OED
Online or the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary (FROST REF
PE1625 O87 1989)
Handbooks
Handbook of Personal Relationships: theory, research,
and interventions. Duck, Steve, ed. 2nd ed. New York : Wiley, c1997.
(FROST HM132 H3325 1997)
Close Relationships: a sourcebook. Hendrick, Clyde, Susan S. Hendrick,
eds. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2000. (FROST HM1106 C55
2000)
Catalogs
Find books and journal titles in the Four College Library Catalog (for Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Smith) from the Library's homepage; there is a separate UMass Catalog. You can search in the library catalogs by AUTHOR, by SUBJECT, by TITLE (or JOURNAL TITLE), or by KEYWORD. The SUBJECT choice requires the exact word or phrase chosen by libraries to define your topic. Try starting with KEYWORD and looking at the subjects assigned to items you retrieve.
Finding Journal Articles
Here's a guide reviewing how to locate journal articles from start to finish.
Indexes/Databases
PsycInfo. Washington, DC, American Psychological
Association (1887 - present)
Index covering the professional and academic literature in psychology
and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology,
education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas.
1998-present
1984-1997
1967-1983
1887-1966
Expanded
Academic ASAP. (1980 - present)
An index to articles from a wide variety of academic journals. It lists
articles from psychology, sociology, and many other disciplines. Many
references include the complete text of the articles.
Social
Sciences Index (1983 – present)
Index to English-language periodicals including psychology. Tends to index
fewer scholarly journals than the two above.
GenderWatch
(some back to 1970's – present)
GenderWatch is a full text database of publications that focus on the
impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Citing Sources
Be sure to credit the sources you use for a research project -- whether printed books and journals or online texts, websites, etc.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, c2001. (FROST/SCI
REF BF76.7 P83 2001)
Using
APA Format Purdue University's electronic handout for using APA style
manual.
Electronic
Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association.
The APA's official citation format for electronic sources.
Need Additional Help? Contact Susan Kimball by e-mail (sjkimball) or phone (x8112) or stop by Keefe Science Library during her office hours
Do you have questions about research in this course? Contact Susan Kimball (sjkimball)