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Indexes & Databases for Psychology-related research

Start your research with PsycInfo or Web of Science, two great databases with a lot of behavioral sciences and interdisciplinary content!

PsycInfo
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The primary database for research in psychology, PsycInfo provides access to the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, and linguistics.
Web of Science
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This combined database searches the Web of Science Core Collection databases (Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index), Medline, BIOSIS, and Zoological Record. The Web of Science Core Collection component allows citation searching to determine what papers cite a particular author/paper.
Medline (via Web of Science)
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Medline is the premiere medical abstracts database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. This version of Medline provides links to our journal holdings through the CHECK MSU AVAILABILITY feature.
PubMed
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The original Medline database interface, PubMED does not provide links to MSU journal holdings. Search the Journals by Title database to determine if the library owns a journal from which you need an article. See Medline description above for coverage.
Sociological Abstracts
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Covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
SPORTDiscus
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Use for researching the psychology of sport, training, and conditioning. May find some overlap with PsycInfo and other databases, but some unique content as well.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
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Does your research topic overlap with criminology, juvenile delinquency, etc.? Then search this database in addition to PsycInfo, Web of Science, etc.
CatSearch
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Use CatSearch to search multiple databases at once; most but not all of the MSU Library's subscription databases are included in this search tool. Note the ability to limit to peer reviewed publications, etc.

More databases for psychology-related research
Business Databases
Does your topic overlap with organizational culture, business or industry, human resources, or other areas within business-related fields? Then search one or more of the business databases, in addition to PscyInfo, Web of Science, etc.

Academic Writer
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Learning and teaching tools, writing and content management technology, and integration of the APA Publication Manual

Academic Writer Tutorial (APA Publishing Training)
~40 minute introduction to using Academic Writer
Tutorial: starting a paper in Academic Writer
Watch this 3.5 minute clip to get started on your research paper, plus find links to more tutorials here!

WWW Resources

PsycInfo Quick Reference Guide
A quick "How-to" guide for searching PsycInfo efficiently!
American Psychological Association
Learn more about the APA, find and explore topics for research, and more.
APA Journal Statistics
Look here for rejection rates, publication lag time, number of subscriptions, etc.
APA online guide from the OWL at Purdue
Refer to this comprehensive online guide to the 6th edition of the APA style guide when completing your research papers.
Association for Psychological Science
Classics in the History of Psychology
A full-text collection of classic works in psychology.
MSU Psychology Department

Tutorial Database - statistical software and much more!

LinkedIn Learning Tutorial database
LinkedIn Learning offers a suite of training videos from specific software packages to up-and-coming technology trends. Search by topic or the name of the program for which you'd like to find a tutorial.

Research & Survey Tools

Qualtrics
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Create online and offline surveys and collect data for research purposes
- See the MSU Library's Qualtrics LibGuide for help using this resource and specific information related to the subscription
- Visit the Qualtrics Support website for detailed instructions on creating surveys

REDcap
Build and manage surveys and databases
Sample Research Proposal from OWL at Purdue

Graduate Schools - Search for a Program!

Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (Gale)
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Find colleges, graduate programs, or information about financial aid; also offers practice tests and guidebooks
In addition to logging in with a NetID and password, users will need to create a personal account using an @montana.edu email address in order to save things such as test progress.