Sheilah Mahan, MS i3His@yahoo.com
Class Syllabus Psychology Librarian: Kevin Compton; kcompton@tiu.edu
Finding Resources:
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Books, journals and other resources can be found in Trincat the library's online catalog.
- Online journal articles are available under Find articles or choosing among the databases. These four databases are premier sources for scholarly articles on psychology:
- PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES offer articles pertinent to all areas of the field of psychology.
- ATLA is a religious database which focuses on sexuality from a religious perspective.
- Academic Search Premier is a general database with many scholarly full text articles.
- These are just a few of many useful subject search terms for searching in the catalog or databases:
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Culture and sexuality |
Gender and Sexual issues |
Psychosexual Behavior |
Sexual development |
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Faith and sex |
Sexually transmitted diseases |
Sexual risk taking |
Theology and sexuality |
Citing Sources:
- Online guides for APA style citation are available though Citation Tools.
- OWL (APA Citation) - From Purdue University offers guides for APA citations and also tips on academic writing, grammar etc.
- APA Citation for Reach - Gives a brief example of how to site different resources such as books, journals and online journals.
- Three APA style reference books:
- Ref BF76.7 .P83 2001 Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
- Ref BF76.7 .P47 2007 Pocket guide to APA style
- BF76.7 .A55 2007 What every student should know about citing sources with APA documentation
Collecting, Sharing and Citing Articles:
- Refworks - A bibliographic program that composes a Reference List from resources that you select and download as you do your searching.
