Psychology

Dictionaries

Oxford Reference Online
Dictionaries of psychology and social science terms, plus humanities encyclopedia.
Note: over 100 reference works

Dissertations

Dissertations @ The Center for Research Libraries
Holds doctoral dissertations and Habilitationsschriften from almost 100 universities outside the U.S. and Canada. Most from the late 19th century and the early 20th century, but some from1800. Most from Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the UK; also from Latin America, South America, and Africa. Languages: 66% German; 16% French; 6% English; 2% Dutch; 1% Latin and Swedish.

Digital Dissertations/Abstracts and Full Text
Indexes two-million dissertations from over one-thousand institutions, with citations from 1861-1980 and abstracts from 1980+. Includes the full text of most CUNY dissertations and post-1997 dissertations from other institutions. Database Guide (PDF)

• To limit your search to CUNY dissertations, include City University of New York in your search statement. See guide to searching for Grad Center dissertations.
• Non-U.S.dissertations can be searched in the Center for Research Libraries' catalog. 

Note: citations, abstracts, recent text

Encyclopedias and Reference

Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
Guide to theories, concepts, and empirical findings about human relationships.

Note: reference book

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
Complete text of first and second editions and all supplements of this important text.
Note: first and second editions

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text of Psychology encyclopedia including: Children and Childhood, Disability, Human Development, Human Geography, Multicultural Psychology, Race and Racism, Sex and Gender.
Note: 275 reference books

Handbook of Gender Research
Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology,edited by Joan C. Chrisler and Donald R. McCreary. 2-volume setwith 53 chapters by 107 contributors that cover the breadth of gender research.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
A wealth of encyclopedia with definitions of medical terms, information about prescription drugs, and details about health organizations.
Note: health information

Health Reference Center Academic
Health information from over 1,000 periodicals and reference works. See title list.
Note: health information

Databases

Oxford Journals Online
Includes the text of 262 Oxford University Press journals from 1996 to the present.  Use the database's advanced search function to search by author, article titles, or journal or by year.  Although content prior to 1996 may be searched, the Graduate Center has access only to text from 1996 to the present.

Note: 262 journals from 1996 to present

Mental Measurements Yearbook
Information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks from 1989 to the present.
Note: standardized-test information

Cogprints
Self-archive of psychology papers

Journal Articles

Multi-Database Search
This resource allows the simultaneous searching of all the full-text and bibliographic databases to which all of CUNY subscribes and all EBSCO databses, as well as the CUNY+ Online Catalog. It does not include the resources to which the Graduate Center subscribes separately. Database Guide (PDF)

Note: Search all CUNY-wide electronic resources simultaneously

Scopus
Abstract and citation database indexes 15,000 international peer-reviewed journals in the social sciences, sciences, and medicine from 1996 to the present. A more detailed description is available, as is a very helpful tutorial. Database Guide (PDF)
Note: Cited reference database

Academic Search Complete
Interdisciplinary full-text database. Full text of over 8,700 journals, including 7.600 peer-reviewed journals, with indexing for another 4,000 titles.   While full text is available as far back as 1887 for a few titles, the text of most titles is available only for the past decade or two.  Also includes the text of books, conference papers, conference proceedings, and educational reports. Database Guide (PDF)

Note: text from over 8,700 journals in all disciplines

ERIC (EBSCO version)
ERIC provides bibliographic citations from over 600 education journals from 1966 to the present. ERIC documents, those with ED, not EJ, numbers, are available on microfiche on the second floor of the library from ED 000001 through ED 462533. Other ERIC documents may be available at the government's ERIC site. Database Guide (PDF).

Note: indexes education resources

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Full text from over 550 scholarly medical journals and abstracts for additional titles. Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, covering 1,300 generic-drug, patient-education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
Note: 550 medical journals

Medline with Full Text
Full text of more than 1,470 medical journals, back to 1965 for some titles, as well as indexing for over 4,800 biomedical journals. Two free versions of Medline (PubMed and MedlinePlus) are available anywhere.
Note: text of 1,470 medical journals

PEP: Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing
Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing provides the full text of 26 psychoanalysis journals from 1871 through 2006, 56 classic psychoanalytic books, and all 24 volumes of The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud.

Note: psychoanalytic journals and texts

PsycArticles
Covers general psychology and basic, applied, specialized, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology. Contains over 150,000 articles from 70 American Psychological Association journals and eight journals from related organizations from 1985 to the present. Also includes letters to the editor and errata. Database Guide (PDF)

Note: 70 APA journals

PsycInfo
Abstracts of articles from nearly 2,000 journals in thirty-five languages since 1872 and abstracts of books and essays in books from 1987 to the present. Datatabe Guide (PDF)

Note: abstracts since 1872

Social Sciences Citation Index
Bibliographic citation, abstract, cited references, and times cited. These records are for articles in major social science journals from 1975 to the present. To search only this portion of Web of Science, scroll to bottom of search screen and check only Social Sciences Citation Index. Scopus is a similar citation index.  Database Guide (PDF)

Note: cited references since 1990

Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes English-language periodicals in the social sciences from 1983 to the present. Includes abstracts for articles published beginning January 1994. Includes full text from 250 periodicals.
Note: indexes articles since 1983

Social Services Abstracts
Abstracts of articles from 1980 to the present.
Note: indexes journals since 1980

SocIndex with Full Text
This EBSCO database indexes 2,540 journals in the social sciences, with full text as far back as 1895 for 253 journals, as well as the text for an additional 72 journals, 547 books, and 6,711 American Sociological Association and American Society of Criminology conference papers.
Note: journals, books, conference papers

Sociological Abstracts
Bibliographic citations from 2,600 journals concerned with sociology and related disciplines from 1963 to the present.
Note: indexes 2,600 journals

Citation Managers

EndNote
Citation software licensed for CUNY Graduate Center affiliates to download and install on PC or Mac desktops. Generates footnotes and bibliographies in any writing style; manages citations and notes in a private library. Endnote tutorials and online classes.  Endnote help sheets.
Note: GC users download free

EndNote Web
This online companion to EndNote allows citation gathering from anywhere. Generates footnotes and bibliographies in any writing style; manages citations and notes in a private library. Complements Endnote on your desktop; allows shared access to your citations. Access limited to Graduate Center affiliates. Endnote tutorials and online classes. Endnote help sheets.
Note: online citation management

Zotero
Free Firefox extension that imports citations, allows note-taking, keyword searching, stores attachments; 100 MB without additional fee. Zotero 2.0 syncs articles saved on the Zotero server with any Firefox browser. Cut/paste formated citations and bibliography, or use Word and OpenOffice plug-ins. Zotero Video Tutorials

RefWorks
Online citation management licensed for all CUNY affiliates. Generate footnotes and bibliography in any writing style; organize citations and notes in your private library. RefShare allows document access for an invited group. 25 MB limit on individual file size; 5 GB individual account limit. RefWorks help guides, tutorials
Note: online citation management

E-Books

Oxford Scholarship Online
Full text of 3,772 scholarly books published by Oxford University Press. While the Graduate Center subscription allows access to abstracts of books in other disciplines, text is available for titles only in economics and finance, history, linguistics, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and psychology. Guide

Note: text of scholarly books

PEP: Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing
Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing provides the full text of 26 psychoanalysis journals from 1871 through 2006, 56 classic psychoanalytic books, and all 24 volumes of The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud.

Note: psychoanalytic journals and texts

PsycBooks
This American Psychological Association (APA) database provides the full text of more than 2,000 APA books published since 1950, including over 100 out-of-print titles. Also included are 1,500 archival resources from other publishers dating back to the 1660s and more than 1,500 entries from Encyclopedia of Psychology, published in 2000 by APA and Oxford University Press.
Note: 2,000 APA books

Publishing

Journal Citation Reports
The number of articles published in journals indexed by the Web of Science and the number of citations to individual journals. This information may be viewed by journal name, subject, publisher, and country or territory. Be sure to choose science or social sciences before selecting a subject. Statistics are currently available for 2007 and 2008.
Note: Web of Science citation statistics

Catalogs

WorldCat (FirstSearch)
Holdings of thousands of American and international libraries. Make ILL requests with the Find it! button. Searchable in English, French, and Spanish. See an online tutorial to the database. See also the freely accessible version of WorldCat. Database Guide (PDF)

Note: holdings of thousands of libraries; make ILL requests through Find it!

WorldCat.org
Free union catalog containing the holdings of thousands of libraries. Use the Find-it at CUNY feature to look up titles in the CUNY library system and to make ILL requests. Mobile WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/m/
Note: free catalog of the holdings of thousands of libraries; request ILL items with find-it

Reviews

Cochrane Library
Collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane reviews provide evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions. In addition to Cochrane reviews, the Cochrane Library provides other sources of reliable information:  review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations, and individual clinical trials.
Note: healthcare resources

PsycCritiques
Book-review database produced by the American Psychological Association, featuring full text reviews of scholarly and professional books in psychology from 1956 to the present, as well as reviews from a psychological perspective of popular films and trade books.
Note: book reviews

Statistics & Data

GenderStats
GenderStats is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators designed with user-friendly, menu-driven features. It offers statistical and other data in modules on several subjects. The data in each module is presented in ready-to-use format. Users have the option of saving the country views in Excel (or another spreadsheet software) to customize reports.
Note: from the World Bank

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
FULL-TEXT, with statistics, of the current Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics; with ongoing updates.

Vital Statistics of New York State
Vital statistics in table form.
Note: vital statistics in table form.

Vital Statistics: NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
Statistics on birth, death, illness, etc. in summary and searchable form.
Note: statistics on birth, death, illness, etc. in summary and searchable form

ICPSR: Interuniversity Consortium for Political & Social Research
Social science data from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
Note: social science data sets

Tests & Measurements

Buros Test Reviews Online
Indexes Mental Measurements Yearbooks available in print and online.

Testlink (ETS Test Collection Index)
Purchase online or find free in the Grad Center ETS Collection, shelved under "Tests in Microfiche," Graduate Center Library Fiche, North. Also see ETS Test Collection Catalog (Graduate Center Ref LB 3051 .E79 1993); Tests in Print, V. 1 - 6 (Graduate Center Ref LB 3051 .T455)

Associations

American Psychological Association
Events, news, resources

Association for Psychological Science
Grants, teaching, events

Grad Center Educational Psychology
Course listings, faculty, schedules

Society for the Study of Social Problems
Scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives

Government Information

County and City Data Books
This resource provides access to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books. This service provides the opportunity to create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets (subsets only available for 1988-2000).

NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
Statistics, meetings, grants

Organizations

Grad Center Psychology
Eleven concentrations, each in a semi-autonomous subprogram at one of seven CUNY campuses

Psychology Departments on the Web
Search in English only, by keyword or browse by country

Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid

COS Funding Opportunities
Grants, internships, graduate and post-graduate fellowships in all subject areas. Search by keyword; set alerts for relevant opportunites.

Note: grants, fellowships, internships

Foundation Directory Online
Information about 20,000 large and mid-sized U.S. foundations and files for more than half-a-million grants. The Trustees, Officers, and Donors search field and its corresponding index allow users to search over 110,000 trustee, officer and donor names.

Note: covers 20,000 foundations

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Search for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other financial support for individuals, with more than 6,100 entries, updated quarterly., including detailed descriptions of approximately 2,000 programs which fund individual grant seekers. Accessible only in library. Users must ask reference librarian to log them in.
Note: financial-support sources