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Psychology

Welcome! This guide will help you find the best information sources for Psychology

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Library databases are online collections that search quality journal, magazine, newspaper and other academic sources.

 

Most of our databases are searchable on our library discovery service, this means you can search several databases at once.

However, some databases will have to be searched separately. 

Click on the Databases button on the library website to:

  • see a full listing of our databases
  • see which ones are indexed on our library discovery service
  • search each database individually

Search Donegal databases

Search Galway and Mayo databases

Search Sligo databases

 

Key Databases

Springer Journals

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subject: Social sciences, Humanities, Psychology 

Discover Psychology

Current PsychologyResearch and Reviews

Taylor & Francis Online

Contents: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: Social sciences, Humanities, Psychology

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ScienceDirect provides coverage of all areas of Psychology including Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Consumer Psychology and Educational Psychology to help get you up to speed with new and unfamiliar concepts in your area of interest. Browse the Topics list or complete a keyword search to discover more.

Project MUSE

Content: Full-text journal articles from  400 university presses and scholarly societies around the world

Subject: Social sciences, Humanities, Psychology

Sage Research Methods

Sage Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.

Sage Journals

Content: Journal articles

Subjects: Business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine.

Wiley Online Library

Contents: Journal articles, reference works and eBooks

Subjects: Multidisciplinary collection. Business, humanities, engineering and technology, science and medicine.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

Academic Search Ultimate

Scholarly journals spanning a range of areas of academic study including: biology, chemistry, engineering, law, mathematics, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion, zoology, and more.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

Search Tips

  • Plan your search. Brainstorm keywords and synonyms. For example, genes, genetic, hereditary, congenital, inherited.
  • Most databases have an Advanced Search option. Use it to focus your search.
  • Use "quote marks" to search for phrases. For example, "genetic disorders"

Science Direct Topic Finder

The Topic Finder at the bottom of the Science Direct database page is an excellent tool to find the most relevant excerpts, definitions and related content for science related terms. It provides definitions and detailed descriptions for words related to a wide range of Science disciplines. 

Access the Topics page by scrolling to the bottom of the page on ScienceDirect and clicking on "Browse by Topic".


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