Division of Library Services

Subject Support - Psychology

To help you complete your Psychology assignments, follow these four easy steps:

Step 1: Create your Search Strategy

• Define your topic using Subject Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
• Need some help? Take our Topic Analysis Tutorial.

Step 2: Search the Catalogue for Books and other resources

You can use the Catalogue to search for books, DVDs, eBooks and other online resources.

Search the Catalogue:

  

Keywords   Author   Title   Subject

Need some help?

• Take our Catalogue Tutorial
• "Find a Book" Watch-it! Tutorial

Step 3: Search the Journal Databases for Articles

You can use Journal Databases to search for articles from journals, magazines and newspapers.

• For a list of Databases that relate to Psychology, see: Psychology Databases
• To see if we have the full-text version of an article you are looking for, see: Article Finder.
• To conduct a search across multiple databases, use: SmartSearch
• Need some help? Take our Databases Tutorial.

Step 4: Explore Useful Websites

You can find a lot of current information about Psychology on the internet.

• For a list of useful web resources about Psychology, see:
  • Psychology Websites
  • Psychology Blogs
  • Psychology Podcasts
  • Psychology Professional Associations
• Need some help? Take our Searching the Internet Tutorial.

Need more help?

• To find out if a journal article is peer reviewed, see Ulrichs Periodicals Online.
• To reference your assignment, see the Learning Skills website.
• To find statistics, see the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• To use bibliographic management software, see the EndNote page.
• To find a government department or agency, see Australian Government Sites by Portfolio.
• To learn how to avoid plagiarism, see Avoiding Plagiarism @ CSU.