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Journal Articles

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	Library will scan articles from bound and microform journals and email them to you in 24-48 hours or obtain them from another library.  No charge.

	PsycINFO An index with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (sociology, linguistics, anthropology, education, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology). Campus/Remote
	ERIC Index with abstracts to educational periodicals and unpublished documents available since 1966 Campus / Remote
	MEDLINE. Indexes and abstracts journal articles in a broad range of medical topics... Campus/Remote

All Psychology Databases

Background Information

	Gale Virtual Reference Library Searchable online reference book collection covering all subjects from the arts to zoology. Campus/Remote
	Sage eReference Search full-text encyclopedias in psychology and related fields. Campus/Remote
	Gale Encyclopedia of Mental disorders Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). Also features entries for prescription, alternative, and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.
	Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms... Campus/Remote
	Encyclopedia of School Psychology Entries cover psychology, education and counseling, child development, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, strategies to improve academic skills, and more.

Books & Videos

LEO Library Catalog

Find books and videos in LEO.  Request Library Delivery to have materials delivered to a different library on campus. (See list of JMU libraries and their locations.)   Faculty, staff, and doctoral students may request delivery directly to the Psychology Department.

The psychology book collection is split between Carrier and East Campus Libraries:

Most psychology videos are in Carrier Library.

WorldCat

Find book and videos in libraries around the world.  Use Interlibrary Loan to borrow books JMU does not own.

Dissertation Abstracts Online with Digital Dissertations

Full text for doctoral dissertations and master's theses.

 

Tests

	Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print Descriptive information and critical reviews of more than 2,000 commercially-available standardized tests. Campus/Remote
	HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) Descriptions of behavioral tests and measurements in health fields, psychosocial sciences... Campus/Remote
	PsycINFO Find author-developed instruments in PsycINFO:        impulsiveness   and      scale or checklist or test or questionnaire or assessment Campus/Remote

Psychology and Resource Assessment Center (PARC) - G023 Miller Hall

This library has several hundred psychological tests. Materials may generally be checked out by psychology graduate students only.

Diagnosis

	DSM-IV-TR® Library (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) A set of searchable, full-text reference works for psychiatric diagnosis... Campus/Remote
	WHO International Classification of Diseases International diagnostic classification for diseases and other health problems, including mental disorders. Internet

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This page last reviewed by L. Cameron on 08/15/2008