The Library Links page is designed as an index of resources for research methods in psychology. The first section of this page is devoted to resources that are available through the Cohen Library at City College, such as CD-ROM journal index databases and the CUNY+ Online Catalog. The second section of this page contains an annotated list of internet links related to research methods in psychology. Each link has a brief annotation summarizing the contents of the site to which it is connected. To follow a link simply click on the blue-colored, underlined URL text underneath the link's title and your browser will take you to the appropriate web page. Follow one of the two links below to take you to the respective section on this page. I. The Cohen Library at City CollegeII. Web LinksThe Cohen Library at City CollegeCD-ROM Databases1. PsycLitPsycLit is a CD-ROM version of Psychological Abstracts. It contains citations and abstracts to journal articles, and summaries of English-language chapters and books in psychology, as well as behavioral information from sociology, linguistics, medicine, law, psychiatry, and anthropology. The PsycLit database is accessible from any of the LAN database workstations located in the Reference Area on the main floor of the Cohen Library. Instructions for using the PsycLit database can be found at: http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Databases/psyclit.html. 2. ProQuestProQuest has two databases: Periodical Abstracts - Research Edition II; and Social Sciences Index/Fulltext. Periodical Abstracts contains abstracts and indexing to articles from over 1600 periodicals and a rolling block of the most recent six months of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Social Sciences Index/Fulltext is a link to H.W. Wilson's Social Sciences Index. It indexes 400 publications and provides the full image for approximately 200 of these. ProQuest covers from 1986 to the current year and is updated monthly. Access to the ProQuest databases is provided by two ProQuest workstations located in the Reference Area of the Cohen Library. The CD-ROM disks, arranged in chronological order by numbers corresponding to the file and date of publication, that hold copies of the fulltext articles are stored in cabinets located adjacent to the ProQuest workstations. Instructions for using ProQuest (User Guide No. 1) can be found in the User Guides rack located in front of the Information Desk on the main floor of the Cohen Library. CUNY+ Online CatalogCUNY+ is the catalog for all CUNY libraries, including the City College. It lists books, periodicals, government documents, micro forms, music recordings, scores, audio-visual materials, items on order, and certain other library materials. The system also provides access to general and specialized indexes, updated regularly, for locating citations and short summaries of articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers. The CUNY+ Online Catalog can be accessed by one of two methods:
Web Links1. APA JournalsThis American Psychological Association (APA) page allows you to browse a collection of online psychology journals either by topic, or alphabetically. 2. PsychCrawlerA fairly new and unconventional search tool operated by the American Psychological Association for locating psychology journals and articles. 3. Psychology Journalshttp://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/journal.html A collection of links to online psychology resources such as journals and periodicals, conference proceedings, and bibliographies. Includes a site search tool. 4. Psychology Articleshttp://www.psywww.com/resource/brochure.htm A list of links to online articles and brochures relating to psychology. 5. Psychology Journals - Searchablehttp://www.psywww.com/resource/journals.htm A searchable index of online psychology journals. 6. Psychology Journals - By Topic http://www.psywww.com/resource/bytopic.htm An index of online psychology journals organized and browsable by topic. 7. PsycLit Instructionshttp://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Databases/psyclit.html An online version of the instructions for using the PsycLit CD-ROM database in the City College Cohen Library. 8. PsychRefhttp://maple.lemoyne.edu/~hevern/psychref.html A large site devoted to providing numerous links to psychology resources on the web. Includes a list of general psychology resources, search tools, and topic-specific resources covering a variety of specialized fields. 9. Methods in Behavioral ResearchAlthough this site is designed to complement the textbook Methods in Behavioral Research by Paul C. Cozby, it contains valuable links to a number of topics in behavioral research methods. 10. Psychology Research Report Writing Guidehttp://www.uwsp.edu/acad/psych/apa4b.htm An online guide to writing research reports in experimental methods courses. Designed for both students and faculty, the guide follows the conventions and style promoted by the American Psychological Association (APA). 11. Research Methods Tutorialshttp://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/TUTORIAL.HTM A collection of online tutorials for various topics in research methods in psychology. The tutorials were designed for undergraduate and graduate use by graduate psychology students at Cornell. 12. Psychological Tests and Experiments on Yahoohttp://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Psychology/Tests_and_Experiments/ An index of links to psychological tests, experiments, and studies published online. 13. Psychology Laboratory Experiments Onlinehttp://www.olemiss.edu/PsychExps/ This site is home to a collection of online cognitive and social psychology laboratory experiments. Developed specifically for the internet, these are a set of interactive experiments that can be used in traditional lab courses. |
