PSYC 314: Research Methods in Psychology

PsycINFO is the largest resource devoted to finding literature in Psychology. It may not be the only place to search for articles, but it is a good starting place for most Psychology-related topics.

• Tip: You will probably want to use the check boxes ("limiters") in the database to narrow your results to the specific type of information you want to find (i.e., "Peer-reviewed" and/or "Academic Journals")
• Need help? Check out this Quick Reference Guide (PDF) from the APA or get help from a librarian

If your topic is related to mental health or other clinical areas, you may want to try searching in the databases listed here.

If your topic is related to learning or education, you may want to try searching in these key education databases.

If you're having trouble finding information about your topic, you may want to try one of these other multidisciplinary or social science-focused databases.

If you find an article that you would like to come back to, do not copy and paste the URL from the top of your web browser. Database URLs change frequently as articles are added and removed, so the URL you copy may not work later. The safest option is always to find and download the PDF and save it in a safe place. However, you can also create a permalink, which is a stable URL that will work for you later. 

Creating permalinks in Cook OneSearch or an EBSCO database is easy: on the article page, look under the Tools column on the right and click on the word permalink. Then, copy and paste the URL it creates into a safe place.

Other databases may not have a permalink icon for you. If you find an article and you don't see an option to save a permalink, you can use the Cook Library's Proxy Builder to create your stable URL. Copy and paste your URL into the first box, and a stable URL will be created for you in the second box.