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Searching the Literature
Research in Psychology
Most comprehensive single search source for psychological research, includes citations and abstracts for 2 million articles published in 2000 psychology journals (1887 - present), as well as research published in dissertations (1931 - present), and selected books (1987 - present).
Available via: Library Home Page (http://library.csustan.edu/), Find: Articles in Journals, Psychology
For Help: Brief Guide to Using PsycINFO
A subset of PsycINFO, including only the full-text of 40+ journals published by
the American Psychology Association (APA).
Reviews of current books and films compiled by the American Psychology Association. Also includes reviews published after 1996 in the APA's previous review publication, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.
Note: Includes only the text of a review of each book. To find the book
itself, search the Library Catalog or WorldCat.
Selected Research in All Disciplines
Index to over 8 million articles published in over 3000 periodicals, including 2500 peer-reviewed journals representing all disciplines.
To Retrieve only Scholarly Publications: Under Limit your results: option, choose Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
Abstracts of articles published since 1984 in over key 3,500 key publications, including academic journals and popular magazines. Also includes the full-text of articles from over 1,700 of these periodicals.
To Retrieve only Scholarly Publications: Under Limit to: option, choose Peer Reviewed.
Research in Other Disciplines
Searches the abstracts (descriptions) of 700,000 articles published in 600 leading social science journals from 1984 to the present.
Research published in Education journals, books, and reports.
Research published in social work journals, dissertations, and selected books.
Research published in sociology journals and dissertations.
Government Information
The University Library has a small collection of federal and state documents. Most of these publications
are not listed in the Library Catalog. If you identify a publication via the U.S. GPO or California State Library catalogs, check with a
reference librarian to see if it is available in the University Library's collection.
Published Documents
GPO (Government Printing Office)
Searches publications of the federal government published since 1976.
Searches the holdings of the State Library in Sacramento, including California state documents.
Web Resources
Official web portal for U.S. Government web sites.
Official web portal for California state government web sites.
Statistics
The U.S. and state governments compile and publish statistics on a huge variety of topics, including agriculture, criminal justice, demographics, economics, education, labor, population, and transportation.
Summaries of Key Statistics
Hint: If the statistics in either of these publications are not
detailed enough, find a chart as close as possible to the desired topic and note the source. Access the referenced source to see if it provides greater detail on the topic.
Annual compilation of key statistics published by the federal government since 1878.
Also available in the library's print collection: as listed
in the Library Catalog.
Annual compilation of key statistics published by the state government since 1958. (Issues for 1999 - 2003 available online).
Also available in the library's print collection: as listed
in the Library Catalog.
Government Statistics on the Web
Search Engines
Search for statistics on wide variety of topics compiled by over 100 U.S. government agencies. See also the list of topics and agencies from their web site
Government statistics can often be retrieved via general web search engines (e.g. Google). However, when using such a tool, be sure to evaluate the authority of the source.
Hint: To search only government agency web sites, add "site:gov" to the search box or choose
Domain: Only: gov from the Advanced Search menu.
Guides
Links to key sites for federal government, state, and some local statistics. Federal
sites are also broken down by topic.
Most comprehensive single directory of government statistical web sites, organized by subject.
APA Style
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Copies available in the Univeristy Library (on reserve, at reference, in Stockton, and in the main stacks).
Copies available in the Univeristy Library (on reserve, at reference, in Stockton, and in the main stacks).
Brief guides compiled by the University Library.
Includes page formatting examples.
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