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Guide Details

Fall 2009 - Dr. Owen-Smith - Psyc 205

 

Locating Background Resources

Search online in DiscoverE or in our Print Reference Collection (located on the 1st floor of the library) to begin your search. Get a start on your research question, look for related search terms, and find more resources in the bibliographies of reference articles to help further your research.

Recommended Background Resources:

 

 

 
 

 

Locating Books

Search DiscoverE -- the Emory University Libraries' new discovery tool for searching the library catalog, databases, and other digital collections. 

Recommended Search Terms:

 
 
 

 

Locating Articles

Use to find articles about your topic.

Recommended Article Databases:

 

eJournals:

General publications:

Scholarly, psychology specific journals

Databases:

  • Academic Search Complete:multidisciplinary database, good starting point for research. Contains articles from popular and scholarly periodicals.
  • PsycInfo: some full-text, a major resource for scholarly psychology research.
  • Social Science Citation Index: one of the major resources for scholarly social science research.
 
 

 

Evaluating and Citing Your Sources

Don't forget to evaluate your sources based on:

  1. Relevance
  2. Evidence
  3. Author of source
  4. Publisher of source
  5. Timeliness
  6. Comprehensiveness

Evaluating Sources:

 

Need help deciding if a source is right for your project?