Library Resources for Developmental Psychology

Psychology 209, Spring 1997


Reference Services Division, Olin*Kroch*Uris Libraries

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Periodical Indexes
Guide to Keyword Searching in PsycInfo
Review Sources
Background Information: Handbooks
Background Information: Encyclopedias
Finding Books
Formatting Your Bibliography
Reference Help

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY

Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography. Chicago: University of Chicago P, 1927- .
(Mann Ref HQ 750 A1 N3)

Covers many journals not indexed by Psychological Abstracts; all aspects of child development are covered in a subject arrangement. Issued three times/year; annual author and subject cumulations. Published by the University of Chicago Press for the Society for Research in Child Development.

ERIC. Washington, DC: Educational Resources Information Center, 1966- .
(Mann Gateway)

A database of journal articles and research reports in the field of education. In addition to providing access to the standard education journals, it provides brief summaries of educational research reports and projects (mainly supported by the U.S. Office of Education). The unpublished reports are available on microfiche at Mann Library; they are called ERIC documents and are identified by a number in the AN field that is preceded by ED.

LLBA; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts. San Diego: Sociological Abstracts Inc., 1967- .
[Cornell Library Catalog Plus] ; Olin Ref Z 7001 L114)

Formerly edited at the University of Michigan Center for Research on Language and Behavior in collaboration with the Bureau pour l'Enseignment de la Langue et de la Civilisation Francaises a l'Etranger and now published in San Diego by Sociological Abstracts, Inc., LLBA is designed to provide rapid access to scholarly articles relevant to language and language behavior, regardless of disciplinary focus. Abstracts are grouped under such headings as linguistics, psychology, communication sciences, hearing, etc. with appropriate subdivisions. Entries are drawn from more than 1,000 journals, reports, occasional papers, etc., in some 30 languages. Publication is quarterly with an annual cumulated index.

PsycInfo/PsycLIT. Washington: APA, 1984- .
(Bear Access [Cornell Library Catalog Plus]and Mann Gateway [DIALOG]

Indexes and abstracts 1300 leading international journals in psychology and related behavioral disciplines including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, and pharmacology. There are differences in scope and years covered for the electronic versions of this database. The online version available on Bear Access covers 1984 to the present and is updated monthly. The online version on the Mann Gateway [DIALOG] covers 1967 to the present and is also updated monthly. They both contain all the records from the print version Psychological Abstracts available at Olin Ref (+Z 7203 P973) which began in 1927. The CD-ROM version contains journal articles from 1974 to the present and is updated quarterly. It does not include conference papers or dissertations. All versions of this abstracting service use the vocabulary and index terms from the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms in Olin Ref (+Z 7203 P9731 1994).

Social Sciences Citation Index. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information, 1970- .
(Print version: Olin Ref Z 7161 S68+; CD-ROM version: Olin Ref; Mann Ref)

An index to works cited in the current periodical literature of the social sciences, covering over 2,000 journals. The unique feature of SSCI is that it allows the user to find relevant material based on where a particular reference has been cited. Using a key reference on a topic, other articles which have cited that article are identified. The index can also be searched by keywords in the titles of articles. Also available on CD-ROM in Olin Reference (1981 to date) and Mann Reference (1989 to date).

Social Sciences Index. New York: Wilson, 1974- .
(Uris Ref AI 3 S67+; also Olin Ref, Mann Ref, Bear Access)

The Social Sciences Index is an author and subject index to more than 260 of the most important scholarly periodicals in the fields of anthropology, area studies, economics, environmental science, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, and related subjects. Only 77 social science periodicals were covered by its predecessor, the Social Sciences and Humanities Index. A feature of the Social Sciences Index is its listing of book reviews at the back of each issue.

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REVIEW SOURCES

Annual Review of Psychology. Stanford: Annual Reviews, 1950 -.
(Olin BF 30 A61; also Mann, JGSM, ILR)

Contains critical articles and literature reviews on the current year's significant research topics in psychology. A cumulative author/title index appears in every fifth volume.

Katz,Bill, and Linda Sternberg Katz. Magazines for Libraries. New York: Bowker, 1969-.
(Uris Ref Z 6941 K21+; also Olin)

Magazines for Libraries is "...an annotated listing by subject of some 6,500 periodicals." (Preface) Each entry gives name of periodical, beginning publication date, publisher, editor, address, price and such information as indexing, size and level of audience. Short abstracts describe the scope, political slant and other aspects of the publication. Arrangement is topical which brings together magazines and journals on like subjects. To find an individual title, use the title index at the end of the volume.

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FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION

HANDBOOKS AND GUIDES

Dyer,Colin Beginning Research in Psychology Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1995.
(Uris and Olin Ref BF76.5 D94x 1995)

Geared toward the needs of anyone who is pursuing investigative work in psychology. Dyer's work provides a straightforward introduction to techniques of behavioral research. "Soft" methods , such as interviews and participant observational studies are included in addition to traditional experimental methods. Includes a subject index, many useful charts and graphs, and appendices on topics, such as ethical standards, presenting the results of an investigation and making references to the research.

Mussen, Paul H., ed. Handbook of Child Psychology. 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 1983.
(Mann Ref BF 721 C28 1983; also Uris stacks BF721 H23 1983)

This handbook presents a survey of the field of child psychology from 1970 through 1983, when it was published. Its four volumes are arranged according to the four predominant divisions in the field: theory and methods, biological bases of behavior and infancy, cognitive development, and social and personality development. The Handbook is the fourth edition of Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology, which can be used for information from before 1970.

Wolman, Benjamin B., gen. ed. Handbook of Developmental Psychology. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1982.
(Uris Ref BF 31 H23+)

This handbook covers the entire span of human life and is divided into six sections. The first is devoted to the various research methods and theories, part two to prenatal life and infancy, part three deals with childhood, part four with adolescence, part five with adult years, and part six with aging. Extensive bibliographies are found at the end of each chapter; author and subject indexes located at the end of the volume.

Yaremko, R.M. et. al. eds. Reference Handbook of Research and Statistical Methods in Psychology. New York: Harper and Row, 1982.
(Uris Ref BF 76 .5 R33; also Olin)

An alphabetically organized reference text for psychology and other behavioral sciences, including "terms and concepts from research methodology, experimental design, testing and scaling, and statistics." Appendices A-E include: A) Flow Diagram Guide to Statistical Analyses, B) Greek Letter Symbols and Their Common Values, C) Metric Symbols and Conversion Values, D) Table of Random Numbers and Random Permutations of the Digits 0-9, and E) Statistical Tables.

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

The Blackwell Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology. Oxford: Blackwell Reference, 1990.
(Uris Ref BF 311 B535x 1990)

A dictionary of terms covering the scope and diversity of contemporary cognitive psychology. Entries summarize topics and are one to several pages in length; each is followed by a brief bibliography for further study.

Corsini, Raymond J., gen. ed. Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Wiley, 1994.
(Uris Ref BF 31 E54 1994; also Olin)

A major encyclopedia in the field of psychology. Includes both brief descriptive and biographical entries and longer analytical essays. An attempt was made to cover all fields of psychology in an objective manner. Entries are individually authored, and often include cross-references and bibliographies. Volume 4 consists of name and subject indexes as well as an alphabetical listing by author of all 15,000 bibliographical references in the first three volumes.

Harre, Rom and Roger Lamb. The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychology. Cambridge: MIT, 1983.
(Uris Ref BF 31 E5654 ; also Olin, Mann, JGSM)

The editors have attempted to cover not only the three main areas of contemporary psychology (cogni- tive, psycholinguistic, and neuro) but have also included terms and concepts found "in the theories and practices of lay folk" (Preface). Articles are arrangement in alphabetical order and run in length from a paragraph to several pages. Many of them contain bibliographic references for further reading.

Ramachandran, V. S., ed. Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. 4 vols. San Diego: Academic Press, 1994.
(Olin Ref BF 31 E54 1994; also Mann Ref)

A collection of reviews for research in psychology. Lengthy, signed essays written by acknowledged experts in the field present an overview of research on each topic. Each essay provides a concise selected bibliography.

Squire, Larry R., ed. Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
(Uris Ref BF 318 E56 1992; also Mann Ref)

A compendium of 189 articles that encompass the full range of current knowledge about learning and memory (Preface). Leading scholars in neuroscience and psychology have contributed lengthy essays which include references for further study.

Sternberg, Robert J., ed. Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1994.
(Uris Ref BF 431 E55 1994; also Mann Ref)

A comprehensive and definitive compendium of information about human intelligence. Contains over 250 articles of varying lengths dealing with all aspects of human intelligence (Preface). Articles include lengthy bibliographies for further reference.

Wolman, Benjamin B., ed. Dictionary of Behavioral Science. San Diego: Academic Press, 1989.
(Mann Ref BF 31 W86 1989; also ILR. Uris Ref has 1973 edition)

A dictionary covering all areas of psychology and closely related fields. Provides concise definitions for technical terms found in the psychological, psychiatric, and related literature.

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FIND BOOKS ON YOUR TOPIC

Help Using the Cornell Library Catalog
Access the Cornell Library Catalog

THE CORNELL LIBRARY CATALOG

The Cornell Library Catalog currently includes all items from all Cornell libraries cataloged since 1973, some pre-1973 items, and items on order or in process. Included in the Cornell Library Catalog are books, periodicals and government documents, as well as some other materials located in the libraries at Cornell. The catalog provides the call number, the name of the library, and the circulation status for most materials.

WHEN TO CHECK THE CARD CATALOGS

When the book you want was published before 1973 and it's not in the Cornell Library Catalog, check the card catalog located in the John M. Olin Library. This card catalog contains cards for authors, subjects and titles filed in an alphabetical, word-by-word arrangement for books cataloged before December 31, 1980. Whenever you cannot locate the material you need, ask at the Reference Desk for assistance.

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FORMATTING YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual. 4th ed. Washington: APA, 1994.
(Uris Ref BF76.7 .A51 1994; also Olin, Mann)

The authoritative style manual for anyone writing in the field of psychology. Its chapters discuss the content and organization of a manuscript, writing style, the American Psychological Association style, and typing, mailing and proofreading. In addition, Chapter 6 describes the journals of the American Psychological Association.

Online Guide to citing references using APA style

Help sheet on writing annotated bibliographies

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