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This guide is intended to help you do research in the field of Psychology. Please contact a Reference Librarian (508) 531-1394 or refdept@bridgew.edu if you need assistance.

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American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guides

How do I obtain an article if I have the citation?

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.

You can enter the title of a journal article into GoogleScholar to find out if it is available in Maxwell Library, and get a direct link to it.

Online Resources

The first three databases on this list can be searched together. Within the database, click on "Choose Databases" and then select the three Psychology databases.

"Full Text Finder" will provide more information about Maxwell Library's subscription to a particular journal. Print journals are located on the first floor of the library and are arranged alphabetically by title.

Use the "References" and "Times Cited Links" in a scholarly journal article or record to find more information about your topic

PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Full text for more than 180,000 articles in more than 100 journals, including all American Psychological Association (APA) published scholarly journals. Updated weekly.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The world's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Includes nearly 4 million bibliographic records from more than 50 countries and indexing of more than 2,500 journals, 99% of which are peer-reviewed. Coverage dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with extensive coverage from the 1800s to the present. Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) and updated weekly.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Full text for more than 500 journals, covering a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines. Subjects include anthropology, emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, observational and experimental methods, and psychiatry and psychology.
Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes 4.1 million articles supporting research in all fields of psychology - abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social, and all areas of applied psychology.
Diversity Studies Collection [Gale] This link opens in a new window
More than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily, exploring cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

Psychology Journals
A list of journals in print and electronic format available at Maxwell Library

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Includes approximately 26,000 video titles and more than 250,000 video segments covering a broad range of subject areas including humanities, social sciences, business, economics, science, mathematics, health, and medicine.