- This guide provides information on key reference resources in psychology in both print and electronic formats.
- Indexes and Databases – some to note:
- PsycTESTS [electronic resource] / American Psychological Association – “PsycTESTS is a research database that provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales and other assessments as well as descriptive and administrative information.” – Access via the York University library website. See the “Psychology” Subject Research Guide for more here http://researchguides.library.yorku.ca/psychology?hs=a
- Also see this APA guide: “PsychTests Help” http://help.psycnet.org/en/psyctests-help/
- PSYCHINFO – Indexes journal articles, dissertations, reports, books, book chapters, and other scholarly documents. SEARCH TIP: Click on the Advanced Search tab and then select Tests and Measures, TM= from the drop down box to search for tests by term. Coverage is from 1872 – present.
- See this Quick Reference Guide: http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/psycnet.pdf
- PsycINFO Expert Tip: Finding the Tests in PsycINFO – http://blog.apapubs.org/2016/04/22/psycinfo-expert-tip-finding-the-tests-in-psycinfo/
- HAPI – Health and Psychosocial Instruments database – provides access to information on measurement instruments in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior and library science.
- ERIC – database in the field of education, ERIC comprises two sections: published materials (EJ) in the form of references to articles; and non-published materials (ED), including research reports, curriculum/teaching guides, tests and papers. Coverage is from 1966 – to the present.
- Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Web Guides
- Associations and Organizations
- E-Books
- E-Print Archives
STYLEGUIDES, WRITING MANUALS, HELP WITH WRITING, and REFWORKS
- This page from the Library’s home page provides you with tools and manuals to help you with proper citation including APA Style guides.
- There is also information on RefWorks, a bibliographic management tool, that can help you organize your citations and will automatically create bibliographies.
ACADEMIC WRITING GUIDES AND ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORTS
- Links to a number of self-directed guides to writing various kinds of essays.
- SPARK – Student Papers & Academic Research kit -SPARK is your guide to successful academic papers.
- 8 – 10 minutes each
- Focus on research, writing and learning
- Include examples, templates, videos and more
- Details on York University’s one-on-one services such as the Writing Centre, Learning Commons and Glendon Academic Writing.
- The Faculty of Health Teaching and Learning Web site notes additional resources available to students: http://health.yorku.ca/student-success-programs/
- Serves data users at York University and is a joint effort of the University Libraries and the Institute for Social Research (ISR) . If you are a student, faculty or staff member at York, both the Libraries and ISR staff and consultants are available to help you with the data and their use.
