Welcome to Library Guides: Psychology

This guide can be used to obtain information about psychology.

Books:

Books about psychology can be found in the 150's (Dewey Decimal System).  Some books could be used to complete your assignments and writing are:

APA Dictionary of Psychology - 150.3 Ap11

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science - 150.3 C818

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - 808.066 P96

Journals/Magazines:

Over 118 titles can be found in the Learning Resource Center at Rend Lake College.  Many apply to psychology.

E-journals are also available through Serials Solutions (LRC database):

Psychology Today - the LRC also has this magazine in print.

Articles:

How handwriting trains the brain

Websites:

• American Psychological Association - http://www.apa.org/
• Encyclopedia of Psychology - http://www.psychology.org/
• Helpful and Informational Psychology Websites - http://library.gmu.edu/resources/psyc/psychother.htm
• Social Psychology Network - http://www.socialpsychology.org/

Citing Sources:

MLA Style:

Purdue University Online Writing Lab - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Guide to citing resources - MLA citations.doc

APA Style:

Citing Sources using the APA Manual (6th edition) - http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/teachinghandouts/apa/APA_6th_ed.pdf

Guide to citing resources - coll writers APA.docx

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