PSYC 385 : Research Methods

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General Databases: Academic OneFile - a general journal index covering many disciplines, not just Social Sciences. Contains full-text of some articles.
SocINDEX with Full Text - contains full text for 253 "core" coverage sociology journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.

InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to environmental policy.

Psychology:
PsycINFO - Contains more than 1.8 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which dates back to the 1800s, includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals in over 30 languages. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms!

InfoTrac Psychology Collection - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to psychology.

ERIC - Contains citations and abstracts for over 750 educational journals and related documents from the Education Resource Information Center. May be useful for child-related topics. The LCSC Library has the ERIC Documents on microfiche, going back to Document #247370. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms!

InfoTrac Diversity Studies - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to women, homosexuals, and ethnic minorities.

InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered individuals.

Criminal Justice:
InfoTrac Criminal Justice - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to criminal justice.

InfoTrac War & Terrorism - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to terrorism.

LegalTrac - Provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

History:
History Cooperative
This nonprofit humanities resource offers top-level online history scholarship. Besides full text, the site also contains collateral content, including multimedia elements that could not be reproduced in the print versions of some articles.

InfoTrac US History - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to U.S. history.

InfoTrac World History - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to U.S. history.

Newspapers:
Custom Newspapers - Collection of full-text newspapers from around the United States and the world.

ProQuest Newstand - Includes coverage of 44 newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, plus other important U.S., international and minority interest papers.

Google News Archive - News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. In addition to helping you search, News archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods. Many of these articles may be purchased individually from the provider. Remember to check the LCSC Journal List first to see if the article is available to you free-of-charge via the Library!

Books and other Monographs

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LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.

WorldCat - A catalog of items held at libraries throughout the world. Many of these materials can be borrowed through inter-library loan.

Google Books - Info from their Website: "Just do a search on Google Book Search or on Google.com. When we find a book whose content contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. Click a book title and you'll see, like a card catalog entry, some basic information about the book. You may also see a few snippets of text from the book showing your search term in context. If the publisher or author has given us permission through our Partner Program then you'll see a few full pages from the book and if the book is out of copyright, you'll be able to page through the entire book." Click on the "About This Book" link and look for a link called "Find This Book in a Library" to locate the nearest library holdings.

Web Sites

APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.

APA Interactive Tutorial - Developed by Mr. Kevin Schoepp.

Westlaw - Online legal research service provides quick, easy access to West's vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records and other legal resources, as well as current news articles and business information.

USA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

GPO Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government. Provided by the Government Printing Office.

Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.

I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections - a multidisciplinary database of over 10,000 resources, including journal articles, reports, and datasets from research projects. Maintained by the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

General Databases:	Academic OneFile - a general journal index covering many disciplines, not just Social Sciences. Contains full-text of some articles. SocINDEX with Full Text - contains full text for 253 "core" coverage sociology journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers. InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to environmental policy.
Psychology:	PsycINFO - Contains more than 1.8 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which dates back to the 1800s, includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals in over 30 languages. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms! InfoTrac Psychology Collection - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to psychology. ERIC - Contains citations and abstracts for over 750 educational journals and related documents from the Education Resource Information Center. May be useful for child-related topics. The LCSC Library has the ERIC Documents on microfiche, going back to Document #247370. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms! InfoTrac Diversity Studies - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to women, homosexuals, and ethnic minorities. InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered individuals.
Criminal Justice:	InfoTrac Criminal Justice - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to criminal justice. InfoTrac War & Terrorism - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to terrorism. LegalTrac - Provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
History:	History Cooperative This nonprofit humanities resource offers top-level online history scholarship. Besides full text, the site also contains collateral content, including multimedia elements that could not be reproduced in the print versions of some articles. InfoTrac US History - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to U.S. history. InfoTrac World History - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to U.S. history.
Newspapers:	Custom Newspapers - Collection of full-text newspapers from around the United States and the world. ProQuest Newstand - Includes coverage of 44 newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, plus other important U.S., international and minority interest papers. Google News Archive - News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. In addition to helping you search, News archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods. Many of these articles may be purchased individually from the provider. Remember to check the LCSC Journal List first to see if the article is available to you free-of-charge via the Library!