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Waggoner Library Research Guide to Psychology ResourcesThe library is dedicated to facilitating education and research by providing access to resources and quality services for the University community.
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Locating Book Resources and the Online Catalog
Locating books by searching the online catalog, PAC
The PAC (Public Access Catalog) is your guide to book, periodical and media resources in the library. It is accessed from the library’s Web site http://library.trevecca.edu
Search: On the Library homepage enter the topic you want searched in the search box. After typing in your word/phrase you need to select the tag for your topic; subject, author, title, keyword or journal title. Simply click on the tag you want to search and then the ‘Search’ button. Keyword VS Subject Searching: Keywords are searched by the database simply by matching the spelling of the word/phrase-NO meaning is attached. Searching by subject (or author and title) will attach a meaning to the spelling creating a better result list. If you cannot find any titles after searching by subject, enter your terms in as a keyword search. This will broaden the search. Advanced Search: provides options to search the Reserve Room and Electronic Journal Titles as well as Basic Search options of Author, Title, and Subject. Search Athena: If you need book materials to supplement the TNU collection, click on the Search ATHENA link on the Library web page. This virtual online catalog provides access to several local area libraries including Trevecca, MTSU, Vanderbilt, Nashville Public Library, and TSU. Retrieved titles can be ordered online for no cost. They will be couried to Trevecca for pickup. There is no cost. Searching online full text books (ebooks): Over 55,000 ebooks are integrated into the library holdings and can be searched through the PAC. Result List: The search result list appears in the order a record was entered into the catalog. The holdings line provides call number as well as indicates whether a book has been checked out by providing a due date. Also included in the library holdings are e-books which are indicated by the phrase [electronic resource] in the title line. Checking out/Renewing library books: These are checked out at the Main Desk with a maximum of ten books and are due back your last class meeting. Your TNU I.D. card serves as your library card. Books cannot be checked out from the Web site. Materials can be renewed online! From the library home page click on the “My Account” link on the menu. Follow instructions to view your account. The renew link will appear on the screen. Books cannot be renewed if they are overdue. Please call 615.248.1214 for assistance.
Obtaining materials using Waggoner’s Interlibrary Loan Services
All transactions for ILL are handled through the Interlibrary Loan Services Librarian, Beth Purtee. Obtain forms from the Circulation Desk or complete an online form on the library Web site following the ILL link on the menu. Allow 7-10 days for the requested book to arrive and 7 days for article reprints. Items are sent to the Library for pickup.
Books: Books generally have a three to four week checkout period. Turnaround time for book requests is about 7 working days. There are generally no fees for this service; however, late fine charges for ILL books are $.50 per day.
Journal Article Reprints: If a journal is unavailable at TNU a reprint of it can be ordered using the online form off the web site. There is no cost. Allow 7 days for delivery of the article. Subject Headings used in the behavioral sciences include but are not limited to:
Psychology; Social Sciences
Acting out (Psychology); Adjustment (Psychology); Aggressiveness (Psychology); Behavior genetics; Behaviorism (Psychology); Belief and doubt; Child psychology; emotion; Influence (Psychology) Cross-cultural studies; demography; gerontology; Human behavior; Paradigms (Social sciences); Pluralism (Social sciences); Power (Social sciences); Sociology; Social sciences (Field work); Call Numbers: Using Library of Congress Classification system, the call number indicates the location of books on the shelves. Stack books are on the second floor.
Locating Reference Books
This abbreviated list of sources is used for quick facts. Photocopies can be made, as reference books are not available for check out.
Psychology Encyclopedia of Psychology Ref BF 31 .E5 V. 1-8 Survey of Social Sciences-Psychology Series Ref BF 31.S79 V. 1-6 Encyclopedia of Human Emotion Ref BF 531 .E55 V.1-2 Social Sciences Encyclopedia of Sociology Ref HM 17 .E5 V. 104 Statistical Handbook on the American Family Ref HQ 536 .S727 Survey of Social Sciences-Sociology Series Ref HM 17 .S86 Academic Honesty Statement
Online account information is provided exclusively for Trevecca Nazarene University. Our licensure agreements permit use of databases only by Trevecca faculty and students. Help us maintain the integrity of our licensure agreements by not sharing access with family, coworkers, and friends.
Locating professional journal articles
If you know the journal title:
From the library homepage, enter the name of the journal in the search box near the top. Change the tag to read “Journal Title” then enter. If your journal is full text in one of our databases the result will include a link to the database where you can access the full text or locate print, bound or microfilm copies. If there were no hits you can complete online an ILL form requesting a journal article reprint. Allow 7 days for receipt of the reprint. http://library.trevecca.edu If you are searching by subject: Electronic Resources Link: You can select a general database or peruse by field of study. Accessing subscriber databases off campus requires you to provide your name and the ID number from your student ID. http://library.trevecca.edu/screens/internet.html Psychology Related Database Descriptions
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials is an online full text database of journals indexed in the ATLA Religion Indexes. ATLASerials is an ongoing collection of religious journals.
Business Source Premier – an online database providing full text business and economic articles. Harvard Business Review is full text in this database. Dissertations and Theses, part of Proquest, provides full text for more than 600,000 titles. InfoTrac, use one of the multi disciplinary databases, such as Academic OneFile. In a subject search, you may start out with a broad topic. You will have categories listed from which you can narrow your search. Mental Measurements Yearbook, part of EBSCO provides full text test reviews. PsycINFO provides citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines. PsycARTICLES, searchable from CSA, provides about 50 APA published journals full text. ProQuest - Psychology Module, type in specific topic. You can limit your search to peer reviewed journals only that provide you with a result list of scholarly and more relevant articles. Social Sciences Full Text part of WilsonWeb is a bibliographic database that provides citations to journal articles in the sociology, psychology, and related fields from 1984 - present. Tests in Print, part of EBSCO, provides full text indexing to test materials. When accessing databases from off campus, you will be asked to verify your Trevecca status with your name and the 11 digit barcode number from your student I.D.
Internet resources
American Psychological Association. The professional organization site. http://www.apa.org
Classics in the Field of Psychology http://psychclassics.yorku.ca Encyclopedia of Psychology http://www.psychology.org Mental Help Net http://www.mentalhelp.net PsychCrawler - Searches selected psychology content on the web, APA sponsored. http://www.psychcrawler.com Psychology: Virtual Library www.dialogical.net/psychology/index.html Testlink, the ETS Test Collection online. http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html Waggoner Library Contact Information
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