This guide lists selected online, electronic and print information sources available to Kwantlen Faculty, students and staff. For a more extensive list of print resources, see our Psychology guidepost. Check the Library Catalogue to find additional resources at KUC.

• Journal & Article Indexes
• Background Information
• Citation and Style Guides

• Web Resources
• Psychological Tests
• Associations

Other KUC Library Resources by Subject guides that may be of interest to Psychology students:
Sociology

Journal & Article Indexes

Background Information

Psychology Article Indexes & Databases

• PsycINFO
• PsycARTICLES
• PubMed (including Medline)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• PsycCRITIQUES

Other Useful Indexes

• Academic Search Premier
• Cambridge Journals Online
• Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)
• ERIC Resources in Education

TIP for Advanced Researchers: Set up an alert for your favourite journal and you'll be notified when the latest issue is available electronically. For help with this, see our Search Alert guide.

Important Print Resources

• Mastering APA style : student's workbook and training guide
  BF 76.8 G452 2002
• Dictionary of psychology
  BF 31 C653 2001 and ONLINE
• Encyclopedia of psychology
  BF 31 E524 2000
• Handbook of psychology
  BF 121 H1955 2003
• Library use : handbook for psychology
  BF 76.8 R43 2003
• International encyclopedia of the social sciences
  H 40 A2 I5

Selected Online Reference Tools

• Dictionary of Psychology
• Internet Mental Health
• Oxford Reference Online

Web Resources

Associations & Societies

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Classics in the History of Psychology
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
• History of Psychology
• Psycline
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Personality Project
• Psychology Virtual Library
• Psychwatch.com
• PsychWeb
• Social Psychology Network

TIP: Don't believe everything you read! Evaluate web sources very carefully for their accuracy, authority, and currency. Here are some evaluation criteria to help you.

• American Psychological Association
• Association for Psychological Science
• Association for Humanistic Psychology
• British Columbia Psychological Association
• Canadian Psychological Association
• College of Psychologists for British Columbia
• Kwantlen Psychology Society
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Psychological Tests

Citation Styles

• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences - Compilations
• ETS Test Collection
• Finding Information About Psychological Tests (APA)

• APA - American Psychological Assoc. guidelines
• MLA - Modern Language Assoc. standards
• Other Citation Styles