Databases for Psychology
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For the most up-to-date list of databases, please go to the Find Database function of Brandeis Scholar.
To search across multiple databases at one time, use the QuickSearch function of Brandeis Scholar.
Key Databases
- PsycINFO
- Indexes journal literature, books, dissertations and reports in psychology, 1887 to present
- PsycARTICLES
- Full-text articles from 49 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations from 1987 to the present. Journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
- Indexes 5,000 scholarly journals across the social sciences, including 50 Disciplines. Unique feature allows access to the indexed articles' cited references (i.e. the bibliographies or reference list). Enables the researcher to see the relationships between the older cited references and the current work, 1956 to Present
- PubMed
- Indexes over 4000 biomedical journals, including PMEDLINE in-process citations, 1966 to present (see also Medline)
- Medline
- Indexes over 4000 biomedical journals, 1966 to present (see also PubMed)
- Academic Search Premier
- Provides full text and indexing of thousands of journals in all academic fields. Dates vary according to publication
- ScienceDirect
- Provides full-text access to Elsevier journals in the sciences and social sciences held by the Boston Library Consortium libraries
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Indexes and abstracts articles in over 550 international, English-language social science journals, 1983 to present
- The Merck Manual
- Provides full-text of the 17th edition (1999) of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Additional Databases
- Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption Database
- Indexes and abstracts journal literature, books, reports and papers on the maltreatment of children, 1965 to present
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- Indexes and provides full text to 600 journals, newsletters and reports relating to women's studies, 1992 to present
- Health Reference Center-Academic
- Indexes, with some full text links to medical journals and consumer health publications, 1980 to present.
- LexisNexis Academic
- (Help guide)
- Provides full-text news, business, industry and legal information
- McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science
- Full text of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science, 8th ed., updated to reflect current research. Includes biographies of scientists through history.
- National Archive on Sexuality, Health, and Adolescence
- Available at Goldfarb Reserve Desk - Use in Goldfarb Cluster Only
- Provides access to a collection of 82 social science studies on topics related to teenage pregnancy and family planning prior to 1988
- Scientific American Archive Online
- Full-text of the entire editorial contents of Scientific American Magazine, from January 1993 through to the present
- GLBT Life
- Indexes popular and scholarly journals, newspapers, books, dissertations, web sites, and multi-media publications concerning the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered community, 1997 (and earlier) to present
- Sociological Abstracts
- Indexes and abstracts journal articles and books in sociology, social work, and other social science, 1963 to present
Multidisciplinary Databases
- ArticleFirst
- Indexes table of contents pages of more than 12,000 journals in all fields, 1990 to present
- COS Funding Opportunities
- Indexes international funding information for every area of research and scholarly activity, includes daily updates from governmental sources, foundations, professional societies, associations and corporations
- Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
- Indexes over 1300 scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas and disciplines. Contains a limited number of full-text titles, 1995 to present
- InfoTrac Web--Expanded Academic ASAP
- Indexes articles, with some full text links, to scholarly journals, popular magazines, and newspapers, 1980 to present
- Current Research @ Brandeis University
- Indexes and abstracts Brandeis University dissertations and theses submitted to UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database, 1960-present, includes 24 page previews and downloadable full text, 1996-present
- Dissertation Abstracts
- Indexes and abstracts dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions (selectively covers Canadian, British and European dissertations, and masters theses), 1861 to present
See also Current Research @ Brandeis University for current Brandeis theses, 1960-present, with downloadable full text for 1996-present
- ProceedingsFirst
- Indexes publications from every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library, 1993 to present
- Readers' Guide Retrospective
- Indexes and abstracts more than 200 popular magazines published in the U.S., 1890 through 1982
- Science's Next Wave
- Provides career information for the Sciences, including access to GrantsNet, JobsNet, salary surveys and discussion groups
- WorldCat
- Books and other materials held in most academic, research and large public libraries worldwide
