Psychology and Human Development

Psychology and Human Development:

A Library Pathfinder

This Pathfinder provides information on how to locate Allegany College of Maryland Library resources on topics relating to Psychology, Mental Health, and Human Development.

To Browse

To browse the book shelves for Psychology books:

See books with call numbers beginning with BF

Also, books dealing with topics related to social psychology may have call numbers beginning with H, books dealing with topics related to educational psychology may have call numbers beginning with L, books dealing with medical aspects of mental health, may have call numbers beginning with R.

To find Books and Non-print materials:

These are listed in the ACM Library Online Catalog:

Go to the ACM Library Main Page: http://www.allegany.edu/library/

Next, click on the box “Library Online Catalog”

You can then choose to search a particular campus collection, e.g., “Bedford County Campus" or “Complete online catalog” (including all campuses) or just the "Nonprint collection."

Note: You may borrow books from any of the campuses.

Once you reach the search page, you can search a number of ways…here are two basic methods:

Browse Subject Headings:

If you are just beginning, you might want to browse subject headings (or terms). To browse subject headings related to psychology, click on the “Browse Searching” box on the left margin, then type “psychology” (no quote marks needed ) into the search box and scroll down to “subjects” in the menu on the box to the right .

You will get a list of subject headings that you can browse to see the various subjects of books in our library. Pay attention to any notes e.g. “See also narrower term….” You can click on any of the headings and get a list of materials that are cataloged under that heading.

Search:

Or, you can search by keyword for specific terms in the titles or descriptions of materials in the catalog, such as hostility, depression, creativity, etc. Click on the "Keyword Searching" box on the left. You will get a list of results. Click on the blue links to see each complete record, which will provide circulation status (whether the book is in the library or checked out) and call numbers (to locate the book on the shelf).

Tips: Be careful using keywords…you can miss some important items by not using the appropriate terms or misspelling a word! Spend some time thinking of alternate keywords that might describe your topic.

Also, once you find a good book that meets your topic, try clicking on the subject headings describing it to find other books with the same headings.

If you are new, be sure to take time to click on the Help box. It provides information and searching tips for each feature. Or, ask a staff person to help!

Obtaining books from other campuses:

If you located a book from another campus and would like it to be sent to you, follow these steps:

Go to the Library's Online Database page: (click here:)

http://www.allegany.edu/library/databases.shtml

Scroll down and click on the blue link "Instructions for ordering books through Interlibrary Loan. " Complete the online form and you will be notified when the book is delivered to your local campus library.

Some Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Online:

An encyclopedia is a good place to start a research topic. For the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica…go to the ACM Library Main page http://www.allegany.edu/library/ and click on the “Britannica Online” box. You may enter a specific word or words to search in the search box, or scroll down to browse in the A-Z Browse or Subject Browse sections.

Note: access to the Online Encyclopedia Britannica is available only using on-campus computers.

Reference Books:

Here are some reference books you might find helpful on the topics of Psychology, Mental Health and Human Development: (Note: this is not a complete list.)

Everett library:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders : DSM-IV Ref. RC455.2.C4 D54 1994

The Encyclopedia of Depression Ref. RC537 .R63 2001

Encyclopedia of Mental Health Ref. RA790 .E53 1998 v.1+

Encyclopedia of Psychology Ref. BF31 .E52 2000 v.1+

Great Thinkers of the Western World : the Major Ideas and Classic Works of More Than 100 Outstanding Western Philosophers, Physical and Social Scientists, Psychologists, Religious Writers, and Theologians Ref. B72 .G74 1992

The Oxford Companion to the Mind Ref. BF31 .O94 1987

Somerset Library:

The Oxford Companion to the Mind Ref. BF31 .O94 1987

Encyclopedia of Mental Health Ref. RA790 .E53 1998 v.1+

Encyclopedia of Psychology Ref. BF31 .E52 2000 v.1+

Main Library:

American Psychiatric Glossary Ref. RC437 .S76 1988

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders : DSM-IV. Ref. RC455.2.C4 D54 1994

Dictionary of Behavioral Science Ref. BF31 .D48 1989

A Dictionary of Psychology Ref. BF31 .C65 2001

The encyclopedia of depression Ref. RC537 .R63 2001

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior Ref. BF31 .E5 1994 v.1+

The Encyclopedia of Human Behavior; Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health

Ref. BF31.G6 v.1+

Encyclopedia of Mental Health / Ref. RA790 .E53 1998 v.1+

Encyclopedia of Psychology Ref. BF31 .E52 2000 v.1+

The Family Mental Health Encyclopedia Ref. RC437 .B69 1989

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders / Ref. RC437 .G35 2003 v.1

Mental Health, United States / Ref. RA790.6 .M463 1998

National Directory of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention Programs Ref. HV5825 .N37 1998

The Oxford Companion to the Mind / Ref. BF31 .O941987

Psychiatric Dictionary. Ref. RC437 .H5 1996

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Sourcebook / Ref. RC480.5 .S72 1995

Nonprint Sources:

Note: Nonprint sources can be found in the library's online catalog. Select Nonprint Collection or Video Collection at the beginning of your search.

If you would like to browse the shelves, videos on Psychology topics will have call numbers beginning with BF, H, L or R.

Journals/Periodicals:

The following magazines are available on topics related to Psychology:

Everett Library:

Psychology Today

Main Library:

Journal of Counseling & Development

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services

Professional School Counseling

Psychology Today

Specific Periodical Articles:

To find specific articles from magazines, newspapers and other publications, go the library website and click on the box “Online Databases”; then you will have a choice:

For general articles about psychology topics (for example, articles in Time or Newsweek), try searching the Maryland Digital Library. Click on the Maryland Digital Library box, then click on login if you are using a campus computer or use "Remote Login" if you are off-campus; (ask for assistance if you are not sure how to do this!), then select the database Academic Search Premier and use keywords to search for your topic. (Again, ask for assistance if you’re not sure how to do this.)

Another source of magazine articles is the SIRS Knowledge Source. Click on that box and then choose the Sirs Researcher. If you are not sure how to search, browse the subject headings first, by putting in a term and keeping the “subject” flagged. If you want to search by keyword, be sure to click on the phrase “ keyword/natural language” first.

For psychology topics related to nursing, try the CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Click on that link, then enter keywords to locate articles on a specific topic. Or click on the CINAHL Headings tab at the top and browse through subject headings that might be of use.

Important Tip: In all of these databases, the list of results you get will be lists of citations or references to articles in magazines and other periodicals. Full-text articles (i.e., copies of the entire originals), may or may not be included with your results. If the full-text is not available, you can request an interlibrary loan of the article by following the instructions provided on the Online Databases page:

http://www.allegany.edu/library/databases.shtml

Then, scroll down to below the purple boxes and click on the blue link that has instructions for requesting interlibrary loans for articles. Follow the instructions to submit your request. (Often, the article can be photocopied and sent to you via inter-campus courier.) This may take some time (ranging from a day or two to several weeks) …so always allow plenty of time to gather your research!

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