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Psychology

A specific collection of library resources for Psychology majors.

Encyclopedia and Handbook - History of Discipline

Encyclopedia of Psychology (APA) - For Background on Topics

Encyclopedia of Psychology

This encyclopedia, which was published by APA, is available in PDF format in PsycINFO and PsycBOOKS 
(PsycBOOKS is a subset of PsycINFO).  Enter the title in quotation marks in the PsycINFO database and open the drop down and select SO Publication Name

To search a topic in the encyclopedia, the topic keyword(s) should be entered in the search box(s) below.

   

Subject-Specific Encyclopedias for Background on Topics

Good database to use for subject-specific encyclopedias from many disciplines.  Many articles will identify the original researchers on a topic so should prove a start for historical information

History of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology

To check if a particular psychologist is profiled in the set below, follow this link to the online catalog record and the Contents listing identifies psychologists by volume.

Also, all volumes are available in paper copy, too.  They are located in the reference collection on the first floor and have the following call number:  REF BF 109 .A1 P67.

Biographical Dictionary - Paper Copy