PSYC 200: Experimental Methods   Tags: measures, methods, tests  

Use databases to find scholarly journal articles.

PsycINFO
Scholarly review and empirical articles from peer-reviewed psychology journals.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Scholarly articles from psychology and other behavioral science journals.

Web of Science

Scholarly literature from sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Includes ability to do citation searches.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

Comprehensive database for education literature. Offered via four different interfaces:

• EBSCOhost
• CSA
• OCLC FirstSearch
• Department of Education

How to Set Up Search Alerts in PsycINFO                                                                            

1.Open the PsycINFO database.

2.On the main search page, go to the upper right corner and select Sign in.

3.On the left side of the page, select Create a New Account.

4.Fill out the information and select, Save Changes.

5.You will be directed back to the search page. Conduct a PsycINFO search using the search terms that you want to use for your alert.

6.On the Search Results listing page, select the option in the blue bar at the top of the results,  Alert/Save/Share.

7.Select E-mail Alert.

8.Beside E-mail to, type your email address.

9.Adjust the General Settings for Frequency, Results format, and Articles published within the last…

10.Select the Save Alert button.

When you are searching for an article in a library database and you want to get the fulltext of the article, there are 4 possible scenarios you could face.

Scenario 1: The fulltext is available in the database you are searching. EASY! (click to view)

Scenario 2: The "Find it @ Emory" button leads you to the fulltext in another database. There are two steps in this process. (Click to view)

Scenario 3: The "Find it @ Emory" button does not lead to the fulltext, but we have the article in the print copy of the journal in the library stacks. There are 4 steps in this process. (PDF file)

Scenario 4: We do not have the article online or in print but you can order it using Interlibrary Loan. There are a number of steps to this process. (PDF file)

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