Learning and Behavior

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Jen Jarson
Social Sciences Reference Librarian
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Finding News Articles

Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that includes popular and scholarly sources.

EurekAlert! -- http://www.eurekalert.org/

Google News -- http://news.google.com/

LexisNexis Academic
Major source for finding U.S. and international newspapers.

Medical News Today -- http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/

Science Daily -- http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/

Yahoo News -- http://news.yahoo.com/

Finding Empirical Articles

PsycINFO
The PsycINFO database provides indexing of journals in Psychology and related fields from 1887 to the present. Books, book chapters, and dissertations are also indexed.

Also try...

Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines.

Explore other databases via the Library Homepage -- Articles A-Z (in the Find box).

GETTING THE ARTICLES

When searching for articles, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.

If not, search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
- Most databases have a Get It! link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings. If the database doesn't have a Get It! link, search the Trexler Library Catalog by the title of the journal in which the article was published.
- Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.
If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
- Many databases (including PsycINFO) have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form.
- If the database does not have an ILL link embedded, go to the Library Homepage -- ILL (in the Services & Forms box) -- ILL Forms -- Articles (in the left sidebar). Fill out the form. NOTE: Interlibrary Loan can take anywhere from a few day to a few weeks. Plan accordingly.

Citing Your Sources

For information on APA Style, consult the following resources.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 p976m 2001 (at Reference Desk)

Writer's Handbook (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html

Trexler Library handout on using APA style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf.
This and other style guide handouts available from the library website. Library Homepage -- Citation Guides (in the Research Help box).

Information is also available in the Resources for Current Students section of the Psychology Department website: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/depts/psychology/studentresources.html.