LibGuides: Psychology: Finding Journal Articles

Combine concepts with AND to find more relevant sources
- picasso AND Africa
- internet AND privacy
- bedrock AND Massachusetts AND hydrology
Use “quotation marks” to find exact phrases
- "rock art"
- “African diaspora”
- “invertible matrix”
Use proximity searching* to find words near each other
- women NEAR violence
- progressive NEAR/10 tax
- "global warming" NEAR/20 "sea level"

*How to construct proximity searches varies from database to database. Check the database's help section to learn how to properly use it.

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Database Tutorials

PsycArticles Basic Tutorial - PDF Version
A text and image based version of the PsycArticles basic tutorial for offline use.

ERIC Tutorial - PDF Version
A text and image based version of the ERIC tutorial for using offline.

How to Get Bradley Library Resources Through Google Scholar
Link results in Google Scholar to the Cullom-Davis Library collection to avoid paywalls.

PsycArticles (APA) This link opens in a new window
Mostly full history of 70 scholarly journals by the American Psychology Association, APA.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles and other resources for all academic subjects, from 1887-today.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
An academic version of the popular search engine. It connects with Bradley Library content.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles and reports on education topics, 1966 - today.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Health-related topics for a general audience.