Psychology/Sociology
Tutorials
PsycINFO Learn to search for scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles in the EBSCO database. Choose PsycArticles and the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection from the list of resources to search for information related to behavioral sciences.
CQ Researcher teaches you how to use this resource that provides comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
Science Journal Online teaches you how to effectively search this leading science journal.
Project Muse teaches you how to get precise results from this database containing academic journals in a wide variety of disciplines.
Factiva teaches you how to use this international news database to retrieve the latest news on your topics.
Remote Access Guide shows the step-by-step process for accessing subscription databases from off campus.
Library Subscription Services
The following sources may be accessed through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
Journal Articles and Books
APA PsycNET contains citations, abstracts and full-text, scholarly journal articles and books about psychology and behavioral science.
EBSCO provides citations and abstracts or the full text of articles.
Gale Science Resource Center provides abstracts or the full text of scholarly journal articles as well as reference and multimedia material.
Science Journal Online links to a leading science journal.
Factiva is a leading provider of news articles and business information.
CQ Researcher contains comprehensive reports on the issues that shape our world.
Reference Works
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America focuses on minority and ethnic groups and cultures in the United States.
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments, applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports and career information.
Other Resources
APA Documentation is a citation guide for PVCC student research papers and reports.
Strunk's Elements of Style provides information for writers on grammar, usage and style.
