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PSY420 Special Topics in Social Psychology

An overview of thesaurus searching in PsycINFO in both Ovid and ProQuest, with emphasis on research in social psychology.

Link to PsycINFO

 

Link to PsycINFO using the ProQUest interface.

 

Link to PsycINFO using the OVID interface.

 

Note:  You can use PsycINFO and almost all other Library resources off-campus.  You will just be asked for your UTORid and password.  (Please contact the Library if you have any problems.)

 


What is PsycINFO and Why Use It?

What is PsycInfo?

  • PsycINFO is an abstract database to scholarly journal articles published in all fields of psychology from around the world since the early 1800s. 
  • PsycINFO contains bibliographic citations, abstracts, cited references, and descriptive information. 
  • Full-text linking allows for access to articles in journals and conference proceedings already subscribed to by the University of Toronto.
  • You can search for articles by keywords (significant terms in title, abstract, subject or tags), author, or journal title.
  • PsycINFO combines a wealth of content with precise indexing: Use the THESAURUS (in purple TOOLS tab) to explore your topic and find controlled vocabulary tags that best correspond to your research topics.
  • UofT users can now log into PsycINFO through both the Schoalrs Portal and OVID interfaces.

Why use PsycInfo?

  • It is the most complete resource for finding journal articles in the field of psychology.
  • Controlled vocabulary tags added to each article (accessed through THESAURUS or as DESCRIPTORS) allow you to find articles on your topic even if the authors used different terms than the ones you are familiar with.