This guide focuses on the academic study of psychology. If you are looking for information about living with mental heath issues, please visit the Health and Wellness section of this website.

Searching for Encyclopedias or Reference Books?

Gale Virtual Reference Library: This online database has a large collection has a large collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries realted to psychology, such as the International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, Psychologists and Their Theories for Students and The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology. Click on "Subject Guide Search" and type in "psychology" to see a list of all psychology topics for which there are articles.

World Book Encyclopedia Online: Search for psychology to see a list of all entries with the word Psychology in them. The article "Psychology" nicely summarizes the history of psychology and the main psychological theories. Also you may search by name of theory, such as Gestalt psychology, or the name of theorist.

Biography Resource Center This online database gives thorough biographies of thousands of people, including summaries of achievements.

Some major figures in psychology are,

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology

APA Dictionary of Psychology

Developmental Disabilities in Ontario
 

Searching for Books?

Here are some samples of the range of psychology books at the library. You may also search the catalogue by the name of the individual theorist.

Books about social psychology

Books about behaviourism

Books about cognition

Books about Gestalt psychology

Books about Humanistic psychology

Books about structuralism

Other titles

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
Includes a chapter on behavioural and cognitive development.

Identity and the Life Cycle
A description of the stages of ego development.

Psychology of the unconscious : Mesmer, Janet, Freud, Jung, and current issues

Readings in Child Development: a Canadian perspective
 

Searching for Audiovisual material?

The Great Ideas of Psychology (DVD)

Discovering Psychology (VHS)
A series of videos, each with a specific focus, such as the psychology of aging, cultural psychology, the effects of conditioning, the subconscious, intelligence and more.
 

Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?

Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website but we recommend you try the ones below first.
*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.

Academic OneFile

Psychology is a large field and simply searching on that word will give you so many results that it will be confusing.

• The best way to search is by combining words you expect may be in the resulting article. For example, "child development and ego" OR  "divorce and children and psychology".
• Choose to limit your results to "full-text".
• Remember that you may call us during library hours at 519-661-4600 or use our AskOn chat help service and we'll be happy to help you find the right search terms for your study.
   

See all Information Databases.

What are Information Databases?
 

Recommended Websites

About.com- Psychology
Offers a collection of articles on basic psychology topics (development, personality, psychological theories etc.), a psychology blog and an option to sign for a newsletter.

Classics in the History of Psychology
A web site developed by Christopher D.Green, a professor of psychology in the York University, offers a collection of public domain scholarly documents of psychology: over 25 books, 200 articles and over 200 links to the works posted on other sites.

Intute-best of the web
Choose psychology from the browse menu.
 

Other?

APA Style Guide