Using PsycINFO

In this exercise, we will be searching the psychological literature. Most of our work will involve PsycINFO, a computer-mediated searchable database of psychology articles, books, and book chapters. The topics this exercise will cover are:

  1. Accessing PsycINFO
  2. Searching PsycINFO
  3. Narrowing your search
  4. Locating a source
  5. Requesting a source through inter-library loan.

Accessing PsycINFO

From a computer on the campus network (or through the campus dialup):

  1. go to http://search.epnet.com
  2. Click on "EBSCOhost Web"
  3. Scroll down until you see "PsycINFO" and click on its link.