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Psychology (General) -- Prof. Sullivan: Database Search Instructions

Find scholarly journal articles in the online databases

Find scholarly articles on your topics in the library databases.

Go to https://www.ccm.edu/student-support/library/   Click on Library Start Page.   

You may also just go directly to the Library Start Page at ccm.libguides.com/Library

Once on the Library Start Page, click on Assignments. 

Click on Database List.

Scroll down and click on the following database: 

PsycARTICLES

Enter your Username and Password when prompted by the proxy server login box

Limit to Full text, enter your topic and search.

Example: Depression

From the results page, on the left, you may choose limiters, such as: 

Publication Date = 2010 to 2020 

Put a check in the box for "Peer-reviewed Journals"

Age =  Adolescence

Methodology = Empirical Study

Publication = Developmental Psychology

Optional:  If you still have too many results, you can also choose a topic under the Subject limiter

Click on the Title of an article of interest

Note the Following Fields:

Authors & Affiliations

The Source (The name of the Journal that published this article) 

The Abstract (Or summary of the article)

The Publication History (Submission, Revision and Publication Dates)

The Digital Object Identifier (or, DOI number, needed for the citation)

On the right side, click on the CITE icon for a DRAFT of an APA citation.

On the left side, look for the PDF of the full text article and click on it

From the Adobe Acrobat Reader page, read the article.   Click the down arrow to save it to your computer or flash drive.

 

Popular Magazine Articles

Find articles from the popular press.

Go to https://www.ccm.edu/student-support/library/   Click on Library Start Page.   

You may also just go directly to the Library Start Page at ccm.libguides.com/Library

Once on the Library Start Page, click on Assignments. 

Click on Database List.

Click on MasterFILE Elite and enter your username and password if promoted.

Click on Advanced Search. In the top box, choose SOURCE from the drop-down menu and type Psychology Today in the text.

In the middle box, enter a keyword for your topic.  Click search.

Click on an article title and print, download or email the full text. 

Newspaper Articles - New York Times

Go to https://www.ccm.edu/student-support/library/   Click on Library Start Page.   

You may also just go directly to the Library Start Page at ccm.libguides.com/Library

Once on the Library Start Page, click on Assignments. 

Click on Database List.

Scroll down and click on News, Onefile.  (If prompted, enter your CCM Username and Password).

Beneath the search box, click on Advanced Search.

In the top box, enter "The New York Times".  In the drop-down menu box next to it, select "Publication Title".

In the middle box, enter "depression."  Keep the drop-down menu box on "Keyword".

In the bottom box, enter "teens or adolescents".  Keep the drop-down menu box on "Keyword".

Click Search.

Click on a title.  At the top right corner, select email, download or print.



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