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Use your browser's print controls to print a copy of this research guide. PsychologyThe General Research Division of The New York Public Library collects extensively in specific areas of psychology, with the general emphasis of the collection being in theory and research rather than applied, practical or medical aspects of psychology. Major collection strengths include all bibliographies, histories and biographies relevant to major theorists in the field (i.e., Freud, Jung, Adler, Piaget). Other areas of collecting emphasis include:
The Division also collects in other areas closely linked with the study of psychology, such as philosophy, folklore and mythology, religion, anthropology and parapsychology. If you need further assistance, visit our reference desk, or e-mail us at grdref@nypl.org Using the CatalogsGeneral instructions for locating materials are given in the Research Guide, How Do I Find a Book?. The following information is specific to the topic at hand. The basic subject headings for psychology in both the retrospective Dictionary Catalog and in CATNYP, the online catalog, include the following terms:
Psychiatry Psychoanalysis Psychologists Psychology Psychotherapy In the Dictionary Catalog, most of these terms provide cross references to more specific headings. In addition, works by and about prominent writers in the field can be found by looking under their names. In addition to those above, subject headings for CATNYP, including cross references and broader, narrower or related terms, can be found by using the Library of Congress Subject Headings available at the Information Desk in Room 315. Searching for works by and about a specific theorist can be achieved by performing, respectively, author and subject searches on the name. All works listed in this bibliography that have call numbers beginning with *R, *RB, *RR or *RS are found on the open shelves in the Main Reading Rooms. Others are paged by the staff. Basic Reference VolumesAvailable at the Information Desk in Room 315. Sheehy, Eugene P., ed., Guide to Reference Books (Chicago: American Library Association, 1986, 10th ed.) Also available in the South Reading Room. Walford, A.J., ed., Walford's Guide to Reference Material, Volume 2: Social and Historical Sciences, Philosophy and Religion (London: Library Association Publishing Limited, 1982, 4th ed.). Webb, William H., ed., Sources of Information in the Social Sciences: A Guide to the Literature (Chicago: American Library Association, 1986, 3rd ed.) Wynar, Bohdan S., ed., ARBA Guide to Subject Encyclopedias and Dictionaries (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1986). Research GuidesBaxter, Pam M., Psychology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1993). *RS-YEB 93-11024. Covers general and specific topics in psychology, as well as related social science disciplines. Emphasis is on recent (1970-93) sources. Borchardt, D.H., and R.D. Francis, How to Find Out in Psychology: A Guide to the Literature and Methods of Research (Oxford: Pergamon, 1984) *RS-YEB 88-5421.. Emphasis is on basic international titles and English-language works published since the early 1970's. Elliot, Charles Kenneth, A Guide to the Documentation of Psychology (London: Linnet Books, 1971). *RS-YEB 72-94. Geared towards advanced undergraduate and graduate research. Greenberg, Bette, How to Find Out in Psychiatry (New York: Pergamon, 1978) JLE 80-1891. Historical bibliography with an appendix of classics in psychiatric literature. McInnis, Raymond G., Research Guide for Psychology (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982). *RS-YEB 83-662. A critically selected guide to some 1,200 information sources. Sokal, Michael M., and Patrice A. Rafail, A Guide to Manuscript Collections in the History of Psychology and Related Areas (Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, 1982). *R-*GBI 83-1106. Bibliographies and Original WorksBibliographic Guide to Psychology (Boston: 1974- ). JFM 75-270. An annual volume listing all materials cataloged for the previous year by the Research Libraries and supplemented by Library of Congress acquisitions. Covers psychology, parapsychology and the occult. Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago Psychoanalytical Literature Index, 1920-1970 (Chicago: CPL Publishers, 1971) *RS-YED 77-4329. A three-volume set, arranged by author, title and subject, of the index maintained at the Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis (supplements from 1971-88 on are included under the same classmark). Sacks, Michael H., William H. Sledge, and Phyllis Rubinton, eds., Core Readings in Psychiatry: An Annotated Guide to the Literature (New York: Praeger, 1984). JFE 84-3533. Includes works considered classics for introducing new concepts, as well as current works relevant to the understanding of a specific subject area. Freud, Sigmund, The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud (London: Hogarth Press, 1956-1974). 24 vols. *R-YEK 89-23611 and YEK (Freud, S. Standard Edition). Translated from the German under the general editorship of James Strachey, in collaboration with Anna Freud and assisted by Alix Strachey and Alan Tyson.Grinstein, Alexander, Sigmund Freud's Writings: A Comprehensive Bibliography (New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1977). *RS-YBX (Freud, S.) 78-753. Includes Freud's early, non-psychology writings that are not included in the Standard Edition, as well as a bibliography of his letters. Guttman, Samuel A., Randall L. Jones, and Stephen M. Parrish, eds., The Concordance to the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1980). *R-YEK 80-4073. A six-volume set with a key word in context (KWIC) index. Grinstein, Alexander, The Index of Psychoanalytic Writings (New York: International Universities Press, 1956-75). *RS-YEK 73-1095. A fourteen-volume revision and updating of John Rickman's Index Psychoanalyticus, 1893-1926 (London: Woolf, 1928) that covers psychoanalytic literature up to the end of 1969. It is arranged alphabetically by author, but there is a detailed subject index. There are also frequent citations to English translations of foreign language originals. Harvard University, The Harvard List of Books in Psychology, Compiled and Annotated by the Psychologists in Harvard University (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971, 4th ed.). JFD 84-909. Arranged by topic, with annotations and an author index. Hopcke, Robert, A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung (Boston: Shambala, 1989). JFE 89-2046.Read, Herbert, Michael Fordham, and Gerhard Adler, eds., The Collected Works of C.G. Jung (New York: Pantheon Books {Bollingen Series, 1953-79}). YBX. A twenty volume set with volume nineteen consisting of a general bibliography of his writings and volume twenty acting as a general index to all preceding ones. Abstracts to the Collected Works of C.G. Jung. A Guide to the Collected Works, Volumes I-XVII, Bollingen Series XX, Princeton University Press (Rockville, MD: Information Planning Associates, 1976). JFF 77-313. This item predates the completion of the Collected Works, but its coverage of volumes one through seventeen is invaluable. Loutit, C.M., comp., Bibliography of Bibliographies on Psychology, 1900-1927 (Washington, D.C.: National Research Council, 1928). *RB-YEB An invaluable historical list that includes a twenty page subject index. Mosak, Harold H., and Birdie Mosak, A Bibliography for Adlerian Psychology (New York: Wiley, 1975). *RS-YBX (Adler) 75-8671. Author listing with subject and personal name index. Watson, Robert Irving, Eminent Contributors to Psychology (New York: Springer, 1974-76). *RS-YEB 77-2385. Volume I is a bibliography of primary references, while volume II is a bibliography of secondary references. Watson, Robert Irving, The History of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences: A Bibliographic Guide (New York: Springer, 1978). *RS-YEB 78-3509. Covers the historical development of psychology in terms of the field's connections to philosophy, medicine, literature and the social sciences. Abstract Journals, Indexes And PeriodicalsAnnual Review of Psychology (Palo Alto, CA: 1950- ) *RB-YEA. A yearly survey of developments in the field. Includes an author and subject index. Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews (Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1956- ). *ZAN-3068 (current issues in Room 108). A monthly journal providing critical reviews of English language material relevant to the field. However, there is about a one year review lag. There is also an annual author/reviewer index. Psychological Abstracts (Arlington, VA: American Psychological Association, 1927- , v.1- ). *RS-YEA. An extremely important index to journal articles and technical reports, with an abstract of each cited item. Monthly updates. PsycINFO (Arlington, VA: American Psychological Association, 1967- ). An online "equivalent" to Psychological Abstracts, covering journals, technical reports, and dissertations in English and non-English languages. Available through the Research Library on a cost recovery fee basis. Inquire with the librarians in Room 315 for this service. PsycLIT (Arlington, VA: American Psychological Association, 1974- ). A CD-Rom product available on all networked terminals in the Public Catalog Room and the North Reading Room (enter "citations to articles in scholarly journals..." and then enter "psychology"). Coverage includes journals in both English and foreign languages. Psychological Bulletin (Lancaster, PA: American Psychological Association, 1904- ). *ZAN-3048 (current issues in Room 108). A monthly journal of review articles. Psychological Index, 1894-1935, An Annual Bibliography of the Literature of Psychology and Cognate Subjects (Princeton: Psychological Review Co.). *RS-YEA. The predecessor to Psychological Abstracts, it covers the field in its important, formative stages. Lists original language publications along with relevant translations. Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 6th edition (Arlington, VA: American Psycholgical Association, 1991). *R-YED 91-7479. A list of 3,000 potential indexing terms, including a rotated alphabetical terms section, which provides the current standardized lexicon for the field. For use with Psychological Abstracts, PsycINFO and PsycLIT.; also at the CD-Rom desk in the North Reading Room and on line on PsycLIT. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and HistoriesAmerican Psychiatric Association Joint Commission on Public Affairs, A Psychiatric Glossary (Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1984). JFD 86-3474. The nomenclature of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic And Statistical Manual III (DSM III) is used for this edition. Bolles, Robert C., The Story of Psychology: A Thematic History (Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1993). *R-YEB 93-11078. Good overall scope, with a glossary and biographical notes. Campbell, Robert Jean, and Leland E. Hinsie, Psychiatric Dictionary (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991). *R-YED 91-3541. The sixth edition of the original 1940 edition. Corsini, Raymond J., ed., Encyclopedia of Psychology (New York: Wiley, 1994). *R-YE 94-10221. The second edition of this four volume set of over 2,000 signed articles. Volume four contains a name and subject index, as well as an extensive bibliography. Goldenson, Robert M., ed., Longman Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry (New York: Longman, 1984). *R-YEC 85-4446. The 16,000 entries include terms, phrases, drugs, biographies. There is also an appendix outlining the DSM III. Howells, John G., and M. Livia Osborn, A Reference Companion to the History of Abnormal Psychology (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984). *R-YEB 84-3016. This two volume set includes some 4,200 articles and biographies, bibliographic references and an index. Hunt, Morton M., The Story of Psychology (New York: Doubleday, 1993). *R-YEB 94-175. Approaches the modern development of psychology from its philosophical and social roots. Reber, Arthur S., The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology (Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York: Viking, 1985). *R-YE 88-4844. Besides providing broad coverage, this work attempts to differentiate the meaning of the same term to different schools of psychology. Sexton, Virginia Staudt, and John D. Hogan, eds., International Psychology: Views From Around the World (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1992). *R-YEB 92-19171. Practical and historical summations on the state of psychology in 45 member countries of the International Union of Psychological Science. Viney, Wayne, A History of Psychology: Ideas and Context (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993). *R-YEB 93-7030. While written for college level coursework, this text is comprehensive and covers many figures and ideas not usually touched upon by other surveys. Watson, Robert I., and Rand B. Evans, The Great Psychologists: A History of Psychological Thought (New York: HarperCollins, 1991). *R-YEB 92-6693.The fifth edition of this work gives an historical overview with bibliographies, citations to primary sources and name/subject indexes. Wolman, Benjamin B., ed., Dictionary of Behavioral Science (New York: Academic Press, Inc., 1989). *R-YE 89-23070.A second edition, with coverage of technical terms used in psychology and closely related fields. Zusne, Leonard, Biographical Dictionary of Psychology (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984). *R-YEB 85-273 and JFE 84-4512. Brief biographies of over 600 thinkers in the field (from antiquity onwards). Bibliographical references and indexes. Handbooks And DirectoriesAmerican Psychiatric Association Task Force on Nomenclature and Statistics, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 1994). JFF 95-1786. Known as the DSM-IV, this is the standard diagnostic tool of psychiatric illnesses. Eysenck, Hans Jurgen, ed., Handbook of Abnormal Psychology (London: Pitman, 1973). JFF 90-2043. Includes references as well as author and subject indexes. Lawry, John D., Guide to the History of Psychology (Totowa, NJ: Littlefield, Adams & Co., 1981). JFD 82-2054. A succint synopsis that includes a glossary of terms and bibliographies of classics in the field and secondary sources. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1994). *R-YEC. Although this manual focuses on the preparation of manuscripts for journal submission, the style it subscribes to is used across many social science disciplines. Sweetland, Richard C., and Daniel J. Keyser, Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business (Austin, TX: Pro-Ed, 1991). *R-YEM 91-3552. Over 3,000 entries provide quick, but not evaluative, descriptions of current English language tests. Walker, C. Eugene, ed., The Handbook of Clinical Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice (Homewood, IL: Dow-Jones-Irwin, 1983). JFE 84-3433. A two volume scholary review; fully indexed. Wolman, Benjamin B., and George Strickers, eds., Handbook of Developmental Psychology (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982). JFF 82-129. 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