Page contents > Introduction | Quick links | Finding books on your Reading List | Collection policy | Electronic Resources for Psychology | Finding journals | Electronic Resources for Psychology | Finding Newspaper articles | Finding quick reference materials | Theses | Research | Multimedia (video and online audio) Resources | Internet sites | Citing and referencing | Other libraries | Help
Introduction
-
This page is maintained by Heather Dawson, subject Liaison Librarian for Social Psychology h.dawson@lse.ac.uk
-
It is designed to offer you help in making the most of LSE Library resources. Do send me an email if you need any further assistance!
Quick links
Use these to get started quickly. More in depth advice is given in the sections below.
Search the LSE Library catalogue| to find book, journal titles and links to electronic resources
Search for journal articles using Cross Searcher| from a range of LSE Library's subscription resources, or browse the full list of| subscription databases
Go to our list of recommended free web sites for Psychologists| (via the LSE Library delicious account)
Also, here are my recommended starting points| (via Pageflakes -click on the Psychology tab)
Finding books on your Reading List
The place to start is the Library Catalogue|.
It includes details of both printed and electronic materials held by the Library. Enter your search terms and then use the options on the right hand side of the screen to refine your results. You can use the Advanced search option if you wish to search for specific authors or titles
Top tips
Here are some key classmarks for Psychology . However, note that due to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject relevant books may also be found in the sociology, politics and economics sections of the Library.
|
Subject
|
Classmark range
|
|
Psychology
|
BF 1-990
|
|
Psychoanalysis
|
BF173 - BF175
|
|
Social Psychology
|
HM 1001- HM1238
|
Collection policy
Finding books not held at LSE:
-
LSE staff and students can become members of Senate House Library and SOAS Library. This allows you to borrow books from their collections.
-
Search for books held in Universities in London and the South-East by using the InforM25 service. Most other University of London Libraries allow reference (non-borrowing access). For further details on arrangements see our Using other Libraries webpages.
-
Find out about books in the main UK research libraries (including the British Library and Oxford and Cambridge Universities by using the COPAC catalogue.
-
Books from other libraries can also be requested via the Interlending and Document Delivery Service at LSE.
Electronic Resources for Psychology
-
All subscription and important resources are listed on the Library Catalogue. If you know what you want to use. Choose the advanced search option and enter the title of the resource
-
Click here to see all Psychology databases.
Finding journals
The place to start is the Library Catalogue. The Catalogue provides references to all the print and electronic journals held by LSE Library.
-
Top tips
-
Here are some key journal titles
Journals not held at LSE
-
If LSE does not have the printed or electronic version of a journal then you can check to see if other libraries have it using the Union List of Serials (University of London Colleges) or COPAC (British Library and other research universities across the UK)
Use the Inter-Library Lending system for journal articles that you cannot easily get to yourself by clicking on the "Requests and inter-lending" button on the Classic Library Catalogue and select the "Request a journal from another library" option
Electronic Resources for Psychology
Key databases for Psychology
-
The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - IBSS (which provides references to articles published since the 1950s it includes many in European languages such as French and German) (click here for a quick guide),
The Web of Knowledge (Also offering articles since the 1950s . These are more North American based and cover a wider range of humanities, science and social science subject areas.) (Click here for a quick guide)
-
Business source premier Access the full text of over 1,000 titles covering areas of business and management. excellent coverage of organisational psychology and HR issues.
Emerald Management Xtra (previously known as Anbar International Management Library) is a database of references to articles taken from around 450 top management and business journals. The coverage is international but with a UK bias. The database covers the years from 1989 onwards and is updated monthly.Sources available include: Accounting & Finance Abstracts, Human Resource Management Abstracts, Information Management & Technology Abstracts, International Directory of Periodical Contents in Management, Management Books and Resources, Management of Quality Abstracts, Marketing and Logistics Abstracts, Operations and Production Management Abstracts, Rapid Management Intelligence, Top Management Abstracts, World Trends Hospitality and Tourism Abstracts.
Top tips
Finding Newspaper articles
The LSE Library subscribes to a number of newspaper databases. There is a guide to all of them I|t also mentions some good free Internet sites.
Key database
NEXIS|
Contains the full text of a large number of UK and foreign newspapers from 1980 onwards. Click here for a quick guide on how you can use NEXIS effectively| to set up regular news alerts.(You may need to sign in with your Network Username and password)
Top tips
-
To look at today's headlines do a Google search and consult the homepage of the newspaper.
-
But for more in depth academic research always use NEXIS. Connect to it using the links from the Library catalogue. Links from the newspaper homepages and Google searches may not work!
-
Find out how more about the other LSE Library newspaper databases.By reading our free guide.
Finding quick reference materials
The Reference Collection| on the first floor of the library contains printed dictionaries, directories, encyclopaedias.
Here are some key titles:
|
Reference title
|
Classmark
|
|
A student's dictionary of psychology
|
BF31 H41|
|
|
Oxford companion to the mind.
|
BF31 O91|
|
|
French language dictionaries
|
PC2640
|
|
German language dictionaries
|
PF3640
|
|
Roget's thesaurus of English words and phrases.
|
PE1591 D72|
|
We also have a growing collection of online dictionaries and encyclopaedias that you can use off-campus. Consult our Reference Collection guide| for a more detailed list.
-
Top Tips
Theses
-
The Library has paper copies of doctoral PhD theses produced by LSE students. Search for these on the LSE Library classic catalogue use the option set search limits. Then select from the Collection option Theses. MA theses are not held in the Library. They may be held in your academic department.
Top tips
-
Save time by searching our specialist databases
-
The Library has paper copies of doctoral PhD theses produced by LSE students. Search for these on the LSE Library classic catalogue use the option set search limits. Then select from the Collection option Theses.
-
An increasing number of UK Theses are now being digitised. To find theses for your subject area. Try searching Ethos .
-
EThOS aims to provide access to all doctoral theses produced by UK Higher education institutions. However as it is still in the beta test stage not all these are listed. So you should supplement it with further research using the Index to theses database. An increasing number of full text items can be downloaded free of charge from the website. (After free registration). Log in place the item in your shopping basket and go to the checkout. After agreeing to the copyright terms it can be downloaded immediately as a pdf or zip file. Other items provide abstracts only and prompt users for payment to obtain the full copy. LSE staff and students should not do this. Instead write down the details. Go to the LSE classic library catalogue select the blue requests and interlending button and fill in the theses request form. This may take a few days but the item will be delivered in electronic form.
-
Index to Theses contains information on all British and Irish theses completed since 1715. Access off campus requires your LSE network username and password..
-
To find theses completed in the USA and Canada. try searching Theses and Dissertations
-
Electronic theses. There are a number of projects worldwide which are working to make these available online. Some examples of foreign these online include: Hong Kong University Theses Online Free access to over over 13,000 full text dissertations covering all subject areas from the 1940s onwards completed at Hong Kong University. The LSE maintains an online listing via our delicious account
Research
-
These are useful for tracing examples of ongoing research.
-
Increasing numbers of institutions are developing Institutional repositories undertaken by academics and students in universities worldwide where you can find examples of abstracts and many full text papers, conference reports and articles by staff and researchers.
Top Tips
Multimedia (video and online audio) Resources
-
Film Collection.
The library has a small but growing collection of commercial videos, DVDS and TV programme recordings. Find them on the Library Catalogue or browse them in the course collection. Material can be viewed using equipment based in the Library or borrowed for the same length of time as Course Collection texts
Multimedia
Key databases.
Education Image Gallery (with over 50,000 images from the Hulton Archive, Photodisc and the Getty Images® News Service covering key events and multiple subject areas including history, entertainment, sport, science, fashion, politics, music, conflict, film, art, leisure and women's studies)
Newsfilm online which provides access to over 3,000 hours of news film clips taken from the archives of ITN/Reuters. Materials cover stories from 1910-2007. They include major wars and conflicts, British political and social events. Many examples also have associated programme scripts. Choose the log in via UK federation and enter your LSE network username and password
Click here for a guide to what the Library subscribes to and what you can find elsewhere on the Internet.
Top tips
-
Remember that an increasing number of programmes, films and images can now be found on the Internet. Look at our recommended video search engines via the LSE Library delicious account. They include also include online links to academic lectures and documentaries.
Internet sites
Sites recommended by LSE Library staff many web resources that can be accessed using the Library's Delicious account| or using the Delicious tag cloud on the Free Resources on the Web page|.
Top tips
Citing and referencing
The Library has a useful collection of online guides| on citing and referencing. They include a podcast.|
Top tips
-
Save time by noting down the full citation of any books and journals that you use when you read them, rather than at the end of your course!
-
Find out if your department has a preferred style and learn to use it correctly. The library has lots of online guides to help you.
-
If you have many references to manage. Learn how to use Endnote (bibliography management software), which can work with Microsoft Word to format your references automatically. You can also export references automatically from many online databases. The library offers regular training courses on this software
Other libraries
-
LSE students and staff can use most other libraries of the University of London for reference purposes. For a full list of agreements see our Using other Libraries webpages.
-
Of particular interest is Senate House Library which has specialist Psychology collection. This includes the Library of the British psychological Society which contains more clinical psychology journals and books than the LSE. Their catalogue is available from the website. Students may borrow from this Library. To get a card simply go there with your LSE ID. it includes off campus access to many of their electronic resources. Off particular interest is PsychArticles a collection of full text psychology electronic journals
-
Other useful Libraries in London include the British Library newspaper Library in Colindale which is a public library containing a vast collection of Uk and foreign newspapers.
-
the Wellcome Library a free medical and biosciences library based in London. members can obtain off site access to some of their online
Help
Contact Heather Dawson|, Liaison librarian for Social Psychology.