Presents some advantages (saves time, more current, greater depth and precision of search) and disadvantages (cost, unavailability of older articles) of computerized searching and describes 14 databases in the area of psychology. (Author/JDH)

Describes the need for bibliographic instruction and the benefits of providing in-class bibliographic instruction by librarians in lower and upper division psychology courses. (JDH)

This study investigated the efficacy of utilizing comprehensive database search strategies in performing an online literature search in the subject area of psychology, with special interest in the performance of the database PsycInfo. The DIALOG Information Retrieval Service's DIALINDEX subject category options were used as the major search…

In the fall of 1988, a survey was conducted to evaluate the adoption of CD-ROM systems in U.S. colleges and universities by examining which major CD-ROM databases were available through the reference departments of academic libraries. The sample was composed of 200 institutions of higher education offering graduate degrees in psychology. The…

Provides an overview of the problems with information retrieval in psychology, based on the examination of the search strategy used for a dissertation. The discussion illustrates the usefulness of a facet model for formulating search strategies for psychology literature reviews, using the same dissertation as an example. (15 references) (CLB)

The purpose of this bibliographic instruction package is to help a non-library instructor prepare undergraduate students to find and use books, indexes, abstracts, periodical articles, and other printed reference sources in a search for published information on industrial psychology. The package is divided into two episodes which can be presented…