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This guide is designed to facilitate access to various types of information in psychology and related areas. These resources include both print and electronic formats. Additional information and guidance is available from the Subject Specialist for Psychology, Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah by telephone at 617 552-4465 and email at sarkodik@bc.edu.

Look for basic background information:

• If you are just getting started with your research, and you want to get a general sense of a topic, look through the handbooks, encyclopedias, and websites featured on background information and facts.

We recommend searching for books when you want to find a broad overview of a topic.

• Books and book chapters are excellent sources of historical overview on a topic.
• You can also find several view points on a topic in one collected volume.

Search for journal articles when:

• you have an especially narrow or specific topic in mind
• you want to find source of peer-reviewed publications
• You need the most current information