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Electronic journals can be searched by selecting " Find Magazines or Newspapers by Title" from the library home page. Researchers may also get a list of e-journals available on a given topic by selecting a subject category using the same link. The following journals are available electronically on psychology .
All universities and community college libraries in Nevada use the Library of Congress Classification System to organize their books. Books are arranged A-Z, with each letter corresponding to a subject. To find books on this topic, go to the following areas:
| Classification | Topic |
| BF - BF 990 |
Psychology |
| RA 790 | Mental Health |
| RC 435 - RC 571 | Psychiatry |
These titles are located at the Carson City Campus library unless otherwise indicated. The term “Ready Ref” indicates the item is shelved directly behind the Reference Desk.
* Asterisked titles are also available at the WNC Fallon campus library.
| Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | |
| APA Dictionary of Psychology | REF BF31 A65 |
| Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary | REF RC437 H5 |
| DSM-IV-TR Guidebook | REF R469 F55 |
| DSM-IV-TR: Mental Disorders: Diagnosis, Etiology & Treatment |
REF R455.2 .C4 D76 |
| Encyclopedia of Psychology (8 vols.) | REF BF31 E52 |
| Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology (4 vols.) |
REF BF31 M33 |
WNC library books are listed in an online catalog shared by most northern Nevada academic libraries. To find in-depth materials, search the library catalog by typing in the topic you are researching. Be sure to use keywords or subjects rather than sentences. Clicking on the links below will perform a search for WNC books about these topics in the library catalog. Please be patient; sometimes these searches can take a few minutes to finish.
Abnormal Psychology: use Psychology, Pathological |
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Applied Psychology: use Psychology, Applied |
Psychotherapy |
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Sex differences (Psychology) |
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Psychologists -- Biography |
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