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Psychology Research Guide

A guide for conducting research in the field of psychology

Finding Books

Use OneSearch on the library's homepage to find books and ebooks, and to find items to borrow from other libraries. Visit our OneSearch guide for more information or take a look at the video below. 

 

 

Finding Print Books on the Shelves

Image breaking down the different parts of a call number on a book.

Subject Headings

Subject Headings are a great way to find books on your topic in OneSearch. 

1. First, do a simple keyword search on your topic and limit to Resource Type > Books. 

2. Second, click on the book's title and scroll down to Subjects. 

3. Click on any of the subjects to be taken to other books assigned that same subject heading. 

Browsing the Print Collection

The Cal Poly Humboldt Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to organize books alphabetically by subject area. The main areas of interest for Psychology-related research are in the BF & HM sections on the second floor, as well as the RC section on the third floor.

*Keep in mind that many of the library's more current books are in ebook format, which you can find by using OneSearch. 

BF1-990 Psychology
BF1001-1389 Parapsychology
HM1001-1281 Social psychology
LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
QP351-495 Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC435-571 Psychiatry
RC500-510 Psychoanalysis
RC554-569.5 Personality disorders. Behavior problems Including sexual problems, drug abuse, suicide, child abuse