Psychology Open Shelf Collections
Abnormal psychology 157
Adolescent psychiatry/Child psychotherapy
155.5
Autism – 155.452/616.8588/618.928
Behavior disorders in children –
155.45/618.928
Clinical health psychology 157
Finding material in the Library: a
Cognitive therapy 616.891
quick guide for Psychology students
2013
Counselling (incl. ethics) 361.3, 158.3
Emotional problems in children 618.928
Mental illness – treatment 616.89
Neuropsychology – 152/612.82
Neuroses in children/adolescence - treatment
158
Personality disorders – handbooks, manuals,
treatment handbooks 150.195
Personality disorders – 616.858 (incl. clinical
psychology)
Psychiatry – differential therapeutics 616.891
Psychological tests 152.8
2015
Subject Librarian:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Phone: 01-8963322 (9.301.15 pm)
Email: [email protected]
Subject
guide
Psychology
www.tcd.ie/Library/
support/subjects/psychology
Enquiry service (24 hr
email):
([email protected])
Psychoses – 616.89
Library homepage
Psychotherapy 616.891/158
www.tcd.ie/Library
School mental health services 616.928,
371.46
Nos. 150s (Berkeley), 616s (Hamilton/John
Stearne) 370s (Educ. Psyc. Lecky library)
for
2013
Finding Material
As a copyright library with currently over six
million items in formats ranging from
manuscripts to online resources, it is important
that you become familiar with the Library’s
collections through the proper use of catalogues
and search engines to support your study. In
SEARCH COLLECTIONS on our homepage
(www.tcd.ie/Library), you will see the full range
of these search tools. See tutorials at
http://www.tcd.ie/Library/support/skillstraining.php.
Getting started: To get an overview of
recommended resources for Psychology, e.g.
databases, as well as subject librarian contact
details, go to Subject Guides on the homepage,
then select Psychology. You may need to view
other guides depending on your specialism.
Catalogues are key to locating material.
Books, reports, theses, journal articles:
STELLA search is the main library discovery
tool acting as both catalogue to our collections
and gateway to other external online resources.
Type keywords, e.g. title, author or combination
of these into the searchbox. From the results
page, select Library catalogue only (left-hand
margin) to limit to our collections. Clicking on the
title will give you full details including location
and number of copies. Books are either on the
open shelves or on closed access (Stacks). The
main Psychology collection is located in the
nd
Berkeley library, 2 floor (nos. 150-159). See
Floorplans on the homepage for layout. The
Hamilton and John Stearne libraries also hold
psychology material. For open shelf books
which are on loan to other readers, use the
Reserve it function to place a hold/reservation
on that item.
Closed access items which can be consulted by
undergraduates and borrowed by
postgraduates, can be requested online using
the option Request stacks item. Otherwise, use
call slips.
STELLA search uniquely facilitates JOURNAL
ARTICLE searching. Type in the article title and
follow the links. If the pdf or html icons are not
visible, follow the link resolver indicated by a
square TCD logo or Check TCD e-journals
button to get to the fulltext. If unsuccessful
search again by journal title and review options
for print or online editions. For further help, ask
counter staff, email me (see over) or if
unavailable, email [email protected]. Other
options for fulltext include inter-library loans and
visiting other academic libraries.
The format facet is a useful feature in STELLA.
It allows you to get an overview of all available
content types. You can then select the required
format. For example, type Psychology into the
searchbox and from facets on the left-hand side
of the results page, select the material type you
need.
Although, STELLA searches most databases, it
does not search all. Always check that you
have searched recommended databases either
from the subject guide or databases and ebooks page, located under SEARCH
COLLECTIONS.
For a more traditional catalogue interface use
the Classic catalogue. However, this no longer
supports online stacks requesting. Special
Collections catalogues such as MARLOC for
manuscripts and 1872 for Early Printed Books
are found under SEARCH COLLECTIONS.
Repositories: Current Irish research is freely
available through online repositories such as
Trinity’s TARA and all Irish universities’ RIAN.ie.
See under SEARCH COLLECTIONS. The
HSE’s LENUS is another useful repository
containing material relating to psychology.
Journals: The print collection is based in the
Ussher library basement at 150. The majority
are in Stacks. These must be ordered on paper
call slips. Delivery from Santry stacks takes one
day. Campus stacks takes 1.5 hours.
Online journals can be search through STELLA
as mentioned earlier. You can also get a
subject breakdown for all online journals in
psychology by accessing the option E-journals
only via SEARCH COLLECTIONS. Use the
subject tab for an overview. Remember, an ejournal may often be available in a number of
online resources, so always select the one
which contains the years you are interested in.
Please report broken links to [email protected]
When you are off-campus, you will need your
College username/password to access
subscribed resources. If you encounter access
problems relating to your password contact IS
Services ([email protected]).
If you are using Google Scholar to access online
journal content, ensure you use it via the library
website in order to be recognised as an
authorised user.
Theses: For full details on finding theses, select
USING THE LIBRARY and click on THESES.
This outlines collection policy, search tips and
online databases. In addition to finding Trinity
theses using the format facet in STELLA, you
can also search by author, title or degree title
e.g. Psychology, Ph.D.
Psychological Tests: The Library does not
hold tests in its collection. Some may be
available via PsycInfo. See the Psychology
Subject Guide for details.
Databases and E-books
Databases contain valuable information for your
research. Many are now searchable via
STELLA. Most provide peer-reviewed, scholarly
content and formats range from purely journal
and e-book content to mixtures of materials.
PsycInfo and PsycArticles are the main
psychological databases. If fulltext is not
immediately available follow the embedded links
to access content. A general tip for database
use is to always register with the database
provider to avail of useful features (Alerts,
Search history etc.). Use HELP and
Thesaurus(Subject terms) for improved search
results.