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PSU Library Online Catalog Vikat: http://vikat.pdx.edu/

Vikat is the Portland State University online catalog for books. Use VIKAT to search for books by keyword, author, title, subject. VIKAT locates journals by periodical title, not by subject. Boolean operators can limit or expand searches depending on which one is used.

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How to locate Journals in your Discipline

Use the appropriate periodical index or database to search for articles on a topic. Scan the retrieved articles for appropriate journal titles.

Use the indexes and bibliographies listed below.

Browse through journals you already know about and scan the bibliographies listed at the end of articles.

PsycINFO: covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics. Coverage: 1889 - the present. http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/databases_L-Z.html#p

ERIC indexes journal articles and documents in the field of education and includes information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education). Coverage: 1966 - present. http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/databases_A-K.html#e

Education Abstracts Fulltext: Coverage of 423 core periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks in the field of education. Topics include a wide range of contemporary education issues, including government funding, instructional media, multicultural education, religious education, student counseling, competency-based, and information
technology. http://wilsonweb2.hwwilson.com/autologin/

Exceptional Child Education Resources (EC) Indexing, citations and abstracts of articles from approximately 200 journals; coverage of book and nonprint media in the field of special education and gifted education. http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/db_descriptions.html#ECER

Social Work Abstracts: published by the National Association of Social Workers, provides access to the Social Work Abstracts and the Register of Clinical Social Workers. The database provides indexing and abstracting drawn from approximately 450 journals in all areas of social work, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues, and social problems. The Register of Clinical Social Workers is a directory of clinical social workers in the United States. Coverage: 1977 - the present. http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/databases_L-Z.html#s

Sociological Abstracts: covers the academic and professional literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Citations to journal articles published after 1974 include abstracts. Coverage 1963 - the present. http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/databases_L-Z.html#s

Women's Studies Abstracts: CDROM. Second Floor.

Indexes: Print Resources

Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography. HQ750 .A1 C4. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

Family Studies Abstracts: HQ728. S24. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

Women's Studies Abstracts: HQ1101.W67. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

Bibliographies

A Guide To Journals In Psychology And Education. BF76.8 .L65 1990. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

Journals In Psychology: A Resource Listing For Authors. 4th Ed. BF76.8 .J68 1993. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

An Author's Guide To Social Work Journals. HV85 .A93 1997. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

Education Journals And Serials : An Analytical Guide. Z5813 .C64 1988. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

Magazines For Libraries. Z6941 .K2 2000. Second Floor Reference Shelves.

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