Psychology 

Use the advanced search: it lets you limit your searches by domain names,allowing you to choose to avoid commercial sites, choose sites from a specific country, or retrieve only sites from non-profit organizations, for example. Cutting down the huge numbers of items you retrieve will save you time!

Use Google Scholar if you want only scholarly writings. Many, though not all, of these will have been published in journals or books, not just on the Internet.

Never pay for an article online without talking to us first!  One of the downsides of using Google is that you may think you have to buy an article that's available through the USM libraries.  When in doubt, check with the library staff.

Web sites can be excellent sources of information, but require that you think critically about the information presented, especially since anyone can publish a Web site whether they are an expert on the topic being presented or not. Here are a few reliable sources of information that are pertinent to psychology majors. For other reliable sites, try the Librarians' Internet Index list of psychology Web sites.

Classics in the History of Psychology
"A full-text collection of 'historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines.' Search by keyword or browse by author or topic. There are 20 books and over 100 articles and chapters available, as well as links to over 170 relevant works... Developed by a professor in the Department of Psychology at York University (Toronto)." (description from Librarians' Internet Index)

Psychology Experiments on the Internet
"This is 'an on-line cognitive and social psychology laboratory site ... [that] consists of a set of interactive experiments, a cumulative data archive, download utilities for both data and experiment source code, downloadable Excel macros for analyzing data from the experiments, and support materials for those who want to use and/or develop experiments at the site.' From the University of Mississippi." (description from Librarians' Internet Index)

Social Psychology Network
A database of links to thousands of websites related to social psychology. Subjects include prejudice, discrimination, gender, and romance and attraction; types of material provided include professional journals, teaching resources, and research groups... Maintained by a professor at Wesleyan University." (description from Librarians' Internet Index)