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APA PsycInfo (OVID) » This link opens in a new window
Covers psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, sociology, education and behavioural sciences.
The Ovid interface is more complex and lends itself nicely for more advanced research such as for systematic or scoping reviews.
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APA PsycInfo (ProQuest) » This link opens in a new window
Covers psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, sociology, education and behavioural sciences.
The ProQuest interface is simple, intuitive and user-friendly, which is ideal for simpler searches.
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The following databases are often used by psychology researchers and may provide access to articles not indexed in PsycINFO:

Cochrane Library (Wiley) » This link opens in a new window
Provides access to evidence-based databases that look at effects of health care interventions.
Also available on the Ovid platform.
Medline (Ovid) » This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles only from the biomedical field.
MEDLINE is also searchable through PubMed (view differences between MEDLINE, PubMed and PMC for more info).
PubMed (Medline) » This link opens in a new window
Covers biomedical literature including articles and more.
3rd-Party login is now mandatory.

The following databases provide access to content in related fields such as education, gender studies, allied heath and more:

AARP Ageline » This link opens in a new window
Covers literature dealing with the population aged 50+.
CINAHL (EBSCO) » This link opens in a new window
Covers literature dealing with nursing and allied health.
EMBASE » This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of the biomedical and pharmaceutical literature (maximum of 40 simultaneous users).
ERIC (PROQUEST Platform) » This link opens in a new window
Covers research documents, articles, technical reports, program evaluations and curricular materials in the field of education.
Also available on the Ovid platform.
GenderWatch » This link opens in a new window
Focuses on gender issues across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) » This link opens in a new window
Covers literature dealing with language, linguistics and their various subdisciplines.
PTSDpubs » This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts to international literature on PTSD and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.
Sociological Abstracts » This link opens in a new window
Covers literature from more than 1800 journals in sociology.

Consult the Library's Databases A-Z list for a complete list of available resources.

The following databases provide wide subject coverage across many disciplines:

Academic Search Complete » This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals, magazines and newspapers from many subject areas.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective : 1907-1984 » This link opens in a new window
Covers the humanities and social sciences literature from from 1907 to 1984.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) » This link opens in a new window
Provides references to journals, book chapters, books and reviews in the social sciences dating back to 1951.
SCOPUS » This link opens in a new window
Covers scientific, technical and medical literature.
Web of Science » This link opens in a new window
Covers key journals in various fields including medicine and social sciences.

The following multidisciplinary databases index journals and magazines published in French:

CAIRN.INFO This link opens in a new window
Erudit This link opens in a new window
Eureka.cc This link opens in a new window
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OpenEdition Journals (fédération de revues en Sciences humaines et sociales) This link opens in a new window

Consult the Social Sciences - An Introduction to Library Research guide to learn how to choose a topic, prepare a search and cite sources.

Research published in open access enables anyone anywhere to access scholarly content.