BSc Psychology
Meet your Librarian – Beccy Western
About Beccy
Beccy Western is the Subject Librarian responsible for Architecture, Interior Design, Fashion, FCP, FMB, Textile Design, Business Management, Marketing, and Psychology.
How can I help you?
You can book one to one tutorials with me to help you with your research or referencing, please contact me via email or you can drop into the library office (DS103) to have a chat!
I work all day Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday morning.
As a team, we also provide research and referencing drop-in sessions to assist you in the run-up to written work hand-ins, keep an eye on Instagram (@norwichuni_library) for times and dates.
e-book Collections
Try these virtual shelves which link you to ready-made collections of e-books on specific subjects.
Useful collections for BSc Psychology
Psychology (O’Reilly)
Psychology (ProQuest)
Print Books
Books
Psychology books can be found in the main collection at Dewey Decimal numbers between 150 and 159.
More books of interest can be found in other sections of the Library, so remember to search the Catalogue.
Your student ID card doubles up as your library card, there’s no need to activate it. Undergraduates can borrow up to 15 items, usually for a duration of 3 weeks.
Online Resources
As well as printed materials, the Library also has a wide selection of online resources to help you with your research.
Useful resources for BSc Psychology
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection
Psychology & Behavioural Sciences Collection is an essential full-text database for psychologists, counsellors, researchers and students.. It covers topics such as emotional and behavioural characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
SAGE Journals Online
Abstracts available for all Sage journals. You can access the journals ‘Animation’ and ‘Games and Culture’ in full from this platform.
Statista
Statista offers over 1.5 million statistics from over 18,000 sources, available immediately in easy to use graphs you can use in your own reports and presentations. Statista includes market data, industry reports, forecasts, opinion polls and infographics.
A video guide to using Statista is available on the VLE.
Further usage guides are available on Statista’s site (opens in a new window).
Taylor & Francis Online
Abstracts available for all Taylor and Francis journals. You will find that this platform contains a mix of full text and abstracts only – we have a subscriptions to a variety of titles including ‘Design Journal’, ‘Fashion Practice’, ‘Fashion Theory’, ‘Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice’ and ‘Photography and Culture’.
VLeBooks
You can find eBooks specifically bought for Norwich Uni students on VLeBooks.
Information on how to download VLeBooks (opens in a new window).
Publications
Publications, also known as magazines, journals or periodicals, are regularly published with up to date articles, images, and editorials. These can be available in print and online.
Useful publications for BSc Psychology
Resource Type
JournalDIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ)
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) contains almost 17 500 peer-reviewed, open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
Resource Type
JournalSenses and society
This pioneering journal provides a crucial forum for the exploration of this vital new area of inquiry.
It brings together groundbreaking work in the humanities and social sciences and incorporates cutting-edge developments in art, design and architecture. Every volume contains something for and about each of the senses, both singly and in all sorts of novel configurations.