Subject Guides: PSY 371: History and Systems of Psychology: Find Articles

Comparing Scholarly, Trade, & Popular Articles

Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed Journal	Trade or Professional Magazines or Newspapers	Popular Magazines or Newspapers

Scholarly Trade Popular
This chart describes the differences between these publications.

Reader's Guide

Readers' guide to periodical literature (journal cumulative)
Call Number: POR Great Reading Room Reference AI3 R48
Publication Date: 1900-1995, volumes 1-55
Glickman Library Great Reading Room, 7th Floor.

Online Indexes and Databases

If you don't have a particular journal or article in mind, but are hoping to find journal articles on your topic, go directly to one of the databases below. If you are looking for a particular article that you have already identified, search for the title in LibrarySearch (Journals).

Databases A-Z
A list and description of all of our databases.
LibrarySearch (Journals)
Search specifically for journals in the catalog for the University of Maine System, including USM.

PsycARTICLES
A database of full-text articles from 53 psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals with the exception of ads and editorial board lists.
PsycINFO
Index to the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. Coverage includes references and abstracts to 1,300+ journals in over 20 languages, and to book chapters and books in English. "Comprehensive coverage" dates back to the 1880s.