
Angela Bardeen
Social Sciences Reference Librarian
Davis Library
bardeen@unc.edu
962-1151
AIM: angebrarian
Davis Reference Desk
(919)962-1151
AIM: DavisRefDesk
Citing Information Tutorial
Includes coverage of APA style.
Create your own personal article database and automatically format reference lists.

Can't find the article, book, or report you need at our library? You can request it from another library through interlibrary loan.
Example of an academic article (click on the pdf to view)
PsycINFO
With over 2,000,000 records, this is the most comprehensive collection of
academic psychological work and relevant materials from related disciplines.
PubMed
A service of the National Library of Medicine, PubMed contains citations and links to full text from MEDLINE and additional life science journals.
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the social sciences. The online version of this resource is contained within the ISI Web of Knowledge database.
Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary database covering wide range of academic areas with full-text for over 4,000 journals and coverage of over 6,800 peer-reviewed journals.
Search the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries' Catalog
Example
of an academic book (at least the catalog record for one)
When you do find a book in the catalog make sure to take note of the library location as it may be in any of the libraries on campus.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology
Human Research Ethics at UNC-CH
Experimental Design and Statistics for Psychology
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
Visit UNC's Writing Center to make appointments, find writing tips, and access handouts useful for writing literature reviews and research papers.
How Do I Find an Article if it is not Full-Text?
How Do I Distinguish Different Types of Journals?