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Psychology

Databases, books and ebooks, referencing, websites and locating tests and measurements in Psychology.

What is grey literature?

Grey literature covers sources outside the "traditional" publication process and are published informally or non-commercially. They can include:-

research and government reports
conferences papers and proceedings
theses
patents
statistics

Databases

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Contains a collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997.
Web of Science
A citation database that includes conference papers.
Scopus
A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database that includes conference proceedings.

Free search tools

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
THE SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts; an Abstract Database containing abstracts from scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection containing downloadable full text document in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
OpenGrey
Information on grey literature in Europe.
Google Scholar
Useful for locating reports, conference papers and theses