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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Black's Law Dictionary, 10th edition

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The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology

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The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science

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The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science

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Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

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Criminal Psychology

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5

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Dictionary of Forensic Psychology

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Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology

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Dictionary of Psychology

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Dictionary of Psychology

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Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Encyclopedia of Human Behavior

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Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence

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Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology

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Encyclopedia of Perception

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Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment

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Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment

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Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

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Encyclopedia of Social Psychology

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Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

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Handbook of Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties

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The Handbook of Forensic Psychology

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The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology

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Handbook of Humanistic Psychology

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Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

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Handbook of Police Psychology

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Handbook of Psychology

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Research Methods in Forensic Psychology

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The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

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The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management

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DSM-V Online (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition; American Psychiatric Association) This link opens in a new window
"This is the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-V."
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
Kean University's subscription to Oxford Bibliographies provides subject modules focusing on Criminology, Education, Psychology, and Social Work. For these modules, "leading scholars have produced a literary guide to the most important and significant sources in an area of study they know best. The guides feature a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult."
Oxford Reference (Oxford University Press) This link opens in a new window
Contains facts, figures, definitions, quotations, and translations from 300+ Oxford reference titles, as well as in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the Oxford Companions series and Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. Also features Archival Films & Newsreels.
Psychotherapy.net This link opens in a new window
Features a library of streaming videos relevant for clinical psychology.

Psychological Tests and Measures Databases

The following databases provide information to identify psychological tests and measuring instruments.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) (OvidSP) This link opens in a new window
Provides "information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. HaPI...[helps] identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, client/patient assessment, class papers/projects, theses/dissertations, and program evaluation."
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) (VALE) This link opens in a new window
Offers reviews of standardized tests in education, business, psychology, and leadership. Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
PsycTests (EBSCOhost) (VALE) This link opens in a new window
“Serves as a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching.”

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Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Black's Law Dictionary, 10th edition

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5

Handbook of Psychology

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

Psychological Tests and Measures Databases

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