Psychology
The SUB Göttingen has an extensive collection of psychological literature. Various catalogues and databases are available for searching for books, journals and articles
Catalogues
In the discovery system GöDiscovery you can find books, journals, databases and a large number of articles from journals - both from the holdings of the SUB Göttingen and the departmental libraries as well as from external sources. By default, the local holdings are searched; the search area can be expanded via the settings. In the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK) you will only find the local holdings.
Find books
Books can be found in the Göttingen University Catalog (GUK) or in GöDiscovery Printed books that are not available on site can often be ordered via interlibrary loan. E-books from the holdings of the SUB Göttingen that are not open access can also be used from outside the campus network via eduVPN.
Locations
Some psychology books are freely accessible in the Central Library . You will find them sorted by subject in sections FA to FI on the first floor of the reading room. A large part is located in closed stacks and must be ordered via GöDiscovery or the Göttingen University Catalog (GUK). Another location is the Waldweg Library, where you can use or borrow books on site.
Book not available?
If you need a book that is not available in Göttingen, you can send us a Purchase suggestion. If you are a student at the University of Göttingen and need a textbook for your term paper, thesis or other coursework that is currently on loan or not available, please use the book acquisition programme for students.
Journals
Psychological journals are mainly accessible as e-journals. You can find both the e-journals and the print editions of journals in GöDiscovery and in the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK). You can find the psychological e-journals also in the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). Articles from journals with a green dot are available open access in full text. Access to the full text of articles from journals with a yellow dot is possible within the campus network of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, for members of the University of Göttingen via eduVPN also from outside the campus network.
Databases
Databases can be found in the Database Information System (DBIS), organized by subject. The licensed fee-based databases can also be found in GöDiscovery and in the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK). The free databases can only be found in DBIS. Data resources of various kinds are listed, in particular subject bibliographies that list articles, as well as full-text databases that contain articles from electronic journals.
Selection of psychological databases
- APA PsycArticles
Full-text database of the American Psychological Association (APA) with articles from 119 journals of the APA, the Educational Publishing Foundation, Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe-Verlag. - PSYNDEX
Specialized bibliography for searching for psychological publications, test procedures and audiovisual media from German-speaking countries. The database is connected to the link resolver of the SUB Göttingen, which leads you directly from a displayed hit to the full text of the article, if it is accessible. - PubMed
Specialized bibliography for journal articles with a focus on the medical field, but also includes peripheral areas such as psychology and others. - PsyDoc (PsychArchives)
Repository for psychology (including articles, preprints, research data, code, supplements, preregistrations, tests and multimedia objects) - PubPsych
Search portal for parallel searches in several literature databases: PSYNDEX, PASCAL. ISOC-Psicologia, MEDLINE, ERIC, NARCIS, NORART, PsychOpen, PsychData. Provides, if available, a link to the full text and the link to a link resolver that checks access to the full text for the SUB Göttingen.
Research-related services
Publishing
The SUB Göttingen supports you as a member of the University of Göttingen financially in publishing your research results in Open Access. GRO.publications serves as the open access repository of the University of Göttingen . This platform is also a management system for the administration and presentation of your publications.
Research data management
The Göttingen eResearch Alliance (eRA) supports you at the Göttingen Campus with services and advice in the area of research data management. Central services of the eRA are GRO.data, the repository for your research data, and GRO.plan, a tool for creating and managing data management plans.
Specialized link collection
The Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) is the central, supra-regional infrastructure facility for psychology in the German-speaking countries. The ZPID supports the entire scientific work process from literature research and study planning through data collection and analysis to the documentation, archiving and publication of results. Some of the services that can be used free of charge:
- PubPsych search portal
- Open access publication platform PsychOpen GOLD
- Psychology repository PsychArchives
- Open Access test archive Open Test Archive
- Platform for research data FDZ at ZPID
Website of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs). The DGPs is an association of psychologists working in research and teaching and a scientific society for psychology with numerous specialist groups for sub-areas of psychology. The official organ of the German Psychological Society and the information organ of the Professional Association of German Psychologists is the journal Psychologische Rundschau.
psychologie.de is the website of the Federation of German Psychology Associations with essential information and links relating to the field of psychology. In addition to the activities of the Federation, you will find information on training and further education as well as contacts for various questions.
Information system of the American Psychological Association with extensive information on its services, publications and databases.
Contact
Head of Central Editorial Office for Subject Indexing
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1
37073 Göttingen