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Course Librarian


Irene Ke
Psychology and Social Work Librarian
(713) 743-9765
ijke@uh.edu


Course Assignments

What's a Scholarly Article?

Need a refresher on what makes an article "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed?" Check out this short video from the Peabody Library at Vanderbilt University:

Popular vs. Scholarly Sources
 

APA Citation Help

Need help citing sources within your research proposal and formatting your paper?

Try visiting these sites for help.

Find Articles by Citation

If your instructor has given you a citation and asked you to find the article on your own, view the following tutorial as a refresher.

Finding Articles by Citation

Related Links

PSYC 2301: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

Finding Articles for the Literature Review

Start by searching the PsycINFO database. It's the best tool to find psychology-related articles for this class.

Depending on your proposed research hypothesis, you might want to search these databases too:

Need Help Searching for Articles?

Try viewing one of the following research tutorials (each are about 2-3 minutes long).

Stuck on Selecting a Topic?