SUBJECT AREA:  BF - PSYCHOLOGY

Purpose: To support the work of students in the psychology programme. Psycholinguistics is classified in P, Neuroscience in QP, Neurophysiology in QH and Psychiatry in R. There are interdisciplinary relationships in Cognitive Science and Women's Studies.

Existing Collection Strength: Most of the subject area is collected at the Selective (3) level.

Current Collecting Intensity: As above.

Geographic Focus: Predominantly North American and British.

Chronological Periods: Current material is stressed.

Languages Collected: Primarily English.

Formats Collected: Book material is necessary, but there is heavier emphasis on journal titles. Video's are also collected.

Access to Journal Articles: THE index is PsycINFO (electronic version of Psychological Abstracts). A number of other electronic indexes are also useful to students in psychology.

Date: May 2001
Selector Responsible: Ruth Miller

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