Suggested Psychology Databases
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in the field of psychology.
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
Citations for journal articles in the life sciences, particularly relating to biomedicine, neuroscience, as well as plant and animal sciences.
- Keyword BrainstormingUse this worksheet to start brainstorming keywords and searches for your topic.
PsycINFO Tutorial 1
APA Publishing Training. (2022, June 27). Searching with the thesaurus and index terms on EBSCOhost [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTdWXISWQ8
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - Articles
Have you ever discovered a journal article that would be perfect for your research topic, only to learn that Holy Cross doesn't have access to it? That's where InterLibrary Loan comes in.
InterLibrary Loan or ILL is a service that allows you to request resources -- including journal articles-- owned by other libraries all over the US, and in some cases, around the world! Once you've placed a request, another library will send a scan of the article to Holy Cross, and it will be delivered directly to your e-mail.
Keep in mind: Depending on how long it takes a library to accept the request and scan the article, it can take up to 1 week (though usually less) to arrive. Make sure to plan ahead!
You might come across citations for articles through our research databases. Or, you might see them cited in another resource. In the databases, use the 
button to start the request process; otherwise, visit the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan page on our website to log-in and get started.
To learn more about Interlibrary Loan, watch this video 
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Suggested Sources for Policy Analysis
- Society for Research in Child DevelopmentThe Society for Research in Child Development advances the developmental sciences and promotes the use of developmental research to improve human lives.
- HeinOnline: Government, Politics & Law for Academics This link opens in a new window
A library of legal resources including law journals; government, legal and diplomatic documents; books; reports; and historical sources.
- ProQuest Political Science This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings and other publications dealing with political science and international relations.
- Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Legal documents at the federal and state level, including court cases, laws, and legal encyclopedias.
- USA.govThe "Google" of U.S. government websites. Use this search engine to find information published on .gov sites.
Advanced Web Searching
Google Site Searching:
Google Site Search is an invaluable tool for locating sources on the web which may be scattered across disparate websites, and particularly for locating websites from other countries. Here is how it works:
site: + * + [website and/or domain] + [keyword]
- site:*srcd.org AND "Child Care and Development Fund" will search for references to the "Child Care and Development Fund" within the Society for Research and Child Development website.