Psychology

Access to material unavailable elsewhere. The British Library has a growing collection of e-resources now available within the reading rooms. Certain forms of ID are needed to register for a reader pass. See the website for further details.

In spite of its name, this library has a lot of psychology material. There is a charge for many categories of visitors, though vacation access is free. Please see the website for further details.

The British Psychological Society Library at Senate House. BPS members have free reference access, proof of membership required. Phd students and academic staff have free access under the Sconul Access Scheme. All other categories of students must pay a fee for access. Please see the website for details.

This library contains historical collections specialising in psychology and philosophy.

The Library covers the history and understanding of medicine and includes psychology in its collections. Reference access is free. Identification is required upon joining or registering as a day visitor. Please see the website for details.

PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA primarily focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating the effects of interventions, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews with objectives other than evaluating interventions (e.g. evaluating aetiology, prevalence, diagnosis or prognosis).

This can be a good website for increasing your understanding of psychological theories, approaches and research methods. However, always try to find the information in more scholarly resources such as textbooks and journal articles to reference in your coursework.