Social Psychology Network

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Table of Contents (click on a category of interest)

Searchable Databases:    Psychology Databases    Social Science and Survey Research    Grant Information    Phone, Address, and Email Directories    Other Useful Databases Research and Grant Assistance:    Research Tip Sheets    Manuscript Preparation    Research Ethics    Grant Information Online Reference Information:    General Reference Sites    Digital Libraries    Encyclopedias    Dictionaries:       Foreign Language Dictionaries and Translations       Other Dictionaries    Other Reference Works Searching the Web for More Information:    Guides on Searching the Web    Popular Search Engines    Megasites in Psychology

• SPN Advanced Search (more than 19,000 annotated resources)
• SPN Professional Profiles (includes Media Contacts and SPN Mentors)
• Research in Action (psychology applications in daily life)
• PsycCRITIQUES (database of psychology book reviews)
• Links to Data Sets and Repositories (American Psychological Association)
• Mental Help Net (largest online guide to mental health)
• Educational Resources Information Center (from U.S. Dept. of Education)

Social Science and Survey Research:

• Intute: Resources for Education and Research (over 100,000 records)
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Harvard-MIT Data Center (repository of quantitative social science data)
• National Opinion Research Center (conducts the General Social Survey)
• Princeton Data and Statistical Services (for data and assistance)
• Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (maintains iPOLL database)

Grant Information:

• National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities
• National Science Foundation Database of Recent Awards
• National Institutes of Health Project Reports
• CRISP (NIH, FDA, CDCP, and other U.S.-funded projects)

• Yahoo! People Search
• The Ultimate White Pages
• The Ultimate Email Directory
• BigYellow: Your Yellow Pages on the Web
• Addresses.com (claims to be world's largest email directory)

Other Useful Databases:

• Search PubMed (database of biomedical research)
• UN Data (United Nations statistical databases)
• TheDataWeb (network of online data libraries)
• INFOMINE (more than 100,000 links to scholarly web resources)
• THOMAS (database of U.S. legislation and related information)
• American FactFinder (data from the U.S. Census Bureau)
• Scholarly Societies Project (links to more than 1,000 organizations)
• MediaFinder (publisher and print media web pages)
• C-Span Video Library (free archive of C-Span programs)

• Refdesk.com (free reference resources)
• Yahoo! Reference Directory (extensive list)
• iTools! (quick access to Internet search and research tools)

Digital Libraries:

• U.S. Library of Congress
• National Science Digital Library
• National Library of Medicine
• California Digital Library
• Internet Public Library

Encyclopedias:

• Wikipedia (world's largest multilingual free encyclopedia)
• Britannica.com (searchable entries from the Encyclopedia Britannica)
• Webopedia (searchable encyclopedia on computer technology)

Dictionaries:

• Foreign Language Dictionaries and Translations:
  • Google Translate (translates words and web sites)
  • Foreignword.com (dictionaries and translation tools)
  • Babel Fish Translation Service (AltaVista's online service)
  • FreeTranslation.com (translation technologies and services)
  • travlang's Translating Dictionaries (dozens to choose from)
  • Foreign Language Dictionaries (from the Internet Dictionary Project)

• Other Dictionaries:
  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary (free access)
  • APA Dictionary of Psychology (reference book)
  • Psychology Dictionary and Glossary (open access web site)
  • yourDictionary.com (linked to more than 1,800 dictionaries)
  • Oxford English Dictionary Online (has an access fee)
  • OneLook Dictionaries (good for technical terms)
  • Life Science Dictionary (terms from biology, genetics, medicine, etc.)
  • Biographical Dictionary (with more than 18,000 entries)

Other Reference Works:

• Measurement Unit Converter (weight, length, temperature, time, etc.)
• Statistical Abstract of the United States (from the U.S. Census Bureau)
• CIA World Factbook (information about countries around the world)
• The Elements of Style (by William Strunk)
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (by John Bartlett)

• APA Guide to Library Research in Psychology
• Frequently Asked Questions About PsycINFO
• Search Guides for Using PsycINFO (from the APA)
• Finding Information About Psychological Tests (from the APA)
• Tips on Telephone Sampling (from SRC Berkeley)
• Research Methods and Statistics Links

• APA Style Essentials
• Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
• How to Cite Information from the World Wide Web
• APA Policy on Posting Articles on the Internet
• APA Author's Resource Center (contains a variety of information)

Research Ethics:

• APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
• APA Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
• Office for Human Research Protections (U.S. government site)
• Society for Neuroscience Guidelines (on animal and human research)
• Additional Links on Research Ethics (from Social Psychology Network)

Grant Information:

• Sources of Research Funding
• National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Guide
• NSF Fastlane (online proposal submission and tracking)
• NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities
• NIH Office of Extramural Research

• SearchEngines.com
• Search Engine Watch (news, tips, and more)
• Search Engines Directory
• Google Web Search Features

Popular Search Engines:

• About (network of web guides assembled by area experts)
• AltaVista (includes powerful advanced searches and translations)
• Excite (has keyword searching, topic categories, and reviews)
• Google (most popular search engine in the world)
• Go.com (web guide and search engine; replaced Infoseek)
• LookSmart (web guide with more than 100,000 categories)
• Lycos (search engine, online community, and more)
• WebCrawler (hybrid that combines several search engines)
• Windows Live Search (Microsoft's search engine)
• Yahoo! (the world's most frequently used web directory)

Megasites in Psychology:

• Psych Web (one of the oldest, largest, and most student-friendly sites)
• Psych Central (emphasizes mental health links)
• Encyclopedia of Psychology (extensive web directory)
• AlleyDog.com (extensive student-oriented psychology site)
• AmoebaWeb (large set of links for students and professionals)
• Athabasca University Psychology Resources (another easy-to-use site)
• Psychology Links (from the Association for Psychological Science)