PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences BOOKS The main Psychology collection is located on the First Floor (Garden Wing), with classmarks beginning BF. The oversize sequence precedes the main sequence. The general arrangement is as follows:
BF 173-175.5
Psychoanalysis
BF 176-176.5
Psychological tests and testing
BF 180-198.7
Experimental psychology
BF 207-209
Psychotropic drugs and other substances
BF 231-299
Sensation, Aesthesiology
BF 309-499
Consciousness, Cognition
BF 511-593
Affection, Feeling, Emotion
BF 608-635
Will, Volition, Choice, Control
BF 636-637
Applied psychology
BF 660-685
Comparative psychology, Animal and human psychology
BF 692-692.5
Psychology of sex
BF 697-698.9
Differential psychology, Individuality, Self, Personality
BF 699-711
Genetic psychology
BF 712-724.85
Developmental psychology
BF 795-839
Temperament, Character
BF 1001-2055
Parapsychology, Occult sciences
Other subject classifications relevant to the behavioural sciences might include:
B (First Floor, Garden Wing)
Philosophy
GN, H, HM (Second Floor, Garden Wing)
Social anthropology and sociology
HV (Third Floor)
Criminology
JA (Second Floor, Garden Wing)
Political science
L (First Floor, Chapel Wing)
Education
P (First Floor, Penrose section)
Linguistics
QH 359-470, QL 750-795 (Mezzanine)
Evolution, Genetics, Animal behaviour
QP 351-495 (Mezzanine)
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
JOURNALS Details of the Library’s journal holdings, listed by subject, are available via the website: www.joh.cam.ac.uk/journals
E-journals can be searched via Cambridge LibGuides (see below for more information).
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES The Department of Psychology Library provides links to a range of online resources on its website: www.library.psychol.cam.ac.uk/
Cambridge LibGuides provide a complete guide to all subjects and electronic resources, such as ejournals, e-books and databases available across the University: libguides.cam.ac.uk
Recommended resources include:
PsycINFO
PsycARTICLES
PubMed
Psychiatry Online
Scopus
Web of Science
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other libraries you may find useful:
University Library
Department of Psychology Library
SPS Library
Education Library
Philosophy Library
Radzinowicz Library
Recommendations The College Library aims to provide all works necessary for Part One courses, and a selection of the most important works required for Part Two. We receive reading lists from the departmental libraries in advance of each academic year, and continually update the Library collections in response to requests from directors of studies, supervisors and students. You can recommend an item by using the online recommendation form (www.joh.cam.ac.uk/item-recommendations) or by filling in a recommendation form at the Issue Desk. All reasonable requests will be considered. If texts you require for your course are not available in the College Library, please talk to a member of Library staff.
Staff If you have any difficulty in tracing the material you need, whether in printed or electronic format, please ask a member of Library staff for assistance. The Issue Desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.