If you want to learn more about research in your field of study or need tips on academic writing and research, you are welcome to attend our courses. We are happy to offer individual advice.
You will find more databases on Psychology and other subject areas in the database information system (DBIS).
You will find e-journals for Psychology in the Electronic Journal Library (EZB) and the Primo catalog.
Research data of the University of Mannheim can be stored and archived in the institutional research data repository Mannheim Research Data Repository (MADATA) stored and archived.
Subject-specific research data repositories are for example PsychData or the datorium of the GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.
The Registry of Research Data Repositories offers an extensive overview on research data repositories. Access scientific research data via DataCite.
Internet resources on Psychology, full texts
Societies and institutions
Psychological tests and online assessments
Tutorials on literature and Internet research
The A3 Library hosts literature on Psychology and the A5 Library hosts literature on Social Psychology which can be used on site. The items in A3 and A5 are freely accessible and organized according to subject areas. Borrowing from this collection is only possible for academic staff of the University of Mannheim.
The Central Lending Library Schloss Westflügel hosts more literature on Psychology which you can borrow with your ecUM or your library card.
The textbook collection in the Central Lending Library Schloss Westflügel hosts multiple copies of the most important textbooks. Students of the University of Mannheim and cooperating institutions are eligible to borrow from the textbook collection.
In the Primo catalog, you can search for the literature available at the University Library.
In Psychology, scientific journals are often ranked according to the impact factors of the journals. The impact factor of a journal indicates how often, on average, the journal’s articles are cited in other scientific journals. Relevant rankings for psychology are e. g. the SCImago Journal Ranking or the Google Scholar Ranking.
Impact factors and contextual information can be found in the database Social Sciences Citation Index or directly in the Journal Citation Reports.
The University Library offers regular trainings on research in Psychology. You can watch our online tutorials at any time. We are happy to offer individual advice.
Subject-specific courses for Psychology
Einführung in die Literatur- und Informationsrecherche für die Psychologie
In diesem E-Learning Kurs erhalten Sie einen Überblick über die Universitätsbibliothek, die verschiedenen Bibliotheksbereiche und den Online-Katalog Primo. Außerdem werden Tipps für die Recherche nach wissenschaftlicher Literatur gegeben.
Vertiefungskurs Literatur- und Informationsrecherche für die Psychologie
In diesem Kurs erhalten Sie einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Literaturdatenbanken für die Psychologie sowie die zahlreichen Rechercheoptionen, die diese bieten. Außerdem erhalten Sie Tipps für eine systematische Literaturrecherche.
Termin: Do, 28.9.23, 13:45 – 15:15 online via Zoom
The collection of the University Library includes a variety of books on academic practices and scientific writing, for example:
In addition, we also have literature on the following subjects:
The University Library offers various training and consulting services.
In case of absence
of the subject librarian for Psychology: Please contact Dr. Rudolf Nink