The UEL SCONUL Access blog…

…is a very helpful reference point for SCONUL Access cardholders to keep up-to-date with opening hours and access restrictions both at UEL and other libraries in London and beyond. It is regularly updated by our SCONUL Access administrator, so it’s well worth bookmarking if you are a frequent SCONUL Access user: UEL SCONUL Access blog.

Child Psychology Research Blog...

...maintained by Nestor Lopez-Duran (Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan) can be found here: Child Psychology Research Blog. It regularly presents some of the latest research and may prove useful for those studying child psychology.

Internet for Psychology...

…is a free-to-use online tutorial aimed specifically at psychology students in UK universities. It is provided by Intute as part of their ‘Virtual Training Suite’. The psychology tutorial can be accessed here.

The tutorial includes information on:

• journal databases and library catalogues
• internet research skills
• psychology conferences
• blogs, podcasts and discussion lists

...and much more. It also features plenty of links to get you started straight away.

Reviews of psychology books and films...

...can be found on the PsycCRITIQUES Blog. Maintained by the APA - the same people who are responsible for PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES - it features regular posts commenting on recent book and film reviews in the area of psychology. All posts feature a link to the full text pdf review (which is normally a few pages long). Reviews cover a huge range of psychology related disciplines and can encompass popular releases as well as academic ones. For example, there is a link in a March 2009 post to a four page review of the psychology behind the hit film, 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

Get more out of Intute...

...with the advanced search options. And don't be put off by the word 'advanced' - it's actually a quicker and easier way of finding high-quality websites for your research and general reading. For example, make your way to Intute - Psychology and click on 'advanced search'. From the advanced search screen, scroll down to 'resource type', deselect 'all resource types' and select 'blogs'. Enter your search (e.g. 'psychology') and click the green search button. This particular example should bring up over 30 blogs dedicated to different fields of psychology.

Other resource types you can choose from include...

• archives
• bibliographic databases
• government publications
• mailing lists and discussion groups
• news
• professional organisations
• reference sources
• statistics

...to name but a few. Go on, give it a go!

Quirky mind stuff...

…is how Professor Richard Wiseman, the popular psychologist, describes the daily posts on his blog. Intriguing photos, puzzles and video clips are added almost every day. Check it out, and be reminded of what weird and wonderful things the human mind is capable of…

The British Psychological Society (BPS) Research Digest...

...makes for a fascinating read, no matter which area of psychology you are currently studying or researching. It is presented as a blog, with daily posts presenting a mixture of interesting, informative and sometimes entertaining findings from psychological research around the world. Links for further information, and often to the full research, are provided in all posts. There are also links provided down the sidebars of the blog to: psychology vacancies, other psychology blogs and various special features. You can also set up an RSS feed (as you can with this blog!) to keep you up-to-date with the latest posts. To access the BPS Research Digest, follow this link: http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/.