The final new books list...

...for 2013 is now available. View all the books added to the library over the past month for the School of Psychology from this link: December 2013 new books list.

New additions in December included two books by the School of Psychology's very own Ho Law. There was a 2nd edition of his popular text, 'Psychology of coaching, mentoring and learning', plus a brand new title, 'Coaching psychology: a practitioner's manual'. We also acquired an e-book version of 'The career coaching handbook' by another School of Psychology academic, Julia Yates.

For the full list of new titles follow the link above. All new books, including e-books, can be found using Library Search.

New books added in November...

..can now be viewed, using this link: November 2013 new books list. It contains all items purchased by the library for the School of Psychology over the past month.

Quite a few brand new titles this month, including various new child psychology books such as "Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people" by Kegerreis and "Winnicott's children" by Horne. There's also a brand new third edition of Darren Langdridge's "Introduction to research methods and data analysis", which we have in both print and e-book versions.

All titles, including e-books, can be located using Library Search.

New library books for October...

..can now be viewed, using this link: October 2013 new books list. It contains all items purchased by the library for the School of Psychology over the past month.

Among the notable titles added in October are a number of new positive psychology texts including 'Positive psychology and the body' by UEL's very own Kate Hefferon. Along with multiple paper copies, there is an e-book version available. There are also new editions of 'Formulation in psychology and psychotherapy' by Lucy Johnstone (2nd edition, 2013) and John Read's 'Models of madness' (2nd edition, 2013). Check out the full list using the link above.

 All of the books, including the e-books, can be found using Library Search.

Sage Research Methods...

...is another new addition to the library's expanding range of databases. However, this one is a little different. Rather than specialising in a particular subject area - such as how PsycINFO focuses on psychological literature - Sage Research Methods is, as the name suggests, dedicated to literature on research methodologies across the disciplines. The range of literature it contains includes a significant number of complete books (in full-text).

There are two main ways of using Sage Research Methods. If you know the methodology you are using - let's say Q Methodology - simply type that into the search box and, in this example, it returns 676 results. The results include complete books on the topic, book chapters, encyclopedia and dictionary entries, journal articles and even the occasional video. Select a result from the list and it immediately loads the full-text.

The other main way of using Sage Research Methods is for identifying appropriate methodologies for your research. To do this, choose the 'Methods Map' and it guides you through the various options.

With over 100,000 pages of content, including the text of 640 specialist books, this database provides a significant boost for researchers across UEL. Why not take a look, and let us know what you think?

New books for September...

..can now be viewed, using this link: September 2013 new books list. As ever, it contains all items purchased for the School of Psychology over the past month.

Although it is a relatively small list this month, there are new editions of some major textbooks (and plenty of copies of each!). Most notable are the brand new 5th edition of Martin, Carlson and Buskist's 'Psychology' (dozens of loanable copies, plus an e-book version) and the brand new 3rd edition of Carla Willig's 'Introducing qualitative research in psychology'. Other notable new additions to stock include an e-book copy of Eynsenck's 'Cognitive psychology (6th ed.)' and a paperback of the classic book by Daniel Levinson 'Season's of a man's life'. Check out the full list using the link above.

 All of the books, including the e-books, can be found using Library Search

Searching for books beyond UEL's own collections...

...has been made much easier since the launch of the excellent Search25, but if you want to really research widely then the best way to do this is using COPAC. COPAC searches across 70 of the top research libraries in the UK, covering not only the top universities but also some of the country's best specialist libraries such as the London-based Wellcome Library, which is a potentially valuable collection for clinical psychology research. Why not run a few searches and see what you find? You can visit most academic libraries using a SCONUL Access card.

A bumper new books list for July 2013...

...can now be viewed, using this link: July 2013 new books list. As ever, it contains all items purchased for the School of Psychology over the past month.

The reason for the longer than normal list is a combination of new books getting caught up in the recent library move, plus an extra end-of-year bit of money which enabled me to purchase some additional books (including quite a few new editions).

Key new titles include the long-awaited and much anticipated fifth edition of the 'Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders', better known as DSM-5. Hot off the press, I have managed to purchase several copies, which will doubtless be much thumbed very soon! Other notable new editions just purchased include the fourth edition of Kathryn and David Geldard's 'Counselling children', the third edition of Stanley Rachman's 'Anxiety' and the fourth edition of David Silverman's ever popular textbook 'Doing qualitative research'.

There are many more new titles besides the few listed above (another ninety-nine, to be precise), so don't forget to check out the new list using the link above. All of the books, including the e-books, can be found using Library Search.

New books for June 2013...

...are now available in this online spreadsheet: New Books June 2013. As always, the list only includes books purchased for the School of Psychology.

It's a fairly short list this month due to the time of the year. Most of the books which arrived during June were for professional doctorate programmes, especially clinical psychology and counselling psychology. Follow the link above for details.

All books can be located using Library Search.

New books for May 2013...

...are now available in this online spreadsheet: New Books May 2013. As always, the list only includes books purchased for the School of Psychology.

A very short list this month due to the end of the academic year. However, one notable addition to library stock is 'Little box of big questions' by UEL's own Professor Irvine Gersch. Follow the link above for information on other new titles added during May.

All books and e-books can be found using Library Search.

Another new month, another shiny new books list...

...containing all items added to stock during April 2013 is now available (follow this link to access it: April 2013 new books list). As ever, it contains all items purchased for the School of Psychology over the past month.

A slightly smaller selection of books this month, as the academic year nears its end. Many titles are additional copies of popular texts (such as the 2nd edition of Braisby's "Cognitive Psychology" and David Pilgrim's "Psychotherapy and Society") or else key older texts which the library didn't hold (such as Kiresuk's 1994 book "Goal attainment setting" and Meloy's 1998 book "Psychology of stalking"). Other new books of note include the brand new 12th edition of Ann Kring's highly popular "Abnormal psychology" and the new 2nd edition of Clare Wood's study skills guide, "Your psychology project handbook". Follow the link above for the complete list of all new items.

Everything on the list, including e-books, can be located using Library Search.

A new month, so a new books list...

...containing all items added to stock during March 2013 is now available from this link: March 2013 new books list. As ever, it contains all items purchased for the School of Psychology over the past month.

An interesting mixture of books were added to stock during March. These included several books by School of Psychology staff, such as Ilona Boniwell's "Oxford handbook of happiness", which features contributions from several UEL academics. There is also the brand new 2nd edition of Rowan Bayne and Gordon Jink's popular book, "Applied Psychology". Other new titles include Jolanda Jetten's "Rebels in groups" (available from the library as paperback and e-book) and the latest edition (the 7th) of William McKim's ever popular "Drugs and behavior". Follow the link above for the complete list of all new items.

Everything on the list, including e-books, can be located using Library Search.

New books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during February 2013 can be viewed from this link: February 2013 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for the School of Psychology.

Lots of new books this month, including some newly published titles and some classic books. Brand new books include Nicola Holt's "Anomalistic psychology", Brian Hughes', "Conceptual and historical issues in psychology" and Belinda Winder's "Psychologist's casebook of crime". 'New' classic texts include Albert Bandura's "Social foundations of thought and action" and Michael Jacobs' "D.W. Winnicott". New editions of books added to stock include the 3rd edition of Feltham's "Sage handbook of counselling and psychotherapy", the 6th edition of Grilly's "Drugs, brain and behaviour" and the 2nd edition of Fairburn's "Eating disorders and obesity". There are also additional copies of various popular titles, such as Melanie Klein's "Psycho-analysis of children".

All books, including e-books, can be found via Library Search.

New books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during January 2013 can be viewed from this link: January 2013 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for the School of Psychology.

January was a relatively quiet month for new arrivals from our suppliers, but 21 different titles can be found on this month's list. Among them are 5 e-books, including the new 2nd edition of 'Your psychology project handbook' by Clare Wood and 'Brilliant graduate career handbook' by UEL's own Rachel Mulvey. New print titles in January included the 3rd edition of Theodore Millon's 'Disorders of personality', which we were also able to add as an e-book.

For a full list of new books follow the above link. All books, including e-books, can be found using Library Search.

New version of PEP database...

...now available from the library website: PEP (Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing). The new version now includes an extra year of coverage (1871-2008, compared to 1871-2007 in the previous version) for all journals, plus five new journals, twelve new books and various new features.

New books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during December 2012 can be viewed from this link: December 2012 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for the School of Psychology.

There were quite a few new titles added to stock last month, alongside various new editions and additional copies of popular texts. These new titles include Alan Carr's "Handbook of adult clinical psychology", Peter Clough's "Developing mental toughness", Atle Dyregrov's "Grief in children (2nd edn.)" and a couple of Oxford handbooks: "Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work" and "Oxford handbook of organizational well-being". New editions added to stock in December include the long-awaited 2nd edition of Eric Emerson's "Clinical psychology and people with intellectual disabilities", the 5th edition of Muriel Lezak's "Neuropsychological assessment" and the 8th edition of Goldenberg's "Family therapy: an overview".

All our books, including e-books, can be found using Library Search.

New psychology books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during November 2012 can be viewed from this link: November 2012 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for the School of Psychology.

November was a bumper month for new books. New additions to stock this month include Lunt's "Stanley Milgram: shaper of obedience", Farran's "Neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan" and the new book by UEL's own Christian van Nieuwerburgh, "Coaching in education". We also have new editions of various popular books, including the 2nd edition of Braisby's "Cognitive psychology", the 11th edition of Kalat's "Biological psychology" and the 3rd edition of Ilona Boniwell's "Positive psychology in a nutshell". We also have various new e-books in stock. For the full list of items, follow the link above.

All books, including e-books can be found using Library Search.

Searching other libraries...

...in London and the South East has just got a lot easier with the launch of Search25. It lets you search across nearly 60 different university and research libraries in the region to quickly see who holds the book you are looking for. To then visit the library, you will need a SCONUL Access card from us before you visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/services/sconulfaq/.

New psychology books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during October 2012 can be viewed from this link: October 2012 new books list. Please note that it only lists items purchased for the School of Psychology.

New books this month include Stephen Frosh's "A brief introduction to psychoanalytic theory", Todd May's "Death", Peter Lunt's book about Stanley Milgram, "Stanley Milgram: understanding obedience and its implications" and Claudia Hammond's popular psychology book "Time Warped". We also have new editions of various textbooks, including the fourth edition of Breakwell's "Research methods in psychology", the fifth edition of Ogden's "Health psychology", the 8th edition of Taylor's "Health Psychology" and second edition of Richard's "Race, racism and psychology". We also have various new e-book titles. Please follow the link for a full list of all new psychology titles.

All books can be found using Library Search.

Free British Library workshops...

...run regularly at the British Library in St Pancras. They are normally free and cover a wide range of topics related to using the BL and more general research and information skills. Information on up-coming workshops can be found here: http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/workshop/workshops.html.

New psychology books in Stratford library...

...added to stock during June 2012 total just the one title, due to the closure of this academic year's budget. The new book is an e-book copy of Jennifer Moon's popular title, "A handbook of reflective and experiential learning".

All books, including e-books, can be found on Library Search.