With the reference tools on this page, you can search social science databases, translate foreign language terms, or even convert physical measurement units. Many of these tools are little-known gems that are well worth exploring. To add SPN's search capability to your own web site, please see the Psychology Links Search Box. For other free SPN services, you might also visit the Free Offerings page. 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 Searching the Web for More Information:    Guides on Searching the Web    Popular Search Engines    Megasites in Psychology Research and Grant Guides:    Research Tip Sheets    Research Ethics    Grant Information Online Reference Information:    General Reference Sites    Digital Libraries    Encyclopedias    Dictionaries:       Foreign Language Dictionaries and Translations       Other Dictionaries    Other Reference Works Manuscript and Grant Submission:    Manuscript Preparation Guidelines    Other Manuscript Information    Grant Submission    Track Overnight Deliveries    Other Shipping Information

Searchable Databases

Psychology Databases: SPN Advanced Search (more than 15,000 annotated resources) SPN Professional Profiles (includes Media Contacts and SPN Mentors) Psychology Matters (database of psychology applications in daily life) PsycCRITIQUES (database of psychology book reviews) Data Archiving and Data Sharing (from the APA Science Directorate) 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 Award Data CRISP (NIH, FDA, CDCP, and other U.S.-funded projects) Phone, Address, and Email Directories: 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) TheDataWeb (network of online data libraries) INFOMINE (more than 100,000 links to scholarly web resources) Amazon Books (cyberstore with database of more than 1,000,000 books) 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)

Online Reference Information

General Reference Sites: 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) Encarta (free online encyclopedia from Microsoft) Britannica.com (searchable entries from the Encyclopedia Britannica) Webopedia (searchable encyclopedia on computer technology) Dictionaries: Foreign Language Dictionaries and Translations: 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 WWWebster Dictionary (free access) APA Dictionary of Psychology (reference book) 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)

Research and Grant Guides

Research Tip Sheets: 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 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 Society for Neuroscience Guidelines (on animal and human research) Additional Links on Research Ethics Grant Information: NSF Grant Proposal Guide NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities Sources of Research Funding

Manuscript and Grant Submission

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines: Basic and Applied Social Psychology Journal of Applied Social Psychology Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Personality and Social Psychology Review Other Manuscript Information: 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 Corner (contains a variety of information) Grant Submission: NIH Office of Extramural Research NSF Fastlane (online proposal submission and tracking) Track Overnight Deliveries Via: Airborne Express Federal Express (FedEx) United Parcel Service (UPS) U.S. Express Mail Other Shipping Information: U.S. Zip Code Finder U.S. Postage Calculator Cost Calculator for Sending Packages by UPS Find the Nearest UPS Drop-Off Location Find the Nearest FedEx Drop-Off Location

Searching the World Wide Web

Guides on Searching the Web: SearchEngines.com Search Engine Watch (news, tips, and more) A Consumer's Guide to Search Engines 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)

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