{"id":89,"date":"2023-02-23T10:36:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:57:19","slug":"get-started-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Get started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_OXNMRH9hQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\nThis guide identifies the <strong>most useful resources for Psychology<\/strong> and keeps you up to date with library skills and news for your subject area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Access<\/strong> a range of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?subject=Psychology&amp;type=Citation%20index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychology databases<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Either browse or search a wide-range of <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/2919\/subjects\/67\/bookcases\/169?sort=title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychology journals<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Access<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?subject=Psychology&amp;type=Grey%20Literature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psychology-related Grey Literature<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not sure what\u2019s meant by <em>Grey Literature<\/em>?<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0m2wVKzkbA?autoplay=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out this video<\/a><\/strong> via the <strong>University of Guelph<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>A<\/b><strong>ccess<\/strong> a range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?subject=Psychology&amp;type=Newspapers%20and%20magazines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>national &amp; international news resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Browse<\/b> a range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=multimedia%3BMultimedia&amp;subject=Psychology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>multimedia resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>A<\/b><strong>ccess<\/strong> a range of<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?subject=Psychology&amp;type=Data%20and%20statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national and international data &amp; Statistics<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1280' height='720' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuZUJs72288?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuZUJs72288?autoplay=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Play video &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Alternative media<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-102 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology-library-guide\/files\/2023\/02\/EDI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"265\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>Many traditional sources such as books and journal articles can quite often present predominantly Eurocentric and Global North perspectives, <strong>consulting alternative media sources that offer marginalised and new voices more of a platform can help to balance out the biases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We have access to a range of multimedia resources that can provide different perspectives on topics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore<\/strong> our list of curated <a href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.padlet.com\/sf434\/5x4ojj7zcnze\">alternative publishers and resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look at some of our diverse digital collections for example:<br \/>\n<u><a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=https:\/\/search.alexanderstreet.com\/bltc\">Black Thought and Culture<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/lgbtma\/fromDatabasesLayer?accountid=7408\">LGBT Magazine Archive<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=http:\/\/www.gender.amdigital.co.uk\">Defining Gender Archive<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=https:\/\/www.gale.com\/intl\/primary-sources\/archives-of-sexuality-and-gender\">Archives of Sexuality and Gender<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>We also have a number of reading lists celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.padlet.com\/emmiresrichards\/2zxrn6a3bjc1\">liberation months<\/a> such as <strong><em>Black History<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>Disability History<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>LGBTQ+ History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forgot that alternative sources such as <em>TED talks<\/em>, <em>YouTube<\/em> and social media sites like <em>Twitter<\/em> can also offer other perspectives.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/support\/forms\/purchase\/book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suggest a Resource<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We are keen to\u00a0<b>encourage you<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>suggest additional resources<\/b>\u00a0that may bring additional value to the resources contained in this resource subject guide.\u00a0<b>If you feel\u00a0<\/b>that there is\u00a0<b>something missing<\/b>\u00a0(e.g.\u00a0<b>resource<\/b>,\u00a0<b>voices<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>perspective<\/b>), then\u00a0<b>fill out this form<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>we will try our best<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>include your suggestions<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide identifies the most useful resources for Psychology and keeps you up to date with library skills and news for your subject area. 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