Books & eBooks
Finding Your Books
See the instructions for finding books in our library system and check out the list of recommended titles.
These resources have been selected as introductions to the subject, but a much wider and more advanced range of titles can be found in our catalog.
Search the Library Catalog
How to Find Books in the Catalog
- Keyword
Type any term, such as psychology or modeling. Remember, keyword searching only looks for your term. There’s no guarantee the results will be about your term.
- Title
Type any known words from the title. Avoid articles like a or the.
- Author
Use Last name, First name or First name Last name order.
To Northwestern Oklahoma State University Library Services to discover items held at NWOSU (Figure 1).
By Format (book, article, etc.) to get materials of a particular type.
To Full Text to see materials you can read right away on your screen.
To Peer Reviewed to see only scholarly journal articles.
Limiters in the Catalog
Select the Advanced Search option to refine your search or use the options in left sidebar after you have begun your search.
Use quotes around phrases like "social media" or "college athletes".
A search for books will include both print books and eBooks but can be limited to either format.
Figure 2
An Example of Search Results
Note. This example contains both books and eBooks.
Use the Boolean operators and, or, and not.
Examples:
Soviet and
Russian "Soviet Union" or Russia
Mexico not New
Note: Some databases and search engines require that Boolean operators be typed in all caps to distinguish them from search terms.
To truncate a search term, enter a minimum of the first three letters followed by a question mark (?) or an asterisk (*).
Example: child* or infant*
Use parentheses to create more precise searches.
Example: (games or toys) and (child* or infant*)
Note for Distance Learners
If you are on a satellite campus or taking classes online, you have the same access to library resources as students on the Alva campus. That includes books in our print collection, which we can deliver by mail or courier. See the Interlibrary Loan page for details:
- Interlibrary Loan
The Interlibrary Loan Department can order books from other libraries or ship our books to other locations.
Suggested Books
The following is a selection from our catalog.
Controversies in Psychology by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780203135389Publication Date:An introduction to the areas of psychology that have excited controversy, including advertising, psychometric testing, propoganda and warfare.
Key Ideas in Psychology by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781853023590Publication Date:The book will be of interest to two groups of readers. The first comprises people who are new to the subject and simply want to know what psychology is. The second consists of those who want a general guide to an area but who wish to make up their minds on the details for themselves.
Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology by Call Number: 150.922 P838ISBN: 9781591470175Publication Date:This book presents a series of informal biographies about major figures in the history of psychology. A unique combination of expertise and human appeal, the volume places the contributions of each pioneer in a new and fascinating perspective.
Psychology and Human Nature by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780203133200Publication Date:Psychology and “Human Nature” problematizes what psychology usually takes for granted—the meaning of the psyche or “human nature.” Peter Ashworth provides a coherent account of many of the major schools of thought in psychology and its related disciplines ….
