Question: How do I find scholarly and peer reviewed articles in psychology?

Start with Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.  Keep in mind, if you can't find what you need there, many other databases will also contain articles related to psychology.  

How do I find and search a psychology database?

1. Start by going to the LASC homepage: www.lasc.edu
2. Click on the Library button from the top menu
3. Click on the button for A to Z Databases
4. Select a psychology database
   • 4.1: Bring down the "All Subjects" menu 
   • 4.2: Select the category for Psychology 
   • 4.3: Browse the list and select a psychology database like Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
5. From off-campus, you must log in to access the databases:
   • Enter your LACCD student email address and enter your LACCD portal password (same as Canvas/Register for classes).
6. Enter your search keywords 
   • do not enter full sentences or questions into the search box
   • use two to three keywords and combine them with "and"
   • try alternate keyword combinations to get different results
7. Click on the Online full text 
8. Click on the Peer-reviewed/Scholarly 
9. If you need articles from a particular date range, click on the All time button and select a range.
   • Sometimes, professors may ask you to only search for articles within the last year, five or ten years

How do I select articles?

1. From your search results page, review your search results. 
   1. look at the title of the article
   2. review the subject keywords for each article
   3. consider the publication date
   4. for more details, click on "View details"
2. Once you find a relevant article, click the "Access" button.
3. Read and scroll down the article
   • take a look at the publication information (author, date, title of article, title of journal, and page numbers)
   • read the full article and look for information that supports your research

Use Tools to Manage the  Article

Use the tools located in the top right corner to:

1. download the article to your own device
2. search within the file 
3. listen to the article 
4. get the citation 
5. share the article:
   • save to Google Docs
   • e-mail the article
6. print the article

How do I get the citation in APA Style?

1. Click on the "Cite" tool.
2. From the "Style" menu, select APA. 
3. Click on "Copy to clipboard."
4. Paste the citation in your word processor, then correct any citation errors.

How do I upload a PDF article into a Discussion forum assignment in Canvas?

Go to your discussion assignment in Canvas, and click on "Reply" in order to answer the prompt based on the assignment requirements.  

To upload the document into your discussion post:

1. From your discussion post editor, click on Insert.
2. Click on Document.
3. Click on Upload Document.  
4. Click on Upload File.
5. Navigate to your file, and click on it.
6. Click on Open.
7. Click on Submit.
8. Review your post, and click on Post Reply.