Psychological Sciences
Library Research Guide
Contact Your Librarian
K-State Libraries is here to help! If this guide does not have the information and/or guidance you are looking for, please contact Kendra Spahr (kspahr@ksu.edu) directly. You can also contact Research Help services during the library Help Desk hours.
Schedule a consultation with Kendra She can help with
- starting a literature review for a research proposal
- developing comprehensive searches for evidence synthesis projects
- using Zotero to manage citations
- finding existing research data sets, and more.
Information for Distance Learners
- Most of our electronic resources are available off campus.
- Interlibrary Services will mail you books from our collection or borrowed from other libraries.
- Learn more about services for distance learners.
Quick Tips for Getting Full-Text Articles
Use Google Scholar to access full-text articles in K-State's databases
Google Scholar is a search engine for scholarly literature. It crawls publishers' websites so you're likely to encounter paywalls for resources that K-State Libraries subscribes to. Identify yourself as a K-State user in Google Scholar's settings to get links to articles for free through the library. See the Google Scholar page on this guide for instructions.
Find the full-text of an article though K-State Libraries
Have a citation, but aren't sure how to find the full-text?
- Use the Libraries Search It tool to search by DOI or article title.
- Use Google Scholar to search for DOI or article title. Be sure to identify yourself as a K-State user.
- Still not sure if the full-text article is available, chat with a librarian.
Full-text article not available through the library? Request a copy through interlibrary loan.
If the full-text of an article isn't available in a K-State subscription, place an interlibrary loan request. Most requests are filled in a day, and this service is free for K-State users.
Install LibKey Nomad browser extension
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that links you to resources in K-State Libraries collection.
1. Go to libkeynomad.com
2. Download the extension for your browser.
3. Once downloaded, select Kansas State University as your organization.
When LibKey nomad recognizes a citation for something in our collection, the LibKey icon will appear with the option to open/download the source. You may need to prompted to sign in to K-State to access the book or journal article.
Install the Unpaywall browser extension
Unpaywall finds open access content from open access journals, institutional repositories, and disciplinary repositories.
1. Go to https://unpaywall.org/
2. Download the extension for your browser.
When you see the green tab beside a research article, click it to read the full text.
Got Questions? Get Answers.
Chat with a librarian during Library Help hours.
Library Resources
Research Help
Librarians and staff are available by email or chat to answer research questions or to provide help with using library resources. For general questions, use our Ask A Librarian service, or email me (laurab@ksu.edu) for help.
Library Access and Research Materials
Hale Library is open daily. For more information, see Hale Library Hours.
In addition to our physical library materials, we have access to many online books and journals. Other items can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
For Off-Campus Students
Almost all of our electronic resources are available to you from off campus by using your eID and password to log on.
We can email you scans of articles from journals that we own or borrow from other libraries. If you live more than 40 miles from campus we will mail you books from our collection or books borrowed from other libraries.
Request all these services through Interlibrary Loan.
