Psychology: Books

A new academic ebooks library is now available at Reykjavík University with access to almost 200.000 titles:

ProQuest Ebook Central

To activate your access to Ebook Central for the first time you need to:

1. Be in the university building
2. Click on "Forgot username or password"
3. Put in your RU email address and select "Reset password"
4. Finish the setup from your email account

The library uses the Dewey decimal system to organize the books on shelves. 

Main numbers for books related to Psychology: 

150 Psychology
153 Intelligence
155 Developmental psychology
158 Applied psychology
170 Ethics
519.5 Statistical mathematics
612 Human physiology
613 Personal health

Please don't hesitate to ask for help If you can't find what you are looking for.

Leitir.is the online library catalogue of all books available in Icelandic libraries as well as electronic journal articles in the national consortia access.

Use Sign in with your Icelandic Social Security Number to renew loans and reserve books. Only books that are already on loan can be reserved and you will receive a ru-e-mail when you can pick up the book, but the book is reserved for 3 days. Unclaimed reservations will be lent the next in line. Send an ru-email to library@ru.is for information on Sign in and password.

The Coursebook library is a department at the library and books marked as belonging to it in the library system are located at the reception desk. The Coursebook library contains a copy of all textbooks used in undergraduate programmes during the current semester, in addition to selected books used in graduate programmes. The books are only loaned for use on campus and should not be taken home. Generally, coursebooks are only lent out for that one day, except on Fridays, students can borrow coursebooks over the weekend but they need to be returned before 9 am on Monday. Books can always be returned earlier over the weekend in the return box at the library.

The Coursebook library also contains a few books that are valuable to the library but which have not been reserved for use in individual courses. For information about which of these works can be borrowed, turn to the circulation desk.

The library gives students access to the APA handbook of behavior analysis, vol. 1 and 2. Click on "Get Access" for full text. Use the Remote Access - VPN to access at home.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Remote Access: VPN