UPDATE (5/20/26 @ 7:30am AZ time):
The GCU Library's updated version of LopeCat, the library’s online catalog, is live! For more details on what has changed, visit the What's New Guide .
Psychology: Find Books
InterLibrary Loan
What if GCU Library does not have access to a book you wish to read?
We can request the book for you through InterLibrary Loan (ILL). Interlibrary loan service is for current students, faculty, and staff. For alumni resources, visit Alumni Access
Featured Psychology Books
PsycBooks
The Library has a collection of ebooks for psychology, PscyBOOKS, or you can search for a book by topic in the LopeCat search below.
- PsycBOOKS This link opens in a new window
Full Text
A full-text database of books and chapters in the American Psychological Association's array of quality electronic databases. There are 2,059 scholarly books and 31,750 chapters. Exclusive electronic release of the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology including more than 1,500 authored entries.
Search LopeCat, the GCU Library Catalog (opens in new tab).
Tips for Using the Book Catalog
The most relevant results are found using the author's name using this format:
Rogers, Carl
Keep in mind, you may only have the first initial of the author. For example: Rogers, Carl may appear only as Rogers, C.
To locate an exact title, enclose the title with a set of quotation marks as shown here:
"Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy"
The most relevant results are found using this format:
psychotherapy OR therapy OR counseling
Or
"higher education" OR college OR university
Use multiple keywords to represent the same concept or try multiple combinations and alternatives!
Once you have found a relevant book, look under Subject for the subject headings. These are links that will search for other books with the same subject heading listed.
To locate only ebooks, after you have entered your search terms,
click the checkbox for " Online Book " under " Format" on the left side menu options.
- Print books can be checked out at the Library Information Desks. Don't live nearby? We can mail them to you!
- Most print books can be checked out for 3 weeks with an option to renew.
What if I don't live in the Phoenix, Arizona area?
- We will mail (using the US Postal Service) the books to you, FREE of charge. You may check them out for 3 weeks with an option to renew if you need them longer. A postage-paid return envelope will be included.
What if I can't wait for the mail delivery?
- Try WorldCat . This resource will allow you to search for books in libraries closest to your zip code.
- If you find your desired resources, check with that library for their circulation/checkout policies. Even if you cannot check the book out, you may be able to read the book at the library.
