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APA DatabasesLunch & Learn
American Psychological Association ǀ www.apa.org/librarians
ACRL 2017 | Friday, March 24, 2017
Alison K. Cody, MSLIS
Welcome!• New Fields & Features in PsycINFO®
• Searching PsycTESTS®
• New and forthcoming publications
• Incorporating APA Style CENTRAL® into your teaching
• Training materials for APA Style CENTRAL & APA Databases
ACRL 2017 Lunch & Learn
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ACRL 2017 Lunch and Learn
50th Anniversary of PsycINFO®
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125th Anniversary of APAAmerican Psychological Association
“Our mission is to advance the creation, communication, and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.”
PsycINFO® 50th Anniversary
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50th Anniversary of PsycINFO®
PsycINFO® 50th Anniversary
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• 1894 – Psychological Index
• 1927 – Psychological Abstracts
• 1967 – PsycINFO is launched!
50th Anniversary of PsycINFO®
PsycINFO® 50th Anniversary
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• 4.2 million records
• Oldest items are from 1597!
• Journal articles – book chapters – dissertations
ACRL 2017 Lunch and Learn
New PsycINFO® Fields & Features
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New Fields & Features in PsycINFO®• Highlight information that’s increasingly important to researchers; improve cross-platform searching and search precision
• Comprehensive update that adds new features - all 4+ million records updated
• PsycARTICLES®, PsycBOOKS®, and PsycCRITIQUES® also updated
PsycINFO® Update
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New Fields & Features in PsycINFO®• Search with greater precision
• Learn more about articles & books in the record
• Highlight information that’s increasingly important to researchers
• Improve cross-platform searching
PsycINFO® Update
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Access More Relevant Content• When provided, adding Impact Statements, which describe the relevance of the research to the general public.
• Added Open Access icon to records to discover full-text content more easily
• Including more information about Data Sets, including links when available, so you can learn about the data yourself
PsycINFO® Update
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Search Across Platforms• Adding MeSH Terms to records for items that are also indexed in PubMed, so you can search with the terms you’re already familiar with
• Providing Clinical Trial Numbers and links to ClinicalTrials.gov, to see the full picture of a study
• Added NLM Title Abbreviations to records and journal title search, providing an alternate way to identify a publication
PsycINFO® Update
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Support International Collaboration• For foreign language journals:
- providing the abstract in the original language, as well
as the English translation, so you can read the abstract
in the author’s first language!
- added the publisher’s English translation of the journal title
PsycINFO® Update
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Discover Concepts in the Record• New Dissertation Details including Advisor(s), Degree, Institution, Department. Find new collaborators and identify thought leaders.
• New value for Methodology limiter: Metasynthesis
• New value for Population Group limiter: Transgender
• New Document Types: Clarification & Retraction, so we can be more precise with corrections and retractions
PsycINFO® Update
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PsycINFO Search DemoEBSCOhost
PsycINFO® Update
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PsycINFO® Update
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PsycINFO® Update
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PsycINFO® Update
PsycINFO® Update
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PsycINFO® Update
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For More Information• Recordings of webinars from this fall on YouTube
• Slides from those webinars on SlideShare
• APA Databases & Electronic Resources Blog – look for the tag cloud in the sidebar, and click on your platform name
PsycINFO® Update
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ACRL 2017 Lunch and Learn
Exploring PsycTESTS®
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests
What is PsycTESTS?• Information about psychological tests, measures, scales, etc.• Tests come from articles, book chapters, dissertations, technical reports. Some author submissions, commercial tests.
• Resource for students learning how to construct measures• Material for researchers developing their own instruments
• Over 42,000 tests represented; full or partial version available for just over 50%
Exploring PsycTESTS®
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests
What information is provided?• Summary of the test• Purpose, Instrument Type• Administration Method & Time• Reliability, Validity, Factor Analysis• Keywords, Index Terms • Source document – typically a journal article
• Full list of fields: http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests/field-guide.aspx
Exploring PsycTESTS®
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Exploring PsycTESTS®
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Test Master RecordTest Name, Acronym, Year
Author(s)Construct Measured
PurposeAdministration Method
Other VersionsSummary
Full or Partial
Test
Test Use
Record
Test Review Record
Supplemental Material
Test Primary
Data Record
Test Development
Record
OR
Types of Records in PsycTESTS• Test Master Record provides basic information & links to other records:
- Development Record from an article or chapter describing the development of the instrument
- Use Record from a document that describes a new use of the test
- Review Record from an article or chapter evaluating the use of the instrument
• Primary Data Record is provided for commercial tests or historic tests with no source document
Exploring PsycTESTS®
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests
Getting Started with PsycTESTS
Exploring PsycTESTS®
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PsycTESTS Search DemosAPA PsycNET and ProQuest
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Test Master Record:Basic information & summary
Links Box:Full or Partial Test Download, if available; Supplemental Materials, if available.
Test Development, Use, and Review Records: Each in their own tab; Use and Review Records are only available for a small number of tests
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | APA PsycNET®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | ProQuest ®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | ProQuest ®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | ProQuest ®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | ProQuest ®
Exploring PsycTESTS® | ProQuest
Exploring PsycTESTS ® | EBSCOhost
Exploring PsycTESTS ® | EBSCOhost
Exploring PsycTESTS ® | EBSCOhost
Exploring PsycTESTS ® | EBSCOhost
Exploring PsycTESTS ® | EBSCOhost
Exploring PsycTESTS® | Ovid
Exploring PsycTESTS® | Ovid
Exploring PsycTESTS® | Ovid
ACRL 2017 Lunch and Learn
New & Forthcoming from APA
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New & Forthcoming Publications
APA Books E-Collections 2017• 2017 copyright year collection of APA scholarly and professional books
• Electronic access via APA PsycNET
• One-time purchase - You own the content!
• Learn more: http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/e-collections/index.aspx
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New & Forthcoming Publications
APA Handbooks in Psychology• Reference resources providing comprehensive overviews and in-depth analysis of a variety of subfields of psychology
• NEW! APA Handbook of Comparative Psychology• Study of animal cognition & behavior from an evolutionary
perspective
• Learn more about this handbook: http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4311530.aspx
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/
New & Forthcoming Publications
APA Handbooks in Psychology• Coming Soon: APA Handbook of Trauma Psychology
• Covers conceptual frameworks for understanding traumatization, as well as applications of trauma psychology, including assessment and treatment
• Learn more about this handbook: http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4311531.aspx
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New & Forthcoming Publications
APA VideosFor clinical training & education:
• APA Psychotherapy Video Series • APA Psychotherapy Supervision Video Series • APA Psychological Assessment Video Series
• NEW! Purchase streaming versions of APA Videos• New titles added within a month of release
• Learn more: http://www.apa.org/pubs/videos/index.aspxhttp://www.apa.org/pubs/videos
ACRL 2017 Lunch and Learn
APA Style CENTRAL®
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APA Style CENTRAL®Adding References
Adding References
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MANAGE REFERENCES• Search and import adapted PsycINFO references
• Import an RIS file
• Create your own using one of 80+ reference forms
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Adding References
Publishing Center
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Explore Publishing Opportunities• Undergraduates can search topics to learn which
journals best match their areas of study or research.
• Early career researchers or those engaged in new cross-disciplinary research can find appropriate publishing opportunities.
• Search weighted index terms to learn about new publishing opportunities for your work.
Publishing Center
Publishing Center
Publishing Center
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ACRL 2017 Lunch and Learn
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• Supporting professional development for early- and mid-career librarians
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• Through March 30, apply for funding for conferences from May – August 2017
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APA Style CENTRAL Handouts• For end-users, librarians, and faculty
• Please share and repurpose!
• Accessing the Publication Manual• Creating APA Style CENTRAL Accounts• APA Style CENTRAL Technical Requirements• Analytics• Quiz & Test Content
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More APA Style CENTRAL Training Materials• APA Style CENTRAL YouTube Channel
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PsycINFO Quick Reference Guides
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APA Databases Training Materials• Video Tutorials on YouTube• Webinars for Students & Faculty• Webinars for Librarians• Presentation Archive on Slideshare• PsycINFO Listserv (announcements only)
• Record Structures & Field Guides• Coverage Lists• Getting Started with PsycTESTS• Classification Code Lists
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