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Beyond Subject Searching in PsycINFOCustomer Relations Training Specialists March 2017
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• What’s in PsycINFO?• Searches• Helpful Documentation• Additional Training & Support
• Download the slides for more info on APA Databases & PsycINFO Content & Coverage
Today’s Session
What’s In PsycINFO?A quick review
American Psychological Association
“Our mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.”
Getting to PsycINFO1894: Psychological Index
1927: Psychological Abstracts
1967: PsycINFO launches1995: PsycINFO reaches 1 million records
Over 4.2 million records for• Journal articles• Book chapters• Dissertations
What’s in PsycINFO?Fast Facts: • Journal articles
comprise over 70% of PsycINFO
• The oldest items are from 1597!
• Not a lot before the 1800s, though
Searchable Fields in PsycINFO• Abstract
• All Text• Author
• ISBN• ISSN
• Journal Title
• Publication Date
• Subject Terms
• Title
Searchable Fields in PsycINFO• Abstract• Accession Number• Age Group• All Text• Author• Author Affiliations• Author Identifier• Book Type• Classification Code• Clinical Trial Number• Conference Information• Data Set• Dissertation Number• Document Type• DOI• Grant / Sponsorship
• Impact Statement• Intended Audience• ISBN• ISSN• Issue• Journal Title• Keywords• Language• Location•Methodology•MeSH Term• NLM Title Abbreviation• Notes• Open Access• Population• Publication Date
• Publication Type• Publisher• PubMed ID• Release Date• Reviewed Author• Reviewed Item• Series Title• Source Title Translation• Subject Terms• Supplemental Data• Table of contents• Tests & Measures• Title• Volume•Word in Major Subject Heading
• Understand the Abstract more easily: Impact statement, for a lay audienceUntranslated version for foreign language journalsPlus the scientific abstract you’re used to seeing
• Dissertation details are more accessible: Degree granted & yearInstitution & advisorUMI number & OpenURL
PsycINFO Refresh – Summer 2016
For more information: http://bit.ly/PIRefreshYouTubehttp://bit.ly/PIRefreshBlog
Searching PsycINFOFinding articles is the easy part!
Put your search results to work in new ways• Identify funding sources• Determine who the leading researchers are• Find journals that might be a good fit for a paper
Topical Searches
• What kind of research is happening at an institution? Who is leading it?
• What are some recent dissertation topics from this program? Who were the advisors?
• Where are the experts on this topic affiliated?
Institutional Information
Use PsycINFO to answer some common questions: • How has this measure been used? • Can you help me find some tests related to my area of
interest?
Finding Tests & Measures
• Who has cited this work? • How can I move forward and
back along the research timeline?
Citations
Live Search Demos
Methodology
Definitions are listed online – linked from the Field Guide
• Record Structure & Field Guide• Coverage Lists • Search Guides• Classification Code Lists • Presentations on Slideshare • PsycINFO® Listserv (announcements only)• Digital Signage• APA Style CENTRAL Resources
Database FactsPsycINFO: Abstracts of over 4.2 million journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations; includes publications from more than 50 countries
PsycARTICLES: Full-text from 110 journals published by the APA and allied publishers
PsycBOOKS: Full-text of over 4,300 peer-reviewed books – in-cluding the APA Handbooks in Psychology and an extensive backlist of classic titles