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Alison K. Cody, MSLIS
American Psychological Association
Who am I?
Alison K. Cody, MSLIS
Training Specialist
PsycINFO Customer Relations
American Psychological Association
Former Reference & Instruction Librarian
Who are you?
Do you teach information literacy sessions for
courses in psychology or the behavioral sciences?
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PsycINFO
PsycARTICLES
PsycBOOKS
PsycTESTS
PsycCRITIQUES
PsycEXTRA
PsycTHERAPY
E-Collections/Handbooks
Finding Tests &
Measures
PsycINFO options
Tests & Measures
Every test listed in the article
Keywords
Test is pretty important to article
Index Terms/Subject Headings
Even more important/widely used
[appended] search
Use this with the Tests & Measures field
in PsycINFO to surface articles that
incorporate test items in the text
Include test items in the tables
include the test as an appendix
Live Search
Demo
PsycINFO on
EBSCOhost
PsycTESTS
UpdateNEW FIELDS &
FEATURES!
PsycTESTS Update
PsycTESTS Classification System
Other versions
Factor Analysis
Instrument Type
Test Location
And a few other small tweaks
PsycTESTS Classifications
Identifies the general area of
psychology that the measure is
designed to assess.
Similar to PsycINFO Classification
Codes – but not the same terms!
See the full list:
http://bit.ly/PTClassCodes
Live Search
Demo
PsycTESTS on
APA PsycNET
PsycTESTS Update
Informed Consent (Any Field) AND Interview
Schedule/Guide (Instrument Type)
Look at Test Location field in “Nurse’s Perceptions”
Autism (Any Field) AND Test Available (checkbox)
Use PsycTESTS Classification in facets
Emotional intelligence (Any Field)
Look at STEU-B
Other Versions links to original version
Factor Analysis field
PsycTESTS Classifications
Presented as a limiter
on APA PsycNET,
EBSCOhost, and
OvidSP
On ProQuest, select the Classification field
and click “Look Up
Classifications”
Other Versions
Factor Analysis
Instrument Type
Test Location
Test Available
Test Available
Tips to Make
Life Easier
Tips & Tricks
Methodology . . . is an invaluable limit feature.
http://bit.ly/APAmethods
Tips & Tricks
I use "type a" personality to illustrate the use
of subject headings versus keywords!
Tips & Tricks
I use my browser's right-click option to open up
tabs for promising searches so I don't lose track
of where I started from.
Tips & Tricks
A tip sheet binder of common APA questions
and answers regarding in-text citations and
referencing
Tips & Tricks
A friendly smile always helps anywhere you go
Start with an ice breaker like library Taboo!
Brainstorming
Ideas for
Search Topics
Ideas for Search Topics
Article Spotlights
PeePs (Particularly Exciting Experiments
in Psychology)
APA Press Releases
Article Spotlights
PeePs
Search Demo
Article Spotlight about how rain affects
productivity of office workers
Could be an interesting topic to
use in an instruction session!
Live Search
Demo
PsycINFO on
ProQuest
New Journals
from APA
Behavior Analysis:
Research and
Practice
First APA-published
issue in February 2015
Backfiles will be
available
Behavioral
Development
Bulletin
First APA-published
issue April 2015
Some backfiles
already available
Motivation
Science
Debut special issue
already available
Psychology &
Neuroscience
First APA-published
issue was March 2015
Backfiles will be
available
Scholarship of
Teaching and
Learning in
Psychology
Debut special issue
already available
Translational
Issues in
Psychological
Science
Debut special issue
already available
Find Items
Added Since
Your Last
Search
Search by Release Date
PsycINFO is updated weekly, on
Monday
How can I find out what’s been added
to PsycINFO in a particular time frame?
Not publication date!
Search by Release Date
Browse an Index
EBSCOhost
OvidSP
Searchable Field
APA PsycNET
ProQuest
Live Search Demo
PsycINFO on
OvidSP and
ProQuest
Training
Materials
Video Tutorials
APA grants permission for librarians and educators to link these tutorials to their library web sites, LibGuides, course management software, and other resources intended to assist students and researchers.
http://www.youtube.com/psycinfo
OR
http://bit.ly/APATutorials
Webinars
Librarians
Behind the Scenes of PsycINFO
Beyond Subject Searching in PsycINFO
Students & Faculty (just 30 minutes)
Basic Search
Advanced Search
Results Management
2014 Psi Chi webinars
http://bit.ly/APAWebinars
Topic Guides
Quick Reference Guides
Getting Started with PsycTESTS
Additional Materials
Record Structure & Field Guide
Podcasts
PsycINFO News
Presentation Archive & Slideshare
Digital Signage
Search Help & Training Center
PsycBOOKS Expansion
No longer an embargo
Added APA Handbooks in Psychology
Read all about it! http://bit.ly/PBchanges
We also added APA titles to ebrary!
APA Handbooks in Psychology
Forensic Psychology (Dec. 2014)
Clinical Geropsychology (Feb. 2015)
Human Systems Integration (April 2015)
Excellence in Librarianship
Award
Created to recognize an
outstanding contribution to
psychology and behavioral
sciences librarianship
Nominations close April 20,
2015
What questions do you have?
Alison K. Cody, MSLIS
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PsycINFO Customer Relations
800-374-2722