Introducing New Features in PsycINFO®: Starting Your Research on APA PsycNET®

September 2016

Introducing New Features in PsycINFO: Starting Your Research on APA PsycNET

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Introducing New Features in PsycINFO: Starting Your Research on APA PsycNET

In August, PsycINFO® added new fields and features to help researchers like you search with greater precision and to include more information right in the record.

Four of the new fields are particularly useful as you begin a research project or assignment. They can help you quickly narrow down search results and spot more information about the topic and why it is important.

Introducing New Features in PsycINFO

• Impact Statement - A summary like an abstract, but instead of describing the technical process, it explains the relevance of the research to the general public. This can help to justify a research project, especially if you are applying for a grant.

• Open Access – The open access icon indicates that the full-text is available through open access. This provides access to resources beyond PsycINFO.

Four New Fields in PsycINFO

• Data Sets - A description of the data set is provided, as well as links for access or download when available. Looking at the data yourself enables you to better understand the research conducted in the published study, and to identify your own project that builds on this previous work.

Four New Fields in PsycINFO

• Dissertation Details - Advisor(s), Degree, Institution and Department are included in the PsycINFO record. This helps you to find leaders in evolving areas of research, or note other disciplines that are working on similar topics.

Setting Up Your Search• Select the

checkboxes for Open Access and/or Impact Statement

• This limits your search results to records that meet these requirements

Search Results Page• Records

available through open access are indicated by the blue and orange icons

• Click on Impact Statement to reveal this summary of the research

Search Results Page

• Clicking on Impact Statement reveals this summary of the research

Search Results Page

• Data Set links to a repository website or prompts a .zip file download to access the data set used in this research

Search Results Page

Examining the Record• If you click on the

title of the item in your search results list, the Impact Statement appears right under the scientific Abstract

Examining the Record• The open access

icon appears at the top of the record. If available, you can follow the link for Full text from publisher

• Further down in the record, Data Set Access links to a repository website or prompts a .zip file download

Examining the Record• Dissertation

Details include ordering and publication information

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