PsycINFO,
from the American Psychological Association (APA),
contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of
scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and
dissertations, all in psychology and related
disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s.
Ninety-seven
percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. Journal coverage,
which spans 1887 to present, includes international material selected
from nearly 2,000 periodicals in more than 25 languages.
View a list of all titles indexed within the PsycINFO
database.
For full-text of 60 key (mostly APA-published)
journals, use the
PsycARTICLES database.
Additional full text articles available from Felix G.
Woodward Library can be found by clicking the "Search
for full text" link available at the bottom of each
search result. These results will also include
links to articles from the PsycARTICLES database.
The EBSCO psychology databases
PsycInfo, PsycArticles
and Psychology and
Behavioral Sciences Collection can be searched
simultaneously by using the directions below.
Searching Multiple Databases:
- Click 'Choose Databases' located above the main search boxes on the
basic and advanced
search pages
- Check the appropriate database(s):
PsycInfo and PsycArticles
and Psychology
and Behavioral Sciences Collection
- After all the appropriate databases have
been chosen, click on the blue "OK" button
- The databases you have chosen appear under
the "Searching:" list above the search
box
- A "Special Limiters" section will appear at
the bottom of the search screen allowing you to
use special search features available from each
database selected
For help searching PsycINFO,
use the "Help" link at the top right side of the
database or the
question mark icon located in various sections of the
database. A PsycINFO database Guide (pdf)
and a
Sample Search Tutorial are also available. |
