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Today’s Session  PsycINFO Content and Coverage  Record Structure  Sample Searches  Training Resources  Questions

Coverage & Selection

How do we select journals and articles for inclusion in PsycINFO?  Psychological relevance  Peer-review status  Cover-to-cover article selection  Article types rticle.html rticle.html

Titles Added in 2009  Anatomical Sciences Education  Applied Health Economics and Health Policy  Infanzia e Adolescenza  Journal of Pain Management  Negotiation and Conflict Management Research  Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment  The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education

Expanded Neuroscience Content  Brain Stimulation  Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology  Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience  Journal of the Neurological Sciences  Neural Development  Neuroethics  Reviews in the Neurosciences and more…

PsycINFO Multidisciplinary Coverage  Business  Communications  Education  Testing  Human factors engineering  Life sciences  Human resources  Marketing  Nutrition  Pharmaceuticals  Coaching  Forensics  Environment  And more…

PsycINFO Record Structure From an indexer’s perspective

How is a record created?  Bibliographic citation  Indexing Keywords Controlled vocabulary from the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms Classification codes Fields and limits

Keywords or Natural Language  Machine aided indexing suggests keywords and indexers “edit” these.  Natural language = words the author used in the uncontrolled content description of the document.  On CSA, the natural language field is the identifier, or ID.

Index Terms/Descriptors  On CSA, search for index terms using the field label DE for Descriptors.  Access the online Thesaurus in the Search Tools tab.

Classification Codes

Value added fields  Author affiliation and correspondence address  Conference information Conference notes  Granting and funding agencies  Tests and measures Appended

Limits Age Group Supplemental Data  Appended  Internet Available Classification Code Document Type Methodology Population Group Geographic Location

Publication Type vs Document Type  Publication Type indicates whether an item is: Journal Dissertation Abstract Electronic Collection Encyclopedia  Document Type segments Publication Type and identifies the specific kind of document On CSA, the Publication Type field searches both for Publication Type and Document Type values.

Document Type Values  Abstract Collection  Bibliography  Chapter  Column/Opinion  Comment/Reply  Dissertation  Editorial  Encyclopedia Entry  Erratum/Correction  Journal Article  Letter  Obituary  Publication Information  Reprint  Review-Book  Review-Media  Review-Software & Other

Methodology Values  Clinical Case Study  Empirical Study Experimental Replication Followup Study Longitudinal Study  Prospective Study  Retrospective Study  Field Study  Literature Review Systematic Review  Mathematical Model  Meta Analysis  Nonclinical Case Study  Qualitative Study  Quantitative Study

Reload

What is a reload?  A reload is a reformatting of all records in a database to deliver new features, enhancements, or upgrades  Why restructure?  Keep up with trends in publishing  Add new access points to the information  Make it easier for our customers to search

June 2009 Reload  New fields  Publication Status  Publication Date  Publication History  Copyright  Dissertation Document Type  Global corrections  Thesaurus update

Thesaurus Maintenance  Existing index terms are assessed Continued relevance and accuracy of topic area Appropriateness and presence of scope notes Term hierarchy accuracy  New term development PsycINFO staff suggestions External users and experts New journal content Assessment of terms in other thesauri

2009 Thesaurus Update  Cognitive Linguistics  Emerging Economies  Health Literacy  Human Papillomavirus  Performance Enhancing Drugs  Statins  Transgender  Underinsured (Health Insurance)

Sample Searches  Classification Codes  Keywords and Index Terms  Tests and Measures  Grant/Sponsorship  Supplemental Data

Tutorials Presentation Archive Training Schedules Search Guides Application Guides Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms Database Record Field Guide Additional Support PsycINFO/American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC (800)

Now we’d like to hear from you…  Questions?  Comments?  Thoughts?

Thank you! PsycINFO/American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC Lisa Sick Documentation/Training Specialist