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Introducing New Features in PsycINFO®
Search & Display Fields on APA PsycNET®
October 2016 Marta Soto, MSLIS
• A new version of the PsycINFO database is created
• New fields and revised fields are added to search &
display
• All 4+ million records in PsycINFO are updated with these
new fields & features
• PsycARTICLES®, PsycBOOKS®, and PsycCRITIQUES®
are also updated
How We Deliver New Features in PsycINFO
• Search with greater precision
• Learn more about articles & books right in the record
• Highlight information that is increasingly important to
researchers
• Improve cross-platform searching
• Ideas come from industry trends, changes in the content
we receive, and user feedback
Why We Deliver New Features in PsycINFO
Impact Statements
describe the relevance of the
research to the general public
Helps to justify a research project,
like in grant writing
Access More Relevant Content
Open Access
makes it clear at a glance if an
article or journal is available
through open access
Discover full-text content
Data Sets
PsycINFO records include
DOIs and other links for
access to a data set (when
available)sss, as well as a
description of the data set
Learn more about the research by
looking at the data yourself
These new fields are increasingly used in published research.
MeSH
Medical Subject Headings
from PubMed
Find research through either
controlled vocabulary - MeSH or
PsycINFO’s
MeSH terms link to PubMed for
cross-platform searching
Added to the full archive of
PsycINFO records
Search Across Platforms
Clinical Trial Numbers
indicates research was funded
through a grant from NIH or
other WHO approved agency
See the full picture of a study
through the link to NIH website
NLM Title Abbreviation
the NLM abbreviation of a
journal title, as seen in
PubMed
Provides an alternate way to search
for an identify a publication
Added to the full archive of
PsycINFO records
These new fields are particularly useful for health & medical researchers.
Support International Collaboration
Source Title Translation
for non-English journal titles, the
publisher’s English translation
Preserves bibliographic accuracy while
giving another way to search for and
identify journal titles
Added to the full archive of PsycINFO
records
Abstracts
publisher-provided abstracts in
non-English Roman alphabet
languages
Read the abstract in the author’s first
language
English abstracts will always be available
These new fields are particularly useful for those fluent in more than one language.
Discover Concepts Right in the Record
Methodology:
Metasynthesis
Interpretive integration of
primary research; can
provide evidence for a
grant application
Population Group:
Transgender
Reflects the science
and highlights research
focused on this population
Document Types:
Clarification &
Retraction
Distinguished from
“Erratum/Correction” for an
accurate publication history
of an article
Added to the full archive of
PsycINFO records
Dissertation Details
Advisor(s), Degree,
Institution,
Department
Find new collaborators or
identify thought
leaders/advisors in
evolving areas of
research
Gives precision to your searches.
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