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WHAT IS PSYCINFO?
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PSYCINFO DATABASE
byMARK HABER
THE COLLEGE OF NEWGILL LIBRARYROCHELLE
January 2012
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PSYCINFO FACTS
PsycInfo is an abstract database of psychological literature from the 1880’s to the present.
PsycInfo contains bibliographic citations and abstracts from: Journal articles Books Chapters of books Dissertations
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You can limit your search to full text, peer reviewed journal articles
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Free text search “manic depression”
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Click “Subject: Major Heading”
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Click inside the box to the left of “Bipolar Disorder” then click “Update”
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Controlled Vocabulary
Agreed upon term for a subject or concept Manic Depression USE Bipolar Disorder Marital Adjustment USE Marital Relations Miscarriage USE Spontaneous Abortion Parental Participation USE Parental
Involvement
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Use of Thesaurus
List of PsycInfo Subject HeadingsScope Note (PsycInfo’s definition of the term)Other Terms (Broader, Narrower, Related)
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To go to the PsycInfo Thesaurus, click “Thesaurus”
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Type “manic depression” and click “Browse”
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Click “Bipolar Disorder”
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The scope note and other terms are listed
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Boolean Searching
Combine Search Terms“AND” narrows the search (retrieved item
must have all the terms)“OR” broadens the search (retrieved item can
have one or more of any of the terms)“NOT” limits the search (retrieved item does
not have the term)
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divorce and parent child relations and emotional adjustment
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Click on the title for detailed record
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This is the detailed record for the article
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Scroll down to read the abstract (summary)
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Scroll up and click “PDF Full Text”
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This is the full text article
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Truncation
The asterisk* at the end of the root of a word retrieves the word and all forms of the word
Adolescen* retrieves adolescent, adolescence, etc.
Parent* retrieves parent, parental, parenting, etc.
Home* retrieves home, homeless, homesickness, etc.
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adolescen* and parent* and home*
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Retrieving the full text
Some articles are available full textOthers can be requested at the Circulation
DeskJournal articles, books, and dissertations that
are not owned by CNR can be ordered via Illiad
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Click on the title for detailed record
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This is the detailed record for the article
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Scroll down and click “Search for Article”
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Next to “Print Holdings” click “Journal”
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Print holdings of the journal “Psychological Reports”
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Advantages of Using PsycInfo
Contains journal articles, books, and dissertations
Comprehensive ThesaurusBoolean Searching