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WHAT IS PSYCINFO?

 AN OVERVIEW OF THE
  PSYCINFO DATABASE
           by
     MARK HABER
 THE COLLEGE OF NEW
GILL LIBRARYROCHELLE
      January 2012
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
You can limit your search to full text, peer
        reviewed journal articles
Free text search “manic depression”
Click “Subject: Major Heading”
Click inside the box to the left of “Bipolar
      Disorder” then click “Update”
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
Use of Thesaurus

List of PsycInfo Subject Headings
Scope Note (PsycInfo’s definition of the term)
Other Terms (Broader, Narrower, Related)
To go to the PsycInfo Thesaurus, click
             “Thesaurus”
Type “manic depression” and click “Browse”
Click “Bipolar Disorder”
The scope note and other terms are listed
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)
divorce and parent child relations and
        emotional adjustment
Click on the title for detailed record
This is the detailed record for the article
Scroll down to read the abstract (summary)
Scroll up and click “PDF Full Text”
This is the full text article
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.
adolescen* and parent* and home*
Retrieving the full text

 Some articles are available full text
 Others can be requested at the Circulation Desk
 Journal articles, books, and dissertations that are not
 owned by CNR can be ordered via Illiad
Click on the title for detailed record
This is the detailed record for the article
Scroll down and click “Search for Article”
Next to “Print Holdings” click “Journal”
Print holdings of the journal
  “Psychological Reports”
Advantages of Using PsycInfo

 Contains journal articles, books, and dissertations
 Comprehensive Thesaurus
 Boolean Searching

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