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WHAT IS PSYCINFO?
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PSYCINFO DATABASE
byMARK HABER
THE COLLEGE OF NEWGILL 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 HeadingsScope 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 textOthers can be requested at the Circulation
DeskJournal 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 ThesaurusBoolean Searching