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

Twelve value-added features to PsycINFO are explored in

today’s presentation

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.

First Year Student

Capstone Student

Graduate Student

Faculty

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For More Information

Questions?

Marta Soto, MSLIS | 800-374-2722 | psycinfo@apa.org

Thank You!