PsycCRITIQUES®

Read PsycCRITIQUES® for up-to-date reviews of very current books. This database is an excellent resource for many purposes:

• Faculty members read it to quickly identify literature that will be useful for course work.
• Librarians find it valuable for collection development because it is so current.
• Students use it to identify research done over time.
• Practitioners read it to find current practice information.

PsycCRITIQUES combines a weekly release of book and film reviews with a searchable database.

ISSN

 1554-0138

Contents—August 2008

 Full text reviews of current books and some popular films, videos, and software as well as comparative reviews of books
 Current copyright year reviews released weekly
 Replaced the print journal Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books as of January 2005
 More than 38,000 reviews as of August 2008
 Includes Contemporary Psychology historical file from 1956–2004
 Includes reviews, book cover images, and links

Special Features

 There is a focus on current books—most new reviews are of books in current year.
 PsycCRITIQUES includes a searchable database of more than 38,000 reviews, dating back to 1956, plus tables of contents for recent weekly releases.
 More than 900 reviews are published annually.

Functionality

Updates

Language

Institutional Access

Individual Access