Fact Sheet

LAUNCH DATE
August 2004

CONTENT – July 2008

• Full text in PDF of 1,551 scholarly books and 23,882 chapters
• 746 books published by APA, including 100 out-of-print books from 1950–2002
• 805 classic resources in psychology
• Exclusive electronic release of the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology; more than 1,500 authored entries

FUNCTIONALITY

• Browsing by book title (alphabetical), author, table of contents (chapters), abstract
• Precise searching and recall via PsycINFO's standard abstracting and indexing of books and chapters

EXCLUSIONS

• APA Publication Manual
• Directories
• Books for popular audiences (Magination Press, APA LifeTools)

EMBARGO PERIOD
Approximately 18 months
Updates Monthly—new releases enter database in the year following copyright year

LANGUAGE
English

AVAILABILITY
Annual site license for institutions with data fees tiered by institution size and type

Inclusion in APA packages for individuals, both members and non-members (see Access and Pricing for APA Members and APA Gold for non-members)

VENDORS

• APA PsycNET®
• CSA
• EBSCO
• OCLC
• Ovid Technologies
• ProQuest
• Other major vendors as contracts are negotiated