Tutorials on APA Databases
Need some training help? These brief tutorials show how to use database features and give tips on building precise searches.
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APA PsycNET®
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Introductory
- Introduction to PsycEXTRA
3 minutes, 1 second [Closed Captioned] - Introduction to PsycARTICLES
3 minutes, 11 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Features of the HTML Full Text
2 minutes, 00 seconds [Closed Captioned] - A Closer Look at PsycBOOKS
1 minute, 59 seconds [Closed Captioned] - A Closer Look at PsycCRITIQUES
3 minutes, 46 seconds [Closed Captioned] - A Closer Look at PsycTHERAPY
4 minutes, 53 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTHERAPY: Browsing the Database
2 minutes, 46 seconds [Closed Captioned] - APA Books E-Collections
2 minutes, 38 seconds [Closed Captioned] - APA PsycNET Direct Search: Single Article or Chapter
4 minutes, 36 seconds [Closed Captioned] - APA PsycNET Direct Search: Day Passes
2 minutes, 31 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Tests and Measures
- Finding the TESTS on PsycTESTS on APA PsycNET
1 minute, 50 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Browse PsycTESTS via APA PsycNET
3 minutes, 24 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Finding Supporting Documents in PsycTESTS on APA PsycNET
2 minutes, 29 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: "Can I Use the Tests?": Permissions, Fees, and Other Factors
4 minutes, 48 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: Finding Reliability and Validity
2 minutes, 41 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycINFO's Tests & Measures Field via APA PsycNET
3 minutes, 44 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Authors of Tests: Submitting Tests for Inclusion in PsycTESTS
2 minutes, 42 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Sample Searches
- Exploring APA Research Databases: Finding Help in Forensics
4 minutes, 8 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Finding Conference Programs, Presentations, and Abstracts in PsycEXTRA
2 minutes, 20 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find DOIs in PsycINFO
3 minutes, 4 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Grant and Sponsorship Data in PsycINFO Records
4 minutes, 17 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Literature Reviews
1 minute, 47 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Prepublication Articles (PsycINFO "First Posting")
1 minute, 30 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Three Peer-Reviewed Empirical Journal Articles in PsycINFO
2 minutes, 10 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample PsycINFO Search on APA PsycNET
4 minutes [Closed Captioned] - Using the Authors Lookup
1 minute, 30 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Classification Codes
3 minutes, 39 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Index Terms and Keywords Effectively
3 minutes, 40 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Methodology Limiter in PsycINFO on APA PsycNET
1 minute, 50 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Why Use the Thesaurus?
2 minutes, 56 seconds [Closed Captioned] - What research have authors affiliated with the RAND Corporation conducted on addiction treatment?
3 minutes, 5 seconds [Closed Captioned] - What research on posttraumatic stress disorder was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in 2007–2008?
3 minutes [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides
Topic Guides are brief handouts designed to demonstrate how PsycINFO can be used to search for resources in a variety of topic areas. They contain three sample search scenarios, and a list of selected Index Terms.
- Sample Searches in Nursing: PsycINFO Topic Guide via APA PsycNET
3 minute, 6 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample Searches in Feminism: PsycINFO Topic Guide via APA PsycNET
2 minutes, 55 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides are also available as PDFs and PowerPoints on the PsycINFO Topic Guides page.
PsycSCANS
- PsycSCANS Subscriptions
3 minutes, 15 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycSCANS Introduction
2 minutes, 39 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycSCANS, Main Platform
3 minutes, 25 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycSCANS, Term Finder and My PsycNET
2 minutes, 49 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Search Example, Part 1
5 minutes, 25 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Search Example, Part 2
3 minutes, 38 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Search Example, Part 3
3 minutes, 10 seconds [Closed Captioned]
APA Members
- My APA Homepage
2 minutes, 1 second [Closed Captioned] - APA Members: Electronic Access for Print Journal Subscribers
3 minutes, 35 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycSCANS Subscriptions
3 minutes, 15 seconds [Closed Captioned]
APA Style
- Citing PsycTESTS in APA Style
1 minute, 55 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Citing PsycTHERAPY in APA Style
2 minutes, 16 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Researcher Tools
- Getting the Most From Your PsycNET Subscription: Facets and Alerts
3 minutes, 37 minutes [Closed Captioned] - Creating Customized RSS Feeds
1 minute, 29 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Export Citations to RefWorks and Other Reference Management Software
2 minutes, 45 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Making Clips in PsycTHERAPY
3 minutes, 48 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Making Playlists in PsycTHERAPY
5 minutes, 7 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Setting Up a Personalized Email Alert
2 minutes, 37 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Create Permalinks of Custom Searches
1 minute, 30 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Administrator Tools
- COUNTER 4 Usage Statistics Reports for APA PsycNET Administrators
3 minutes, 20 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Creating APA PsycNET Search Widgets
3 minutes, 27 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Download MARC Records
1 minute, 9 seconds [Closed Captioned] - In Search of: Training Materials for the APA Databases
5 minutes, 21 seconds [Closed Captioned]
EBSCOhost
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Tests and Measures
- PsycTESTS:"Can I Use the Tests?": Permissions, Fees, and Other Factors
4 minutes, 58 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: Finding Reliability and Validity
2 minutes, 5 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: How to Find Supporting Documents (Norms, Analyses, Manuals, Guides, etc.)
2 minutes, 34 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: How to Search for Tests
1 minute, 37 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycINFO's Tests & Measures Field via EBSCOhost
4 minutes, 5 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Sample Searches
- Finding Conference Programs, Presentations, and Abstracts in PsycEXTRA
2 minutes, 28 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Grant and Sponsorship Data in PsycINFO Records
4 minutes, 17 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find DOIs in PsycINFO
3 minutes, 3 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Prepublication Articles (PsycINFO "First Posting")
1 minute, 32 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Three Peer-Reviewed Empirical Journal Articles in PsycINFO
2 minutes, 5 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample PsycINFO Search on EBSCOhost
3 minutes, 26 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Author Affiliation field
1 minute, 27 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Classification Codes
2 minutes, 45 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Methodology Limiter in PsycINFO on EBSCOhost
1 minute, 45 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Why Use the Thesaurus?
2 minutes, 54 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides
Topic Guides are brief handouts designed to demonstrate how PsycINFO can be used to search for resources in a variety of topic areas. They contain three sample search scenarios, and a list of selected Index Terms.
- Sample Searches in Nursing: PsycINFO Topic Guide via EBSCOhost
3 minute, 10 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample Searches in Feminism: PsycINFO Topic Guide via EBSCOhost
3 minutes, 9 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides are also available as PDFs and PowerPoints on the PsycINFO Topic Guides page.
Researcher Tools
- Using Permalinks With APA Databases on EBSCOhost
2 minutes, 27 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Administrator Tools
- In Search of: Training Materials for the APA Databases
5 minutes, 17 seconds [Closed Captioned]
OvidSP
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Tests and Measures
- Finding the TESTS in PsycTESTS via OvidSP
1 minute, 45 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Finding Supporting Documents in PsycTESTS via OvidSP
2 minutes, 34 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: "Can I Use the Tests?": Permissions, Fees, and Other Factors
5 minutes, 6 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: Finding Reliability and Validity
2 minutes, 45 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycINFO's Tests & Measures Field via OvidSP
3 minutes, 44 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Sample Searches
- Finding Conference Programs, Presentations, and Abstracts in PsycEXTRA
2 minutes, 50 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Grant and Sponsorship Data in PsycINFO Records
4 minutes, 31 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find DOIs in PsycINFO
3 minutes, 3 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Prepublication Articles (PsycINFO "First Posting")
2 minutes, 10 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Three Peer-Reviewed Empirical Journal Articles in PsycINFO
2 minutes, 34 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample PsycINFO Search on OvidSP
4 minutes, 2 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Basic Search Mode on OvidSP
2 minutes, 32 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Index Terms & Keywords Effectively
3 minutes, 28 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Methodology Limiter in PsycINFO on OvidSP
1 minute, 40 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Why Use the Thesaurus?
2 minutes, 54 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides
Topic Guides are brief handouts designed to demonstrate how PsycINFO can be used to search for resources in a variety of topic areas. They contain three sample search scenarios, and a list of selected Index Terms.
- Sample Searches in Nursing: PsycINFO Topic Guide via OvidSP
3 minute, 30 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample Searches in Feminism: PsycINFO Topic Guide via OvidSP
3 minutes, 7 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides are also available as PDFs and PowerPoints on the PsycINFO Topic Guides page.
Researcher Tools
- Using Jumpstart URLs (Permalinks) With APA Databases on OvidSP
2 minutes, 40 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Administrator Tools
- In Search of: Training Materials for the APA Databases
5 minutes, 21 seconds [Closed Captioned]
ProQuest
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Tests and Measures
- PsycTESTS: "Can I Use the Tests?": Permissions, Fees, and Other Factors
4 minutes, 55 seconds [Closed Captioned] - PsycTESTS: Finding Reliability and Validity
2 minutes, 12 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Finding Supporting Documentation for Tests in PsycTESTS via ProQuest
2 minutes, 10 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Finding the Tests in PsycTESTS via ProQuest
1 minute, 14 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Searching PsycINFO's Tests & Measures Field via ProQuest
3 minutes, 23 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Sample Searches
- Finding Conference Programs, Presentations, and Abstracts in PsycEXTRA
2 minutes, 4 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Prepublication Articles (PsycINFO "First Posting")
1 minute, 54 seconds [Closed Captioned] - How to Find Three Peer-Reviewed Empirical Journal Articles in PsycINFO
2 minutes, 12 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample PsycINFO Search on ProQuest
3 minutes, 30 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using Permalinks With APA Databases on ProQuest
2 minutes, 27 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Using the Methodology Limiter in PsycINFO on ProQuest
1 minute, 40 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Why Use the Thesaurus?
2 minutes, 45 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides
Topic Guides are brief handouts designed to demonstrate how PsycINFO can be used to search for resources in a variety of topic areas. They contain three sample search scenarios, and a list of selected Index Terms.
- Sample Searches in Nursing: PsycINFO Topic Guide via ProQuest
2 minute, 53 seconds [Closed Captioned] - Sample Searches in Feminism: PsycINFO Topic Guide via ProQuest
3 minutes, 5 seconds [Closed Captioned]
Topic Guides are also available as PDFs and PowerPoints on the PsycINFO Topic Guides page.
Administrator Tools
- In Search of: Training Materials for the APA Databases
5 minutes, 21 seconds [Closed Captioned]
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