Frequently Asked Questions About APA PsycBooks®
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APA PsycBooks is a database of full-text book chapters from scholarly titles published by APA Books® and others.
The database includes an extensive collection of APA Books, including the most current and previously published scholarly and professional titles, all volumes from the APA Handbooks in Psychology Series, Classic Books, and the exclusive electronic release of the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology. The Encyclopedia of Psychology contains more than 1,500 authored entries.
Libraries and other institutions: You can license APA PsycBooks from APA for delivery on the APA PsycNet platform, or through one of our trusted vendor partners. Please visit the Site License Fees for Institutions page for more information.
APA Members and Individuals: APA PsycBooks is included in the APA PsycNet Gold, APA PsycNet Gold Plus, and APA PsycNet Platinum subscription packages.
APA PsycBooks is updated monthly.
APA PsycBooks is available on multiple vendor platforms. Each platform provides online help, so that's the best place to start. If you access APA PsycBooks via APA PsycNet, see this help menuopens in new window.
If you're searching APA PsycBooks through your institution's library, a reference librarian may be able to guide you through the search.
In addition, the Search Help and Training Center has search guides and other useful information specific to each vendor system that provides APA PsycInfo databases, including APA PsycBooks. APA PsycBooks-specific training videos are also availableopens in new window.
For help with a specific search strategy, email APA Customer Relationsopens in new window. We can give you suggestions about what terms to search and help you if what you've searched for already isn't giving you the information you want.
APA PsycBooks contains books published by APA Books, all volumes from the APA Handbooks in Psychology series, and others. Browse the complete list of titlesopens in new window.
Classic Books are books selected as landmark titles in psychology—these titles are typically out of print. APA PsycNet, along with most vendor platforms, gives you the option to limit your search to Classic Books only.
Yes. COUNTER is a standard for reporting online usage statistics. APA is fully compliant with COUNTER Release 5, and reports via SUSHI are also available. For more information about accessing COUNTER reports or configuring SUSHI, please visit the Usage Statisticsopens in new window page in the Librarian’s Resource Center or visit the APA Learning Commonsopens in new window.
KBART (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) is an industry standard used by knowledge bases and libraries to find out what ebook and journal content they licensed and how to link to it. You may access KBART dataopens in new window for APA PsycBooks®, APA Books® E-Collections, and APA Handbooks in Psychology® online.
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