1	PsycInfo Tutorial Education Psychology Library University of California, Berkeley Click to advance
2	How to Use this Tutorial Left click the mouse to advance to the next screen, when in full screen view. Click “Escape” to return to the Table of Contents and go back to a previous screen.
3	What is PsycInfo?
4	PsycInfo The PsycInfo database, produced by the American Psychological Association, is available through the CSA Illumina interface at the University of California, Berkeley, along with PsycArticles and Psychology: Sage Full-Text. These three databases provide an index to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, books and other documents in the field of psychology.
5	Coverage PsycInfo indexes over 8 million cited references in over 185,000 journals in 30 languages (including both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed), books and chapters. Dates of coverage include 1806 to the present, with approximately 60,000 new records added yearly. Over 2,167,174 records had been added as of October 2005.
6	Other Psychology Sources To find books on psychology, also search Pathfinder (the UCB catalog) or Melvyl (the UC-all campuses catalog). To find dissertations, use Digital Dissertations.
7	Where to Start
8	Start a Search Click on “PsycInfo” from the Education Psychology Library homepage or from the UCB electronic resource finder to connect to the CSA Illumina interface for social science databases, which includes PsycInfo, PsycArticles and Psychology: Sage Full-Text.
9	Advanced Search CSA defaults to Advanced Search
10	Psychology and Social Science Databases
11	Database Information To view more information about any of the databases indexed, click the “?” beside the name of the database listed below the search screen.
12	Social Science Databases Multiple databases can be searched at once via the CSA Illumina interface. While PsycInfo, PsycArticles and Psychology: Sage Full-Text are the primary databases for psychological literature, relevant citations may also be found via Sociological Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, ERIC and the other databases listed.
13	Social Science Databases via CSA
14	Social Science Databases… Note that UC Berkeley subscribes to more social science databases than are available via CSA. Click Social Science Databases on the EDP Library website or the A-Z List of all UCB article databases.
15	Search Techniques Watch a Video
16	Search Fields CSA can search over 75 fields to find terms entered. Some fields are specific to certain databases. Click the drop-down arrow in the field box for a complete list. The initial search screen defaults to Keywords, Title, Anywhere. Be sure to change the defaults to match terms entered.
17	Search Fields… Primary fields for psychology include: Keyword Title Author Descriptors (i.e., APA’s indexing terms) Source (i.e., journal title) Tests and Measurements References The Tests and Measurements field can be used to find citations to literature that refer to a specific psychological test or scale.
18	Tests and Measurements To find empirical studies based on a scale, questionnaire, test or other measurement tool, use the Tests and Measurements field to target the search. Add the name of a specific scale, or simply enter the words “scale”, “test”, or “questionnaire” to find a study using such an instrument.
19	Begin the Search Enter your search terms, i.e., keywords, descriptors (APA subject headings), title words, author, publication name, or name of test or scale.
20	Add a Row Click Add Row to add another row of terms.
21	Boolean Connectors Use the “and, or, not” Boolean connectors to expand or target your search.
22	Boolean Connectors… Use “and” to narrow your search. Use “or” to broaden your search. Use “not” to exclude terms. See Boolean Searching to better understand how connectors work.
23	Find Better Terms Watch a Video
24	APA Thesaurus Consult the APA Thesaurus to find additional search terms and APA’s descriptors. Print editions of the Thesaurus are located in the reference area of the Library (Call Number BF43.T45). An online version of the Thesaurus can be found under the Search Tools tab on the opening CSA screen. Be sure to select the APA PsycInfo Thesaurus.
25	APA Thesaurus…
26	APA Thesaurus… The Thesaurus will display broader, narrower and/or related terms if you click the “Hierarchy” button.
27	APA Thesaurus…
28	Examine Results Watch a Video
29	Display Search Results After clicking “Search”, results will display.
30	Display Search Results… Search results display in “Most Recent First” order. You can also sort by “Relevance”.
31	Display Search Results… Select sub-tabs to limit results to peer-reviewed journals, books, or click “More” for other categories.
32	Find Full-Text Watch a Video
33	Find Full-text To find the full-text of an article, click on the UC-eLinks button. UC-eLinks will direct you to the online full-text article, if it is available.
34	Find Full-Text… If no online version of the article is available, click on the Melvyl link. Melvyl will take you to the UC all-campuses catalog.
35	Find Full-text… Check the Library field to see if UCB has the title you need. .
36	Find Full Text… Click Details/Locations to find the title at UCB. Note you will find both links to online full-text and the Call Numbers for print editions in any of the UCB libraries that collects the title.
37	Request via ILL If not available at UC, you may need to send an Interlibrary Loan Request. Click Request.
38	Interlibrary Loan More information about Interlibrary Loans is available at the UC Berkeley Library. Click Interlibrary Loan on the Education Psychology Library homepage.
39	Pathfinder Titles of journals can also be searched in Pathfinder, the UCB catalog. Double-check the Pathfinder catalog to see if UCB subscribes to an online or print journal. Link to Pathfinder from the Education Psychology Library webpage.
40	Save, Print, Email Watch a Video
41	Save, Print, Email Citations can be saved to disk, printed or emailed. On the search results page, select citations by clicking the boxes next to their record numbers.
42	Save, Print, Email… Then click on the Save, Print, Email link at the top of the search results screen.
43	Save, Print, Email… Be sure the number of records is correct. Select the desired format, i.e., short format full format full format-no references custom
44	Save, Print, Email… Select Email, Save (to disk) or Print Preview.
45	Create a Bibliography
46	Create a Bibliography To create a quick bibliography, select the “Create” button after chosing APA Style.
47	Create a Bibliography… Quick Bibliography allows you to print, save or email your reference list.
48	Organize and Save Citations Watch a Video
49	Refworks CSA seamlessly links to Refworks, a citation management software program. Refworks allows you to quickly format citations in APA style both in a Bibliography and within a Manuscript.
50	Refworks… Refworks is available free via all UCB terminals and via off-campus proxy access. Other citation management software programs, such as Endnote, may also be used to organize citations.
51	Refworks… Open Refworks from the Web at www.refworks.com/Refworks.
52	Refworks… Or, open Refworks from CSA. Click on the “Export to Refworks” button on the bottom of the Save, Print, Email screen, or Click on “Refworks” directly from the search results page.
53	Refworks… You will be asked to set up a free account the first time you use Refworks. You can then create folders of citations within your own Refworks citation database. Export citations from CSA, from other UCB databases, and from the Web.
54	Refworks… For more help with Refworks see Refworks Tutorial Refworks Movie Endnote users can also export citations from CSA. See a librarian for help. Also, view Endnote Support
55	Help is Available
56	More Help Needed? The Library welcomes your questions and is here to help you with your research. See a reference librarian or make an appointment to address your individual questions. Call the EDP Reference Desk at 642-2475.
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