Thursday, January 05, 2006

PsycINFO... Ovid's Database of the Month

"The American Psychological Association's PsycINFO database is the comprehensive international bibliographic database of psychology. It contains citations and summaries of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports, all in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage, spanning 1872 to present, includes international material selected from more than 1,900 periodicals written in over 35 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987 to present. Over 80,000 records are added annually through weekly updates. Approximately 7.7 million cited references are found in citations to 156,000 journal articles, books, and book chapters."


To learn more about PsychINFO or to try it for free during the month of January go to:
http://www.ovid.com/site/products/resource_of_the_month.jsp?top=2&mid=5

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