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- 1. | www.ebsco.com 1 Introduction to Supporting Systematic Reviews using APA PsycInfo on EBSCOhost Friday, 3rd February 2023
- 2. EBSCO Customer Training Services Richard Crookes, MA, MCLIP Manager Training Services - UK, Nordics & South Africa 12+ years working as a Medical Librarian for the NHS in England 12+ years with EBSCO Information Services
- 3. Objectives Prepare your search strategy for your systematic review assignment using default search fields on APA PsycInfo Use the APA Thesaurus to find relevant articles Focus search results using available filters Save results & searches for future access Find further support for APA PsycInfo on EBSCOhost
- 4. | www.ebsco.com 4 From Psychology Research to Clinical Practice, Discover Trusted Behavioral Health Resources for Every Step of the Way Along with APA PsycInfo速, the premier abstracting and indexing database, the American Psychological Association (APA) publishes full-text and multimedia resources, all indexed using the APAs Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms. APA PsycArticles速 APA PsycBooks速 APA PsycTests速 APA PsycTherapy速 APA PsycExtra速 APA PsycInfo速 Peer-reviewed, full-text articles published by the APA and affiliated journals Full-text, APA-published scholarly and professional book chapters including works from APA Handbooks in Psychology速 series Thousands of psychological measures, scales and instruments for research Hundreds of unscripted videos showing clinicians demonstrating therapy techniques for training purposes Hard-to-find sources not covered in APA PsycInfo, such as conference proceedings, reports, standards and guidelines and more The world's most comprehensive psychology index, containing millions of bibliographic records and dating back to the 17th century Grey Literature Test Instruments Therapy Videos Essential Index Search these databases on EBSCOhost速, or through EBSCO Discovery Service along with your catalog and e-resources. Full-Text Books Full-Text Articles
- 5. Search for EBSCO to locate APA databases accessible at the University of Galway
- 6. Click through to the available database, e.g., APA PsycINFO on EBSCOhost
- 7. APA PsycInfo速 Unparalleled Index of Peer-Reviewed Literature Updated twice a week More than 5.3 million bibliographic records Indexing of more than 2,200 journals, 99% of which are peer-reviewed Coverage dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with extensive coverage from the 1800s to the present Authored and edited books and book chapters Dissertations selected from Dissertation Abstracts International (Sections A and B) Publications from more than 50 countries Journals published in 29 languages
- 8. a Updated twice a week More than 218,000 full-text articles from more than 100 journals, each employing a meticulous peer-review process APA published scholarly journals Coverage for most journals from Volume 1, Issue 1 Articles in PDF or HTML formats for easy navigation and downloading APA PsycArticles速 The Exclusive Full-Text Catalog of the Superior Research Published by APA and Affiliated Journals
- 9. APA PsycArticles is the premier gateway to exchange ideas, elevate knowledge and maximize the communication and application of psychology. APA journals have a significantly higher share of citations relative to the number articles published. APAs reporting standards, APA Style JARS, influence research communications across the field of psychology by helping authors more effectively communicate important and relevant aspects of their research. By adhering to these guidelines, contributors to APA PsycArticles enhance transparency and scientific rigor, and advance the field of psychological science. APAs Authoritative, Highly-Cited Journal Content
- 10. APA PsycBooks The APAs Electronic Library of Full-text Books APA PsycBooks 速 The APAs Library of DRM-Free, Full-Text E-books Monthly updates More than 67,000 book chapters and 4,500 peer-reviewed books Recent and historical titles, with the earliest record from 1620 The newest APA books as they are published The entire reference book series APA Handbooks in Psychology速 Exclusive electronic release of APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology
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- 13. Case Study Formulating the Question Q. How does the use of exercise compare to medication in treating depression in middle-aged women?
- 14. PICO Identifying Search Terms & Synonyms Population Intervention Comparison Outcome 45 year old woman Exercise Anti-depressants Reduced depression middle aged woman middle aged female exercise physical therapy physiotherapy physical exertion antidepressants Medication treatment of depression management of depression MIDDLE AGED FEMALE DEPRESSION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS DEPRESSION (see Population)
- 15. Conduct a search combining keywords and APA Thesaurus terms I - Keywords Keyword (freetext) search
- 16. APA Thesaurus of Psychological Terms updated Autumn 2022 For more information go to https://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/ thesaurus [Accessed 1/2/2023]
- 17. Conduct a search combining keywords and APA Thesaurus terms II Subject Headings Select APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms Enter terms to browse the thesaurus Select relevant headings from the APA Thesaurus and Add
- 18. Apply limiters and expanders I Expanders let you broaden the scope of your search. They do this by widening your search to include words related to your keywords or including the actual text of the full text results in your search. Apply Related Words synonyms & plurals from thesaurus Also search within the full text keywords within the full text Apply Equivalent Subjects maps keywords to Subject Headings to retrieved indexed records
- 19. Apply limiters and expanders II Refine results to focus your search using the available limiters including: Subject Major Heading i.e., APA Thesaurus term Classification i.e., internal APA PsycInfo速 categories/codes to describe the content Methodology e.g., Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Prospective Study, Literature Review, Systematic Review, Meta Analysis, Non-clinical Case Study, Qualitative Study Tests & Measures e.g., published and unpublished tests and measures mentioned in the source document and whether it is appended to the source document Population A standardized description of specific populations related to the content of the document
- 20. Live Demo - Search
- 21. Save and share articles, book chapters and videos Use Add to Folder icon in the Results list to save individual records or select Share to save a page of results to the Folder
- 22. Save and share articles, book chapters and videos II Use available tools to Print/E-mail/save or Export from the Folder Click Sign In to create a MyEBSCO Folder account or login to an existing one
- 23. 7. Organize search results with MyEBSCO folder A personal MyEBSCO account, is your own personal area (folder) where you can collect and store information across sessions. All the items you save to your personal folder remain in your folder until you remove them. Only you can access your MyEBSCO folder. A MyEBSCO folder accounts allows the setting up of custom folders which can also be shared with other users
- 24. Create citations in APA Style The American Psychological Association (APA) has developed standardized methods for citing print and electronic sources used in research. Entries in the reference list are arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author, followed by the initials of the authors first name. Entries have a hanging indent (second and subsequent lines of citations are indented). Names: Last name, followed by first and middle initials (separated by periods). Titles: Titles of articles, books and book chapters are in sentence case - capitalize only the first word, proper nouns and abbreviations that are ordinarily capitalized. Names of periodicals are capitalized headline style (capitalize all words except for prepositions and common conjunctions). Dates: Use the order: year, month day.
- 25. Transitioning from Ovid to EBSCOhost for APA PsycInfo速 https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/Transitioning-to- EBSCOhost-Help-Sheets?language=en_US See also the comparison Record Structure for APA Databases (APA PsycInfo速, APA PsycArticles速 and APA PsycBooks速) https://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/record- structure-platform-field-guide.pdf
- 26. EBSCO Support Materials for APA Databases APA PsycInfo User Guide APA PsycInfo: Search Using Thesaurus Terms Searching APA Databases Citing Articles in APA Style (7th edition) APA Database on EBSCOhost Tutorials APA PsycInfo - Frequently Asked Questions
- 30. | www.ebsco.com 30 Thank you! Richard Crookes, MA, MCLIP | Manager Training Services UK, Nordics & South Africa https://connect.ebsco.com/ rcrookes@ebsco.com
Editor's Notes
- #13: EBSCO also provides access to the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, offering full text access to almost 300 journals, with particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counselling.
- #16: Add keyword search terms (single or multiple) in the appropriate search boxes, select the Boolean OR operator. Select the TI and AB field codes from the drop down menu.
- #17: In addition, to user behaviour, we also need to note the steps the APA take to review the Thesaurus of Psychological Terms to adapt to current and emerging research. As you see, from these examples, we now have Climate Anxiety, Human Displacement, Intergenerational trauma etc. reflecting the changing age we live in. More information on the APA thesaurus and the update is available on the APA website.
- #19: You can expand an unqualified keyword search using the Expanders within the EBSCOhost interface to broaden you search. They do this by widening your search to include words related to your keywords or including the actual text of the full text results in your search. Apply Related Words synonyms & plurals from thesaurus Also search within the full text keywords within the full text Apply Equivalent Subjects maps keywords to Subject Headings to retrieved indexed records
- #20: You can refine results to focus your search using the available limiters including: Subject Major Heading i.e., APA Thesaurus term Classification i.e., describes the content of APA PsycInfo速 Methodology e.g., Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Prospective Study, Literature Review, Systematic Review, Meta Analysis, Non-clinical Case Study, Qualitative Study Tests & Measures e.g., published and unpublished tests and measures mentioned in the source document and whether it is appended to the source document Population A standardized description of specific populations related to the content of the document
- #26: We recently produced an additional helpsheet to assist you with the transition from a ProQuest search to using the EBSCOhost interface for APA PsycInfo.
- #27: Further support materials including the PsycInfo user guides, helpsheets and associated tutorials are also available.
- #28: The APA website also has additional information on the PsycInfo and related databases, as well as training materials for the EBSCOhost interface.
- #29: And for more information please visit the EBSCO Connect support portal. You can access additional tutorials for the EBSCOhost interface via the homepage.
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