Searching PsycINFO

 EBSCOhost

Cynthia Bruns,
Reference Librarian
 PsycINFO
    1. This is a database of articles from scholarly journals on Psychology and more
  2. Can be searched by subject.
  3. Use the thesaurus to get the best results
  4. Coverage from 1887-present
  5. International database with a great deal of foreign language materials

  

1. Opening search screen. 
Note: These terms, though they sounds good, results in 0 articles.

2. This is the bottom half of the opening screen for PsychINFO>  Notice all the ways a search can be limited.
           

 

3. Opening search box.  It is possible to search entering your topic in the search box but better results come from using the thesaurus 

       

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4. This screen shows the most of the abstract, a paragraph length description of what the article is about.  The bottom of the article record shows the SFX button.  Click on the SFX button to find if the library has the article you need.
           

 

5. This article, "I'll never Drink Like that Again." is found in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol.  The library owns the journal in paper  format from the years 1977 to current date and it is found on the 2nd floor, North Library Building.  The call number is HV 5001 J65.
         

 

6. This article, "College Women and Personal Goals" is found in an online format through a company called SpringerLink.  To locate the article, click on the red button labeled GO.

 

7.  This article, "Sensation Seeking and Alcohol Use by College Students" is not available at the Pollak Library which means we do not own a copy of the article in either an online or print version.  You make request the article through Iliad/Interlibrary Loan. In order to request the article, Click on the Iliad/Interlibrary Loan link.

8. The Pollak Library subscribes to many databases published by EbscoHOST

    Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
    Biological Abstracts (EBSCO)
    CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO)
    Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
    ERIC (EBSCO)
    GeoRef (EBSCO)
    Health Source: Nursing Academic (EBSCO)
    MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
    Nursing & Allied Health (EBSCO)
    PsycINFO (EBSCO)