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PSYNDEXplus with TestFinder

PSYNDEXplus with TestFinder. Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation (ZPID) June 8-9, 2004. PSYNDEXplus is. A database of German and English psychological literature from authors in the German-speaking countries

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PSYNDEXplus with TestFinder

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  1. PSYNDEXplus with TestFinder Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation (ZPID) June 8-9, 2004

  2. PSYNDEXplus is • A database of German and English psychological literature from authors in the German-speaking countries • A databaseof psychological AV media available in the German-speaking countries • A database of psychological, educational, and psychiatric tests developed or in use in the German-speaking countries

  3. PSYNDEXplus covers • Psychology • Psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as: • Medicine, nursing, psychiatry, rehabilitation • Social work, sport, sociology, linguistics • Law, criminology • Organizational behavior • Education

  4. PSYNDEXplus documents • Journal articles (since 1977) • Books (since 1981) • Books chapters (since 1982) • Reports (since 1977) • Dissertations (since 1968) • AV Media (since 1932) • Tests (since 1945)

  5. PSYNDEXplus has • More than 190,000 records • 185,000 literature records from over 500 journals and approx. 200 book publishers • 1,700 AV media records from approx. 30 major media suppliers • 5,000 test records from over 60 test suppliers, as well as from other published and nonpublished sources • Quarterly (Lit. & AV); biannual (Tests) updates

  6. PSYNDEXplus is • Bilingual (German, English) • Original titles/German or English title translations • Descriptors and Classification Categories from the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (APA) in original English version and ZPID‘s German translation • Abstracts • Compatible with PsycINFO

  7. PSYNDEXplus features • Controlled vocabulary indexing • Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms built into PSYNDEX • Key Phrase (miniabstract) • Classification systems • Abstracts/detailed descriptions (tests) for 98% of the records

  8. Accession Number Document Type Title Authors First Author’s Affiliation First Author E-Mail Address Source Document Information Publication Year ISSN/ISBN Language Number of References Media Type Abstract Language Abstract Key Phrase Descriptors Descriptors in German Classification Classification in German Classification Code(s) Database Fields Lit. & AV

  9. Age Group Population Location Free Descriptors Free Descriptors in German Publication Type Publication Type Code Update Code URLs (various) Database Fields Lit. & AV (cont‘d.)

  10. Accession Number Title Authors Publication Year Source Document Information Language Test Translations Document Type Country of Test Origin Test Availability Author Address Descriptors Descriptors in German Age Group Classification in German Classification Code(s) Free Descriptors in German Audience Type Indexing Abstract Theoretical Background Database Fields Tests

  11. Test Procedure Interpretation Mode Interpretation Aids Interpretation Time Items Forms Application Ages Application Time Material Instructions Administration Prerequisites Test Construction Objectivity Reliability Validity Norms Applications Evaluation References Test Reviews URLs (various) Database Fields Tests (cont‘d.)

  12. Searching Tips 1. Search word or phrase • find a good record and search its terms 2. Use Suggest or Thesaurus function to find appropriate descriptors • select single terms • explode terms (includes all narrower terms) 3. Search word or phrase in most important subject fields simultaneously • key in fields manually (term in ti,de,cx) • change fields searched to "In Subject" 4. Use the available limit fields

  13. Searching Tips (cont'd.) 5. What to do if too many records were found: • add concept(s), combine with AND • restrict to recent publication years • restrict to certain languages • restrict to certain document or publication types • restrict to titles

  14. Searching Tips (cont'd.) 6. What to do if too few records were found: • combine fewer terms with AND • add synonyms, combine with OR • eliminate field specifications

  15. Built-in WebSPIRS Aids • WebSPIRS “Database Guide” • description of all database fields with search examples (in German and English) • WebSPIRS “Help” • WebSPIRS Basics • WebSPIRS “How do I ...?” • do a search • find more or fewer search terms • find an author or journal • ...

  16. ZPID staff are available to assist you! ZPID Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation University of Trier 54286 Trier Germany E-mail: info@zpid.de Web: www.zpid.de Phone: +49 -(0)651-201-2869 Fax: +49 -(0)651-201-2071

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