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Indexes 1,300 journals written in over 25 languages, spanning 1887 to the present, plus books and book chapters in English language books published since 1987. Provides citations with abstracts in psychology and behavioral sciences from the American Psychological Association.  Topics covered include psychology, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and more.
 

PsycInfo (WebSPIRS), 1887- Search Handout Sample Search Screen (print in landscape) and Quick Navigation Sheet

• Remote access through WebSPIRS
• Links to CSUN holdings through "check for holdings" button
• Links directly to full-text articles through FTXT links
• Searching tips:

• The truncation symbol (*) substitutes for a string of zero or more characters. For example, cat* retrieves catatonic, catatonia, category, etc.

• The wildcard symbol (?) substitutes for one character or none. For example, the search m?cdonald retrieves both mcdonald and macdonald.

• Boolean operators: and, or .Use parentheses to avoid ambiguity in a complex search:

• If you search for music and (therapy or education), you will retrieve records that discuss music and either therapy or education, which is what you intended.

• If you search for music and therapy or education, you will  retrieve records that discuss music and therapy, and records that discuss education, but not necessarily records that discuss music and education.