Interested in strengthening your APA database searching skills? Or are you not sure how to start your behavioral sciences research project? Join us for the next round of APA PsycInfo® webinars designed for students, faculty, and anyone else who wants to learn more about how to search APA PsycInfo more effectively!
APA Publishing’s training specialists offer free webinars through Zoom to help APA PsycInfo users learn how to make maximum use of their time searching APA’s research databases.
Search tips and strategies covered in both sessions are relevant to all search platforms — APA PsycNet®, EBSCOhost, Ovid, and ProQuest.
The sessions may be attended separately, but we encourage you to take both if you are interested!
Register for the Zoom events using the links below.
APA PsycInfo: Basic Search
This 30-minute session is for anyone who is new to searching the behavioral sciences literature, finds the prospect of research a bit daunting, or usually begins their search with Google or Google Scholar.
After a brief APA PsycInfo overview, APA trainers demonstrate simple yet powerful techniques including how to quickly identify the best search terms, apply filters to narrow the range of results, and pinpoint empirical studies.
Monday, September 12th, 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Thursday, October 13th, 2:00 PM Eastern Time
APA PsycInfo: Advanced Search
This 30-minute follow-up to the Basic Search session highlights some of APA PsycInfo’s advanced functionality, designed to increase your efficiency by retrieving better search results faster.
Highlights include using APA Thesaurus terms and other database fields to target your search, Boolean operators to accurately include or exclude concepts, and cited references to find related research.
Monday, September 19th, 11:00 AM Eastern Time
Thursday, October 20th, 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Can’t attend a scheduled session?
- Go ahead and register so that you’ll receive a recording link shortly after the live event – or view the webinar recording now on our YouTube channel
- Bookmark our Webinar Training Schedule page with training descriptions and registration links for future sessions
- Explore additional APA PsycInfo Training materials
