The MyAPA Homepage

Posted on January 28, 2021January 11, 2021 by Marta Soto in For Librarians

It’s Tutorial Thursday! In this series, we explore APA’s library of video tutorials available on the APA Publishing Training YouTube channel. Please feel free to link to or embed our videos in your library websites or LibGuides, course management systems, or other locations where students, faculty, and researchers will find them.

Our newest tutorial gives an overview of The MyAPA Homepage.

In this video you’ll learn how to use your MyAPA homepage. We’ll explore how to retrieve resources such as databases, journals, and book chapters that are available to you through your subscriptions or purchases. We’ll also demonstrate how to set up alerts to be notified when new APA resources become available.

By the end of this video you will be able to:

Login to your MyAPA account
Update your APA profile
Access any databases, magazines, journals, pdfs, or book chapters that are available to you
Set up a journal, book, database, news, newsletter, or research alert.

2021 E-Collections New Releases

Posted on January 27, 2021March 29, 2021 by Michael Miyazaki in For Librarians

New releases in the APA Books^® E-Collections cover the latest psychological research on trauma faced by refugee and minority communities as well as challenges in psychotherapy.

Clinical titles include a guide to personalizing psychotherapy that blends empirical research and professional expertise into easy-to-read advice; a volume on strategies for dealing with crises that erupt in the midst of a psychotherapy session; and an in-depth, practical guide for mental health practitioners providing mental health services tailored to the needs of refugees.

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Finding Tests in APA PsycTests: Using the Ovid Platform

Posted on January 21, 2021January 11, 2021 by Marta Soto in For Librarians

In this short video you’ll learn how to find psychological tests and measures from the APA PsycTests database using the Ovid platform. We’ll also discuss getting permission to use a test and how to find more information about a specific test.

By the end of this video, you should be able to:

Find tests or measures on a specific topic using APA PsycTests
Limit results in APA PsycTests to find full-text tests or measures
Explain the situations in which you need permission to use a test or measure and how to find results in APA PsycTests where permission is granted

Related Resources

Blog Post: Using a Test You’ve Found

Blog Post: Finding Psychometric Information About a Test

Ring in the new year with noteworthy updates about your APA PsycArticles subscription.

Posted on January 14, 2021February 22, 2021 by Nichole Ridgeway in For Librarians

We’re here to help you start this new year off on the right foot.

Whether your institution is operating under a virtual, hybrid, or in-person format, our goal is to help you support educators, students, and researchers in finding critical research. In this post, we’ll highlight new journal content available in your library’s collection, as well as new initiatives from the APA to share with your users.

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