Slides from the ALA Annual Lunch & Learn

Posted on June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by Customer Relations Staff in For Librarians

Our Lunch & Learn at the American Library Association Annual Conference took place on Monday. The session covered:

An update on new fields coming to PsycINFO® this summer
A brief review of our Topic Guides, which were recently translated into 8 languages
Updates on PsycTHERAPY®
New publications from APA
A review of cited references, including a cross-platform comparison
A brief overview of APA Style CENTRAL®, launching in July
A review of training and support materials

The presentation included several search demos:

APA PsycNET: PsycTHERAPY overview
A cross-platform comparison looking at how cited references are presented in PsycINFO on APA PsycNET, EBSCOhost, Ovid, and ProQuest
APA Style CENTRAL overview

The slides from this presentation are now available on our Slideshare account. We recommend downloading the slides and viewing them in PowerPoint, as the presenter notes area includes additional information for each slide.

Exhibits Update: American Library Association

Posted on June 20, 2016June 20, 2016 by Customer Relations Staff in For Librarians

The American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, from June 23-28, 2016. Look for representatives from the American Psychological Association in the exhibit hall, at booth 1743. Stop by to learn more about APA Style CENTRAL®, an exciting new electronic resource for APA Style® that’s launching this summer, and get the latest updates about APA Journals, Books, and Databases.

Exhibit hours:

Friday, June 24: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Opening Reception)
Saturday, June 25: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (APA Style CENTRAL Reception at 3:30 p.m.)
Sunday, June 26: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, June 27: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Special Events & Training Sessions:
In addition, APA will be hosting several special events and training sessions during the conference:

Education & Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee Poster Forum: Saturday at 3:00 p.m., Hilton Orlando, Lake Louise
APA Style CENTRAL Reception: Saturday at 3:30 p.m., Exhibit Hall, Booth 1743
An Introduction to APA Style CENTRAL: Sunday at 3:30 p.m., Orange County Convention Center
APA Lunch & Learn @ ALA Annual ’16: Monday at 1:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency Orlando

Lunch & Learn (and more!) at ALA Annual

Posted on June 3, 2016May 25, 2016 by Customer Relations Staff in For Librarians

The American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, from June 23-28, 2016. APA will be exhibiting at booth 1743, and Training Specialists are offering two sessions: An Introduction to APA Style CENTRAL™ on Sunday, and our usual APA Lunch & Learn on Monday. Continue reading →

Webinar Alert and Slides from the MLA Sunrise Seminar

Posted on May 16, 2016May 18, 2016 by Patti Avellanet in For Librarians

Our Sunrise Seminar at Mosaic ‘16 (the joint conference of the Medical Library Association, the Canadian Health Libraries Association, and the International Clinical Librarian Conference) took place on Monday. The session covered:

An update on new fields coming to PsycINFO® this summer
A review of the December 2015 update to the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms
A brief overview of APA Style CENTRAL™, launching in July
Updates on PsycTHERAPY®
New publications from APA
A review of training and support materials

The presentation included several live search demos:

EBSCOhost: Using the Thesaurus
APA Style CENTRAL overview
APA PsycNET: PsycTHERAPY overview
Ovid and ProQuest: searching PsycINFO for information on tests & measures

If you weren’t able to join us, there are two ways you can get the material. First, the slides are now available on our Slideshare account. We recommend downloading the slides and viewing them in PowerPoint, as the presenter notes area includes additional information for each slide.

Second, we will be reprising the session as a webinar! (Note that you did attend in person, no new or additional information will be presented during this session.)

APA Sunrise Seminar @ Mosaic ’16: Webinar Edition
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
1–2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Register online

Exhibits Update: Mosaic ’16

Posted on May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 by Customer Relations Staff in For Librarians

Mosaic ’16, the joint conference of the Medical Library Association, the Canadian Health Libraries Association, and the International Clinical Librarian Conference, will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, ON, from May 13-18, 2016.

Look for representatives from the American Psychological Association in the exhibit hall at booth 330. Stop by to learn more about APA Style® CENTRAL, an exciting new electronic resource for APA Style that’s currently in development, and get the latest updates about APA Databases.

Exhibit hours:

Saturday, May 14: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Welcome Reception)
Sunday, May 15: 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 16: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17: 10:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

American Psychological Association Sunrise Seminar:

In addition, staff from the APA Databases & Electronic Resources Customer Relations group will be presenting a Sunrise Seminar training session during the conference:

Monday, May 16, 2016
7:00 – 8:45 a.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 202D

Breakfast will be provided – please RSVP so there’s enough to go around.