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PSYNDEXplus with
TestFinder
Zentrum für Psychologische Information und
Dokumentation (ZPID)
June 8-9, 2004
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PSYNDEXplus is
A database of German and English
psychological literature from authors in the
German-speaking countries
A database of 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
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PSYNDEXplus covers
Psychology
Psychological aspects of related
disciplines, such as:
– Medicine, nursing, psychiatry,
rehabilitation
– Social work, sport, sociology, linguistics
– Law, criminology
– Organizational behavior
– Education
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Database Fields Lit. & AV
Accession Number
Document Type
Title
Authors
First Author’s
Affiliation
First Author E-Mail
Address
Source Document
Information
Publication Year
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ISSN/ISBN
Language
Number of References
Media Type
Abstract Language
Abstract
Key Phrase
Descriptors
Descriptors in German
Classification
Classification in
German
Classification Code(s)
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Database Fields Lit. & AV
(cont‘d.)
Age Group
Population Location
Free Descriptors
Free Descriptors in
German
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Publication Type
Publication Type Code
Update Code
URLs (various)
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Database Fields Tests
Accession Number
Title
Authors
Publication Year
Source Document
Information
Language
Test Translations
Document Type
Country of Test Origin
Test Availability
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Author Address
Descriptors
Descriptors in German
Age Group
Classification in
German
Classification Code(s)
Free Descriptors in
German
Audience Type
Indexing
Abstract
Theoretical Background
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Database Fields Tests (cont‘d.)
Test Procedure
Interpretation Mode
Interpretation Aids
Interpretation Time
Items
Forms
Application Ages
Application Time
Material
Instructions
Administration
Prerequisites
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Test Construction
Objectivity
Reliability
Validity
Norms
Applications
Evaluation
References
Test Reviews
URLs (various)
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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
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Searching Tips (cont'd.)
5. What to do if too many records were
found:
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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
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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
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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 ...?”
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do a search
find more or fewer search terms
find an author or journal
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ZPID staff are available to
assist you!
ZPID
Zentrum für Psychologische
Information und Dokumentation
University of Trier
54286 Trier
Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.zpid.de
Phone: +49 -(0)651-201-2869
Fax: +49 -(0)651-201-2071
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