Dear all,
This service became visible on the BIDS website this morning. A brief
description of the service is available via the 'more info' link on the
Service Selection page.
See the end of this message for details of how to arrange a free trial.
Terry
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Terry Morrow wrote:
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> SilverPlatter PsycINFO service available for trial
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> BIDS, in partnership with SilverPlatter, is very pleased to be able to
> announce an important new service for the UK Higher and Further Education
> communities and Research Councils. The service provides network access to
> the American Psychological Association's PsycINFO database.
>
> BIDS is hosting the service which runs under a SilverPlatter interface.
> It will be available via the BIDS website from Monday 2nd October 2000.
> Licensing arrangements are through CHEST -
> http://www.chest.ac.uk/datasets/psycinfo/
>
> PsycINFO is an abstract database of psychological literature from
> 1887-present. It contains more than 1.5 million references to journal
> articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, and dissertations
> published in over 45 countries. All abstracts in PsycINFOŽ are written in
> English, but the covered literature includes material in more than 30
> languages.
>
> PsycINFO covers literature that is relevant to psychology. In addition to
> "core" psychology topics such as personality or mental health, PsycINFO
> contains abstracts on behavioural topics from related disciplines. You
> can find references about health care, education, business, organisational
> behaviour, consumer behaviour, criminal justice, artificial intelligence,
> and much more.
>
> Features of the BIDS/SilverPlatter service include:
>
> * The complete PsycINFO database with all backfiles -- total coverage from
> 1887 to present, updated weekly
>
> * Novice and experienced search interfaces via the web (WebSPIRS) and
> client software (WinSPIRS, MacSPIRS)
>
> * Easily accessible search tools, including online Help, Suggest Terms,
> and Search Builder
>
> * Hot links between books and chapters
>
> * Full thesaurus functionality with the integration of PsycINFO journal
> and book & chapter records into the comprehensive database
>
> More information about the PsychINFO database can be found on the
> American Psychological Association's website at
> http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/
>
> If you would like to sign up your institution for a free 1 month trial of
> this service:
>
> (1) contact the BIDS Helpdesk
> [log in to unmask]
> for a username and password
>
> (2) visit the CHEST web-site at http://www.chest.ac.uk/datasets/psycinfo/
> Download, complete, and return to CHEST:
> * 2 copies of the APA Licence Agreement and
> * 2 copies of the SilverPlatter CHEST licence.
>
> Terry
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> ingenta ltd Tel: (direct-dial):- +44 1225-826277
> University of Bath Fax :- +44 1225-826283
> BATH, BA2 7AY, UK http://www.bids.ac.uk/
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