APA DATABASES

Global Link to the World of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

ICOLC MeetingPeter Gaviorno and Neil Lader

April 11, 2005Boston, Massachusetts

Agenda

• Overview of APA’s Family of Products– PsycINFO

– PsyARTICLES

– PsycBOOKS

– PsycCRITIQUES

– PsycEXTRA• APA and Consortia Relationships• Pricing & Licensing Issues

As a Society, Two Major Constituencies—

APA Members• 150,000 members,

affiliates, and student members

• 46% academic• Subscribe to journals

in large numbers.• Now buy access to

electronic products.

Libraries• Very supportive of APA

publications• Partners in delivering

professional knowledge to researchers, students, and others

Valuable to Many Disciplines

• Psychological insights apply to many fields including:– Business: Characteristics of leaders and

entrepreneurs– Medicine: Effects of personality on

the immune system– Education: Family conditions and student

achievement

– Law: Reliability of eyewitness testimony

APA’s Family of Databases

PsycINFO• Over 2 million records• 1887 to present• Books, chapters,

journals, dissertations• Extensive Thesaurus• Precision of recall• Links• Cited references

PsycARTICLES• 53 journals from APA

and others• 1985 to present• More than 45,000 articles• Format: HTML and PDF• Updated daily• Links

APA’s Family of Databases

PsycBOOKS• More than 618 titles,

including 100 out-of-print books, from 1950-2003

• 82 classic resources in psychology

• Exclusive electronic release of APA/OUP Encycl. of Psychology: More than 1500 entries

• Updated monthly

PsycCRITIQUES• Launched January 2005• More than 5,000 reviews

back to 1995

• More than 44,000 articles• Format: HTML and PDF• Updated with approx.

20 reviews weekly

• Links

APA’s Family of Databases

PsycEXTRA• More than 50,000 records• More than 150,000 PDF pages• More than 60% full text • 30,000 records added yearly • Updated biweekly• Consumer brochures, videos, conference papers,

curricula, directories, fact sheets, reports, etc.

More About APA’s New Databases

PsycBOOKS™

Why a Books Database?

• Single access point to a complete collection of authoritative titles in a subject area

• Growing demand for electronic books, especially in library sector

• Electronic access to content expands its research value

The PsycBOOKS Database

• All the content and functionality of each book as published-tables of contents, front matter, back matter, illustrations, look and feel of the printed page

• All of the added value of a database classified and indexed by PsycINFO staff using The Thesaurus of Psychological Terms

More About APA’s New Databases

PsycCRITIQUES™

PsycCRITIQUESA Unique Electronic Periodical

• Retrospective reviews of historically notable books

• Reviewers selected for subject expertise

• 2-3 times more reviews than the print Contemporary Psychology

PsycCRITIQUES

Applications

• Use for collection development

• Introduce students to the literature• Demonstrate how particular books relate

to specific behavioral subjects

PsycCRITIQUESReview of Books

Functionality• Links from PsycINFO record for the review

to actual review• Searchable database provides access to bibliographic

references, abstracts, full-text reviews, reviewer biographies, and photos

• Links from review to PsycINFO record to view table of contents

PsycCRITIQUESReview of Books

Functionality

• Links to all reviews by reviewer• Indexed using the vocabulary of Thesaurus of

Psychological Index Terms to facilitate precise retrieval

More About APA’s New Databases

PsycEXTRA®

PsycEXTRA

Scope• Covers psychological, mental health topics

Hybrid Database• Combines bibliographic and full text• Includes wide range of document types

Selection Standards• Developed criteria for providers based on objectives of

database. Providers and content evaluated for credibility, subject expertise

PsycEXTRA

Incredibly Valuable to Research Process• Source of original research• Earliest writings on theories, findings• Available long before a scholarly journal

or book is published

Ok, we’ve covered the products..

Now let’s talk business!

Expanding Our Consortia Relationships

Working with consortia to sell, distribute and market APA

databases.

Bridging the Gap Between APA and Consortia

• Proactive effort to work with consortia and member institutions

• Do not want to depend solely on vendor partners• We are the content experts• We establish pricing for the data• We want to work with you to make your

institutions aware and knowledgeable about APA products

Working Closer With You: Increasing Our Visibility

• Consortia meeting attendance: SCELC Vendor Day, Virginia Library Association, Waldo database committee…..ICOLC

• On-site visits: IDAL, WILS, VIVA, LOUIS• On-site visits overseas: The Netherlands,

Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany

• Meetings at trade shows

Working Closer With You…

• Database Web Site & Library Resource

• APA Breakfasts

• APA Library Advisory Council

• Training sessions at ALA, MLA, SLA

Working together: Spreading the Word on Content

• Providing new product updates for consortia e-mail blasts and list serves-Minitex, ELN, IDAL and CHEST

• Increased training via on-line tutorials, webcasts and in person instruction

• Additional sales people to focus on customer needs and customer relationships

Current Pricing

• Current Pricing: FTE Model-Undergraduate, graduate, professional & non-degree-seeking students

• FTE model used for pricing PI, PA, PB & PE• Baccalaureate and less than Baccalaureate price

categories• PsycCRITIQUES: $500.00 data fee plus platform fee

Pricing Issues

• Site license model: Is it a reliable model for pricing institutions?

• Should we consider a straight FTE model based on potential access population and not based on physical site?

• How should alumni access be considered in the pricing model? What is your policy on alumni access?

PsycARTICLES Backfiles

• Pricing model—sale or license

• Response in the marketplace—license

• Continued licensing will depend on usage

• No significant upfront expense

• Pricing based on % of current data fee

APA Archival Policy

• PsycARTICLES

• PsycBOOKS

• PsycCRITIQUES

• PsycEXTRA

PsycARTICLES Archiving Policy

• License sites retain the right to access articles that entered the database during the period the license was active, but not the backfile of releases from previous years

PsycARTICLES Archiving Policy Example

– XYZ University licenses PsycARTICLES on January 1, 2005.

– XYZ University renews for the next two years but lets the license expire on December 31, 2007 and does not renew for 2008

– XYZ University retains the right to use content from the journal publication years 2005-2007 without paying a data fee

– Vendor or APA will still charge a service fee to provide access and search interface to use the content

Licensing Issues

• Authorized users• Athens authentication• Course packs and electronic reserve

collections• Inter-library loan• Terms & conditions on the Website• Secure access

Thank You for Inviting Us!

We look forward to moving our relationship ahead with everyone of you.