PsycBOOKS

PsycBOOKS is a subscription e-book collection produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) containing over 4,000 titles and 48,000 chapters covering psychology and its related disciplines. In addition to its holdings of classic titles from as early as 1597 and the latest releases from APA Books, PsycBOOKS also provides access to the APA Handbooks in Psychology Series and the Encyclopedia of Psychology. PsycBOOKS is integrated with the APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms for more exact index searching. The PsycNET interface is intuitive and comparable to that of similar databases. The majority of the collection dates from 1597 to 1999, which indicates that while still valuable at the undergraduate level, PsycBOOKS is a notable repository for classic psychological titles and may be best suited for graduate level students and faculty. While a valuable database for those seeking classic titles in psychology and precision of index searching, the relatively low percentage of titles published in the last five years and the limitation to publications from APA Books may decrease its appeal for institutions seeking more current content from a variety of scholarly publishers.