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• PsycBOOKS
• PsycTESTS

PsycBOOKS is a comprehensive source of chapters from thousands of scholarly and professional books published by the APA and other distinguished publishers, indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA’s Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.

In this e-resource, you can access the following:

• approximately 55,000 chapters in PDF from over 3,500 books
• nearly 2,600 classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology, dating from the 1600s
• more than 1,500 authored entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology
• digitized content from the Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) collection

PsycTESTS, produced by the APA, provides access to tests that are relevant to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. It is a unique database providing descriptive summaries, full text, and relevant citations on the development and assessment of tests and measures that can be used in research and teaching. Each record includes data on the scope of the test, test implementation, a high-level overview of the test’s development, and reliability and validity data (when available). International in scope, PsycTESTS provides access to an increasing number of tests in languages other than English. While focused on contemporary instances of test use, coverage dates from 1910 to the present.

Updated monthly, PsycTESTS includes Master test profiles and actual tests or test items for:

• Unpublished tests
• Tests developed by psychologists for which no source document has been located
• Information about published tests available from commercial publishers

Content covers diverse subject areas and types of tests, including:

• Developmental Measures
• Scales for Beliefs, Relationships, or Expectancies
• Aggression, Coping, or Functional Status Questionnaires
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Scales
• Resilience, Anger Response, or Substance Abuse Inventories
• Physical Health Related Assessments
• Personality Assessments
• Educational Measures
• Neuropsychological Assessments
• Aptitude and Achievement Measures
• Competency Measures
• Occupational Measures
• Intelligence Tests
• Military Tests

If you would like more information about PsycBOOKS or PsycTESTS, please contact Linda Roulston, Psychology Librarian, (451-6879); for more resources relevant to studies in Psychology, please consult UNB Libraries’ Psychology Guides.

For help with any of UNB Libraries’ resources, contact the HIL Research Help Desk in person, by telephone (453-3546), by email, or by Ask Us.

UNB Libraries adopted UNB WorldCat as our default catalogue on our homepage a few years ago, and we are now completing the transition.   As of April 24, Quest (our old catalogue) will be officially retired and UNB WorldCat will become our sole catalogue search option.  The transition involves the switch to a new circulation system over the end of April and early May period.

Associated changes will occur to our systems behind the scenes and we anticipate minimal disruption for library users.

Please direct any questions to James MacKenzie, Head of Reference, jmackenz@unb.ca.

The Harriet Irving Library is holding a special book sale in aid of the Alicho Wuriro Reading Room in Ethiopia. The books are in very good condition without library labels or other markings. The collection includes a significant number of collectable children’s books as well as lovely books on art, gardening, Persian carpets and antiques. The sale will be held in the Learning Commons, Harriet Irving Library from April 19-26, 2013.

The proceeds of the sale will go to help supply reading material, furnishings and staff training for this new library. For more information please go to //www.codecan.org/get-involved/adopt-library/find-library/alicho-wuriro-reading-room

Our Fredericton Libraries are offering extended hours prior to and during the upcoming exam period.  Hours are listed below:

HARRIET IRVING LIBRARY (April 2 – 24)
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – Midnight
Saturday – Sunday 10:00 am – Midnight

SCIENCE & FORESTRY LIBRARY (April 2 – 24)
Monday – Sunday 8:00 am – Midnight

ENGINEERING LIBRARY (April 2 – 24)
Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – Midnight
Friday 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – Midnight

Closing hours will change for the last exam day; please check the hours at individual libraries.

UNB Libraries’ staff wish everyone the best of luck during exams!

Worried about your exams?

 
Check out these exam prep tips for organizing time, preparing summary sheets, predicting exam questions, dealing with anxiety, answering multiple-choice questions, and answering essay questions, along with general strategies for success (such as getting enough sleep, remembering to eat healthily before your exam, arriving early, listening to instructions and reading directions carefully)!

Exam prep tips are provided by the UNB Writing & Study Skills Program: go.unb.ca/wss

Computers and quiet study space are in high demand in all libraries at the moment. Please respect everyone’s academic needs during this period of quiet study time.

If you are studying in the Harriet Irving Library, keep in mind that the Milham Room (Room 100), Room 310, and the study carrels on the 4th floor are the quietest areas in the building.

Need assistance finding a quiet space? Check with the research desks in any of our libraries.

UNB Libraries’ staff wish you “good luck” on your exams! Enjoy a relaxing, restorative, and productive summer!

Archives & Special Collections’ Wiki provides researchers with “quick” but reliable information about the history of the University of New Brunswick.

We look forward to your input as we continue to build this community resource.

Please direct any questions or comments to archives@unb.ca or 453-4748.