Searching PsycInfo

This page highlights some of the most used options for narrowing your search to help you find more relevant resources. It also shows you how to view additional details about an article and how to access or request the full text.

To access additional filters within your search results, you must click the All Filters button under the search bar, which is shown in the image below. 

As shown in the images below, you can limit your search results in several ways. Some of the most popular options include:

1. Publication Date
2. Source Type, such as scholarly journals or books
3. Age, Gender, or Population discussed in the articles
4. Methodology, such as empirical studies or literature reviews

These filters can help you focus your results and find the most relevant sources for your research.

On the search results screen, click the title of an article to view more details about the item. After clicking, you will see some basic information at the top of the screen, like what journal it was published in and a list of authors. The abstract of the article appears by scrolling about halfway down the page.

To view or download the article, click on the Access options drop-down menu and select one of the options. The download icon above the title does not download the article and only downloads the information about the article.

There will be several options to access the article. Here is what to expect for each option: 

• Find Full Text: This will open a new window to find the article within one of the library's resources. If it is not available, you will be directed to a Search@UW record page, where you can request a copy of the article. 
• Instant PDF: This will open a new window and automatically display or download the PDF of the article. Here is where you can save the article to your computer.
• PDF: This will open the PDF within the EBSCO platform. You can download the article, or navigate back to the article's record page. 
• Online full text: This option will open an HTML version of the article within the EBSCO platform. Though it appears similar to the PDF, this version will not have page numbers. 
• View complete issue: Use this option if you would like to see the contents of the entire journal that the article is published in. It will not take you to the article.