New Transpersonal Psychology Book Worth Exploring

Some of you may already know about the new book about the field of transpersonal psychology:

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology

We are so proud that so many of our faculty, alums and students contributed to this scholarly text. We have a print copy on display in the library on the table nearest the Reference Collection. We will attempt to ask all of the authors to sign it, but that may take some time.

We also purchased an e-book copy of the Handbook. This is available in the ebrary e-book collection. This is a multi-user access title, so 3 people can access it at once. Please be patient and try again if you are that 4th person. We will track usage to see if we need to purchase another e-copy.

Questions about this book? Please email us.

All about E-Books: Sofia University Library's E-book Collections Overview

E-books seem to be a hot topic in recent months. The Sofia University Library currently has a number of e-book collections with full text digital books to read and download. All e-book collections are accessible from the Access Databases page.

All e-books can be read online in your favorite browser. With some e-books, you can download and keep chapters. With some you can download and read sections on a short term basis.

PsycBooks: Chapters from 2,000 books published by APA, and other publishers, classic books in psychology, and authored entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology. Chapters are downloaded as PDFs to keep. Found in the EbscoHost Database collection.

ebrary: Searchable database of over 80,000 recent full text books in many academic fields. Titles are added monthly. There are several options for reading or using the e-books in ebrary. Read online as long as you have an internet connection. Download or print sections. If you wish to download the entire text, you will need Adobe Digital Editions and the copy you download will expire in 14 days.

Springer E-Books in Behavioral Sciences: Database of over 400 books in behavioral sciences published by Springer from 2005-2013. New titles are added each year. Chapters are downloadable as PDFs to keep.

There are also smaller collections of e-books in other databases:

Counseling & Psychotherapy Transcripts: Database of therapy and counseling session transcripts that includes 40 digital reference works. Sections are printable.

Ebsco e-book Collection: Full text for selected transpersonal books. Small but growing! Found in the EbscoHost Database collection. Read online as long as you have an internet connection.

Questions? Email us your questions or set an appointment.

Ebrary Basics

Ebrary is one of our favorite library ebook collections.  With over 80,000 full text ebooks on thousands of subjects, you can explore, read, and enjoy for hours.

If you want to get started with ebrary, you might want to watch the following video to get an overview.

New APA Style Guide for Electronic References

A few weeks ago we were notified that the new APA Style Guide to Electronic References was available for institutional licensing. We purchased it and placed it on two sites for protected access: Angel and ebrary. This is licensed content that is for your personal use only.

The ebrary copy will function as a reference copy (reading, printing out sections), etc.

The Angel copy will be available for download as a PDF by students, staff, and faculty. This PDF copy can be kept or printed for personal use.

Ebrary

1. Go to http://site.ebrary.com/lib/itp/docDetail.action?docID=80093361&p00=apa
2. If you are off campus, log in using your Library Database Username and Password.

Library Site on Angel (please log in before accessing)

1. Go to  http://itp.angellearning.com/default.asp
2. Log in as usual.
3. Click on the Library link under institutional resources.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the APA Guide to Electronic References 6th Ed. document. You will be able to download the pdf document.

Please note that this document only addresses citations for electronic materials. In a rapidly changing world, we hope this will be of use to you.

Let us know if you have any problem accessing this document. 

More Information from the Publisher:

Adapted throughout to meet the latest reference standards from the Sixth Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association^®, this guide is the go-to source for referencing online and web-based research materials. Available in an easy-to-use PDF format, the APA Style Guide to Electronic References provides an authoritative reference guide to help navigate the ambiguous world of reference sources found online, including:

• The key elements to include when referencing electronic sources, especially those with incomplete or missing information

• Common usage of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in validating reference material

• Reference information for websites, Internet message boards, electronic mailing lists, and social media

• Reference information for data sets, software, and online measurement instruments

• And much more

With a wealth of detailed examples, the APA Style Guide to Electronic References will be an indispensable resource for anyone conducting online research in the social sciences. 

10,000 Ebooks in ITP Library Catalog

Over the past several months, we have been working on adding ways to easily find ebooks in our collections.  Since we have over 72,000 ebooks and we add more monthly if not weekly, we wanted to give our patrons more ways to quickly discover and enjoy them. We recently loaded records for over 10,000 ebooks into our library catalog so that you can look for print books and ebooks all in one process. We will be working on loading more but 10,000 is a good start.

How do you find ebooks in the library catalog? 
The quickest way, for now, is to search for Electronic books as a subject. Ask a reference librarian for help with your search.

How can you tell if a title is an ebook or not?
Here is an example of what the brief record of an ebook will look like:

The title will be followed by [electronic resource] and the call number will be followed by eb.

To access the ebook, click on the title link to open the full library record and look for the Electronic Access link:

Even though we have added this additional way to find ebooks, you can always go directly to the specific ebook collection and search as well. This new access is simply a way of giving you options.

If you have questions, email us at refdesk@itp.edu

Stanford Health Library Free eBook Resources

The Stanford Health Library offers electronic books (ebooks) through NetLibrary . 

Signing up for NetLibrary and borrowing a book are free. Initial account activation takes 48 hours. 

Visit Stanford Health Library eBook Resources, establish an account, and access a wealth of health-related information!

ebrary--a rich resource for ebooks

Are you looking for book resources in addition to journal articles? If you have yet to discover ebrary, now is the perfect time. Found on the library's Access Online Database page, ebrary gives easy access to over 40,000 full-text electronic books.  

Here is a sample of some subject areas covered:
Aesthetics
Education
Fine Arts
Anthropology
Law
Medicine
Music and Books on Music
Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Science
Social Sciences

In addition to its wealth of information, ebrary has several handy features. Users can create a "bookshelf" of favorite titles; can skip to relevant chapters within the book; and can highlight sections of the book and take notes. 
Please note: Be sure to click on the "NEW! ebrary site for ITP". The older version of ebary will be removed October 15th.

Full Text Database: PsycBooks

PsycBooks has grown to be a collection of over 1600 full text books selected by the American Psychological Association. The great thing about this database is that the book texts are searchable, downloadable, and printable, day or night. I often recommend looking here when you are just getting started with a psychology topic that is somewhat broad to get basic information.

In browsing around the Coverage List, I noticed how many early classics are available, some all the way back to the 16th century. There are also titles as recent as 2008.

To try out the database, go to the Access Online Databases page, log in and click on the Ebsco Host link. To find the PsycBooks database, click on the APA Book Chapters link.

Women's Spirituality in Ebrary

Sometimes just browsing around ebrary can yield some intriguing discoveries.

A Reader in Latina Feminist Theology: Religion and Justice, Edited by María Pilar Aquino, Daisy L. Machado, and Jeanette Rodríguez

Citizen Bacchae: Women's Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece by Barbara Goff

The Hammer and the Flute: Women, Power, and Spirit Possession by Mary Keller

New Look in Ebrary

Not long ago Ebrary, now with over 40,000 full text books available for reading, updated their look and search features. One nice feature is when you do a basic search, a box of terms comes up along with book results. You can refine your search quickly and easily right there by checking the terms that really represent your topic.
Don't forget to try the free account feature. You can save books to your bookshelf and come back to them later.
To access Ebrary, visit the Access Databases page and log in.

Wide Range of Subjects in ebrary

A significant amount of the research in Transpersonal Psychology cuts across traditional fields of study, which is just one of the ways in which the field is so interesting. The library's ebook subscription database, ebrary, offers a wide range of texts in many fields to explore and discover. By using the Browse feature, you can drill down by general topic, down to the level of interest.

ebrary - For New Users

ebrary has put together their own audio/video instructional module at:
http://ebrary.com/corp/collateral/flash/QuickStart/
(Note: Please allow a few seconds for it to load).
If you are new to using ebrary, it should provide you with the basics for getting started.
After visiting this instructional module, you should go for some hands-on practice. The link to our ebrary subscription is on the Access Online Databases page.

Great Features in ebrary

ebrary is a great place to search for full text book content of over 20,000 books. You can also sign up for a free account that allows you to save books to an online bookshelf, highlight sections, and add notes.
All you need to do is go to ebrary on the Access Online Databases page. Once you are on the ebrary main page, click on the Bookshelf tab at the left and click on the Do you need to create a new bookshelf? link. Fill in the form and you are all set.
To add books to your bookshelf, add notes, or highlight sections, look for the InfoTools menu option above the book text.

Quick Access to a Psychology Dictionary

Not everyone has the ultimate psychology book collection on their shelves at home. When you need a psychology dictionary, you may want to check out the psychology dictionaries available in ebrary.
If you select the Advanced search tab and choose to search the phrase psychology dictionary as a title search, you will get the following results.

-Dictionary of Biological Psychology
-Concise Dictionary of Psychology
-Dictionary of Theories, Laws & Concepts in Psychology
-Historical Dictionary of Quotations in Cognitive Science : A Treasury of Quotations in Psychology, Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

Each of these sources is full text and you can copy and paste into a Word document. Just highlight the text and an options list will pop up. Once you paste it in a document or email, the citation information is provided automatically with the pasted text.
You can find other dictionaries in ebrary by just leaving out the "psychology" part of the instructions above. Or try searching on your topic in ebrary. ebrary provides full text access to 25,000 academic titles in a great variety of subjects.
If you have never used ebrary before, it is located on the Access Online Databases page and you will need to download and install the ebrary reader (browser plugin) to get access to the full text. If you have questions or need help, just ask us.

Publishers of Interest in ebrary

ebrary includes a number of works by the following publishers.

Alpha Press
Bantam Dell
Batoch
Cambridge University Press
Crown Publishing
Falmer Press Ltd
Greenwood Publishing Group
Harmony Books
Indiana University Press
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Joseph Henry Press
Kessinger Publishing
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Marquette University Press
McGraw Hill Professional Book Group
National Academies Press
New York University Press
Princeton University Press
Routledge
Springer Verlag
Stanford University Press
State University of New York
Taylor and Francis
University of Hawaii Press
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska Press
University of North Carolina

The link to ebrary is located on the Access Online Databases page. Don't forget to search ebrary if you want to enhance your research with an additional source, especially if your research is a little beyond the scope of the library's collection.

Great Books in PsycBooks

ITP Library recently purchased a new online resource - PsycBooks - which allows you to search for full text chapters in over 700 psychology texts.
Titles include:
Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy
Varieties of anomalous experience: Examining the scientific evidence
Varieties of Religious Experience
Child art in context: A cultural and comparative perspective and many more!
Check out the description at http://www.apa.org/psycbooks/covlist.html
To try out the database, go to the Access Online Databases page, log in and click on the Ebsco Host link. To find the PsycBooks database, click on the APA Book Chapters link.