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The most current and comprehensive library of APA-published scholarly books - from the newest titles to the classics of psychology.
Shared savings in excess of £4 million
Option to switch provider annually
One or 3 year commitment
Agreement start date: 1 August 2017
Agreement end date: 31 July 2020
Invoice Date: In years subsequent to the initial invoice Institutions will be invoiced three months in advance of the anniversary date of the Agreement, on 1 May
Single year commitments will renew automatically UNLESS cancellation notice has been given before 1 May.
From 1 May 2020:
Site Licence
This Agreement is of 3 years duration. Institutions may join the agreement at any time during the agreement period. They will then be committed to the end of the Agreement Period unless they have taken a single year commitment AND provided appropriate cancellation notice.
Universities, colleges and other learning, educational and research bodies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Other organisations aligned with Jisc’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Chest will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.
Continuation of the previous popular agreement for these essential resources.
Owner: American Psychological Association (APA) 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Service Provider: APA, EBSCO, Ovid Technologies, ProQuest
PsycBOOKS is an extensive collection of peer-reviewed books that provides students, researchers, and educators access to high-quality publications in psychology and related fields. PsycBOOKS includes the newest scholarly and professional books published by APA including reference works from the APA Handbooks in Psychology® Series that delve deep into specific subfields within psychology.
PsycBOOKS® is a full-text database that provides access to APA’s 4,372 scholarly titles (65,099 chapters) within psychology and its subfields. It includes recently published APA content along with an expansive backfile that includes classic works dating back to the 17th century. Its relevance to the present day along with a comprehensive view of the past makes PsycBOOKS a crucial research tool for the behavioral sciences.
| Solution | APA PsycNET | EBSCOHost | OVID | ProQuest |
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| IP address range |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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OpenAthens |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Shibboleth |
No* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| EZProxy |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Username / Password |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Others |
No |
SSO Authentication Patron ID Files Patterned ID |
URLs with credentials embedded Hidden scripts on perl for direct authentication |
Referring url Barcode My Research |
*APA is prepared to move to Shibboleth as soon as there is a sufficient number of institutions in the Shibboleth Foundation to support testing
Please refer to the technical responses provided by the Service Providers in the Comparison Table.
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Technical Function |
Standard |
Compliance |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Full Text Linking |
Yes |
All providers compliant | |
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Federated Searching |
Yes |
All providers compliant | |
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Harvesting |
SRW/SRU |
Yes |
All providers compliant |
| OAI-PMH |
Yes |
All providers compliant | |
| RSS/Atom |
Yes |
All providers compliant | |
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Metadata Standards |
Dublin Core |
Yes |
Most providers compliant |
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Yes |
Most providers compliant | ||
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Yes |
Most providers compliant | ||
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Embargo Periods |
N/A |
None |
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Digital Preservation |
Lockss |
No |
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| Clockss |
Yes |
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| Portico |
Yes |
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Usage Statistics |
Yes |
All providers compliant | |
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Yes |
All providers compliant | ||
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Accessibility |
Yes |
Most providers compliant APA Accessibility Statement |
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Personalisation features |
See Service Provider Comparison Table for full details | ||
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Service Levels |
See Service Provider Comparison Table for full details | ||
Frequency of data upload:
All additions and new functionality will be incorporated at no additional charge.
30 day free trials are available. To arrange a trial please contact Chest Help.
This will be provided by your chosen service provider.
Support will be provided via a single contact or his/her deputy at each Institution. Contact details:
APA
EBSCO
First-line support is available in the UK for subscribing institutions.
OVID
Help desk telephone and e-mail support is available to Administrators
ProQuest
The Service Providers supply a variety of materials to support institutions so that they can maximise usage.
APA
EBSCO
OVID
ProQuest
APA
EBSCO
OVID
ProQuest
Comprehensive help files are included in the online service.
Copying of hardcopy and electronic documentation is permitted.
Making copies of training materials for teaching purposes is permitted.
The Chest Order, together with the Licence Terms and Conditions, and any exceptions listed below, create a legally binding contract between your institution, organisation or company and the Licensor. Therefore please read the terms and conditions carefully and only submit a Chest Order if its terms and conditions are acceptable to your institution, organisation or company and you have the authority to make the financial commitment shown.
This agreement is not based on Standard Chest Agreement terms and conditions. Please make sure you read and accept APA's licence terms.
There is one exception to these terms listed at the bottom of this page.
On receipt of a completed Order, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed. Please ensure you nominate which currency in which you wish your invoiced to be issued.
In subsequent years, Institutions will be invoiced three months in advance of the anniversary date of the Agreement, on 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2019.
Single year commitments will renew automatically unless cancellation notice has been given before 1 May 2018 or 1 May 2019
There is monthly pro-rata charging for Institutions which become licensed partway through a licence year.
Chest is an Enterprise of Jisc. All Purchase orders must be made out to JISC, 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB.
All terms contained in a PO are expressly rejected and do not form part of the Licence or vary the Licence terms in any way.
Payments are due within thirty days of invoice date; recipients of late payments are entitled to interest in accordance with UK statutory provisions.
| Keep a local cached copy for Educational Purposes |
Yes |
| Incorporation of parts of the Licensed Material |
Yes |
| Deposit of learning and teaching objects in repositories |
* See note below |
| Interlibrary loan |
Yes |
| Extend access to partner / affiliate institutions / collaborations* | No |
* with prior arrangement through Eduserv and APA
Note: APA adhere to the Fair Use Policy as stated in the APA licence. If a client wishes to use additional APA content for any other purpose they will need to contact the APA's Permission's Office.
Overseas (non-UK & Ireland) campuses need to be licensed separately under this agreement.
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On site | Remote |
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| Students |
Yes |
Yes |
| Staff |
Yes |
Yes |
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Walk-in Users |
Yes |
No |
| Alumni |
Yes |
No |
The resources can be used for Educational Purposes:
Exclusions
Material downloaded under the agreement before its expiry may continue to be used under the same licence conditions as pertain while the agreement exists.
Institutions retain the rights to material produced during the years to which they subscribed. There will be an access fee payable in the event this option is exercised.
Opt out rights and notice period
Those choosing the single year commitment have the right to opt out of the agreement on 31 July 2015 or 31 July 2016 by giving notice of such cancellation on or before 1 May 2015 or 1 May 2016.
Personal licences are not available.
There is one exception to the Licence terms – the applicable law, has been agreed with APA and states the licence is governed by the laws of England and Wales.
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This agreement expired on the 31/07/2020
Leading scientific journal articles in psychology and behavioral research. PsycARTICLES contains the full text of some of the most highly-cited publications in psychology including all APA ...
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A gray literature database of current sources of cutting-edge research and information.
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Abstracting and indexing database of literature from the 1800s to the present. With over 4.8 million records covering peer-reviewed literature in psychology and its reach through fields like ...
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A research database of psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, other assessments and more. International in scope, PsycTESTS is a repository for the full text of psychological tests and ...
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Observe the practice of psychotherapy in action. PsycTHERAPY is a database containing more than 500 streaming videos of therapy demonstrations showing clinicians working with individuals, ...
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