Description
APA PsycBooks is a digital library of psychology eBooks from the American Psychological Association. It includes classic and current titles on topics like mental health, brain science, learning, and behaviour, perfect for coursework, research, or exploring psychology in depth.
Top Tip!
Use specific keywords (e.g., child development, cognitive bias) to get better search results, and don’t forget, many books in APA PsycBooks include chapter-level indexing, so if you don’t need the whole book, you can jump straight to the chapter that is most useful.
Database Content
eBooks
Included in the Library Search?
Yes
AI Tools included?
Yes
Help using this resource
How do I get started?
- Go to APA PsycBooks.
Click on the open database button at the top of this page. - Search for eBooks.
Use the search bar to enter keywords, book titles, or authors. You can also browse by subject or publication year. - Filter your results.
Narrow your search using filters like topic, author, or publication date to find the most relevant books. - Read online or download.
Click on a book title to read it online. Some titles may allow PDF downloads of chapters for offline reading. - Save and cite.
Use built-in tools to save books to your account, export citations, or copy APA-style references for your assignments.
Want to explore more?
Head over to EBSCOConnect for helpful guides and tips to make the most of this database!
Need help?
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Accessibility Features
Read Aloud
Articles can be listened to in the online HTML version. The audio can also be downloaded as an MP3 file. Choose the Listen link in the HTML full text record of an article to hear the audio file. Interface and content are compatible with the following screen readers: JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack. Please note, this is the list of officially supported screen readers, but the platform is compatible with a wide range of other assistive technology.
Change text size
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Read offline
Articles can be downloaded as PDFs to read offline. If using a screen reader, we recommend viewing PDF content on Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as PDF content will often be more readable and more easily navigated by screen readers in Adobe Reader.
Please note, some older PDFs may not be fully compatible with screen readers.
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Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement
Terms of Use
What You Can Do
- Print or download limited copies of citations, abstracts, or full texts for personal, educational, use.
- Use the content for non-commercial research and academic study.
- Create printouts or email yourself articles from the database.
- Create electronic course packs with parts of licensed content (e.g., book chapters) for registered students.
What You Can’t Do
- Share your login or let people outside of the University use the database.
- Share the licensed materials with people outside the University.
- Use or post licensed content in printed course packs (only electronic versions allowed).
- Download or copy lots of content all at once or in a systematic way.
- Change or remake the content from the database.
- Delete or change copyright information.