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New book acquisitions

Two interesting new books in the Library, new and old: Reading French Psychoanalysis (D. Birksted-Breen, S. Flanders, & A. Gibeault, eds.), Routledge, 2010. "How has psychoanalysis developed in France in the years since Lacan so dramatically polarized the field?... Seminal and representative papers have been chosen to illuminate what is special about French thinking." (from back cover) (Available to borrow at BF175/.R37/2010) The Why Report: A Book of 45 Interviews with Psychiatrists, Psychoanalysts, and Psychologists (L. Freeman & M. Theodores, eds.). Arthur Bernhard, 1964. Includes two interviews with Hyman Spotnitz: "Do people have the right to hate as well as to love?" and "Do accidents just happen to children?" (On Reserve shelves under F, to read in the Library)

Some recently added books ...

Recently added to the library: Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis (2012), by Michael Eigen (BF173/.E34/2012) From the Preface and Introduction: "I am not a Kabbalah scholar, but aspects of its teachings have become part of me, as has psychoanalytic work. The two have many points of convergence." The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness (2007), by Elyn R. Saks (RC464/.S25/A3/2007) From the book jacket: "It is the most lucid and hopeful memoir of living with schizophrenia I have ever read." (Oliver Sacks)

New Databases Available

Please take a look at the tab labeled "NOVEL Databases" for fulltext resources made available to us through the New York State Library's NOVEL program. If you're on a library PC, the links will take you into the databases automatically, or just let me know if you'd like the password to log in from elsewhere.

PEP Version 11 Released

PEP has just issued an update to include an additional year of fulltext, which is now available through 2008. They've also added four new journals... ?International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies (IJAPS) (2004-current) ?Internationale Psychoanalyse (ANIJP-DE) (2006-current) ?Psychoanalytic Perspectives (PPERSP) (2003-current) ?Psychoanalytic Social Work (PSW) (1993-current) ...and twelve books. Take a look at www.pep-web.org for more details.

New - Placing Holds from Library Catalog

You can now place holds on books directly from our online library catalog. When you have the book record up on your screen, click "Request Hold" (bottom right of record). Enter your full name, email address (optional), any comments, and then click the Request Hold button. Your request will be sent directly to my email address.

Book Sale - Each

Please come buy some great psychoanalytic books! You can find them standing on my desk during my regular hours (3-8 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and 1:30-6:30 Thursday). I'll be adding new titles throughout the week.

Reading PEP on Your Phone

A student has contributed a fantastic tip for viewing PEP on smartphones: if it's hard to read on your native browser, download Opera. Then within the Opera Settings, make sure to choose Single Column View, and the formatting should be much more manageable. Let me know how it works for you!

Access to Other NYC Libraries

If you need to look at a book or journal not held in our library, and are in a rush, I can often write you a one-day pass to most area libraries. To see who might have the item you want, check out: Worldcat which lets you search for a title, then enter your zip code to find libraries close to you. Please note that libraries have their own policies, so I'll double-check to make sure you can visit. Also, you won't be able to take materials out - for that, please talk to me about doing an interlibrary loan.

Our Library Catalog Now Online

If you got here through the new Library page on the CMPS website, you may have noticed that there's a link to our CMPS library catalog. It's now on the web and accessible from anywhere. Tip - to see if a book is available, look at the "Holdings" and "Available" notes. Holdings = copies we own, while Available = copies that should be on shelf.

PEP Update - 2007 Now Fulltext

The PEP database has just upgraded to Version 10, adding an additional year of fulltext and five new journals: American Journal of Psychoanalysis (1941-) Fort Da (2000-) Journal of Child Psychotherapy (1963-) Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (2004-) Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (1985-)