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APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology covers theory and research in the foundational areas of psychology as it pertains to multicultural issues as well as applications and training. In addition to providing a historical context for the field, the handbook provides a state-of-the-art review across the major domains of psychology from a multicultural perspective. 

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Top Back-to-School Apps
by Donovan Griffin
Many educators believe that classroom time and cellphone time are two independent entities and never the twain shall meet. They're right in thinking that the most commonly used apps among students (we're looking at you Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit) can be distracting in a classroom. But let's not be too hasty. Here are a few digital tools that might change the landscape for getting organized, whether you're in school or in the office.

Weekly News Digests

Public Free to Comment on NISO Draft
A revised draft of "Knowledge Bases and Related Tools" (KBART) is open for public comment until Oct. 4, 2013. This metadata-themed recommended practice from the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and UKSG has new emphasis on consortia-specific, open access (OA), ebook, and conference proceedings metadata transfers.
EBSCO Introduces eBook Business Collection
EBSCO Information Services launched eBook Business Collection, a new assortment of ebooks for academic libraries from publishers such as Wiley and Cambridge University Press. The collection is designed to help business school students conduct their research and work on special projects by aggregating top business titles in one unlimited-access subscription collection.
Knovel Updates Its Platform
Knovel redesigned its platform to include feature-enhanced search capabilities and a more functional user interface. Enhancements to this new platform were made in response to ongoing research about the way engineers conduct searches and use technical information. Knovel, part of the Elsevier product portfolio, is a technical information reference company for engineers that also offers a cloud-based application of resources from 100-plus engineering publishers and societies.

NewsBreaks

OA: Teetering Toward the Tipping Point
by Barbara Quint
How many times have you seen tipping points? Many times, no doubt. How many times—and tell the truth—have you seen a tipping point coming or even recognized its occurrence clearly? Lots of us have just known in our heart of hearts that something would triumph some day, but usually, when it actually does, we seemed to have been looking out the window at something else. This could explain why we're all not as rich as our insights should have made us. Well, we all know that open access (OA) will achieve its tipping point and—dare I say it?—replace print publications and, more importantly, traditional print publishers. But it will happen in due time. That's always the ringer—timing.

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