APA to Digitize UA Psychology Archives

Akron, Ohio, April 28, 2008 — The University of Akron's Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP), part of University Libraries, has entered an agreement with the American Psychological Association (APA) to digitize books and gray literature from its historical collection for inclusion in APA databases. The titles will include any books published prior to 1923, materials published between 1923 and 1963 that APA has researched and determined to be in the public domain, and any later books and gray literature for which APA has acquired written permission. This historical content will be indexed in PsycINFO, with each chapter of each book added to PsycBOOKS, and abstract records for each gray literature item added to PsycEXTRA.

Additionally, Kirtas Technologies has been selected to manage the digitization of the collection. Kirtas has developed state-of-the-art technology for scanning bound material, and is the only company in the world to offer an automatic page-turning capability that is gentler than the human touch. This nondestructive bound document scanning will ensure that these valuable archival materials will not be harmed during the scanning process, which is expected to take 12 months.

The Archives of the History of American Psychology, a division of University Libraries at The University of Akron, is dedicated to the acquiring, preserving and making available the historical record of psychology in America.

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