The Hanns Sachs Library at the
Boston Psychoanalytic Society holds a valuable collection of historic
and contemporary psychoanalytic literature and over 90 bound journals
and current periodicals. The collection includes standard
psychoanalytic references, biographies and histories, correspondences,
Freud's writings, and works on child analysis. Works written by
contemporary scholars and clinicians expanding the range of
psychoanalytic thought and practice are continually added to the
library's holdings. Psychoanalytic
Electronic Publishing
(PEP Web) Version 8 (1871-2006)
release is now available in the
library. We have free Wireless Internet connection everywhere
in
the building, so bring your laptop to work in our quiet library rooms.
In addition to PEP Web, you can take advantage of the library online
access to the current issues of the following electronic journals:
American Journal of Play
The American Journal of
Psychiatry
British Journal of
Psychotherapy
Bulletin of Menninger
Clinic
Development and
Psychopathology
Infant Mental Health Journal
International Journal of
Psychoanalytic Self Psychology
Journal of the American
Academy of
Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
Journal of Child
Psychotherapy
Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental
Health
Journal of Infant, Child, and
Adolescent Psychotherapy
Lacanian
Ink
Neuropsychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis
and History
Psychoanalytic
Dialogues
Psychoanalytic
Inquiry
Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic Review, The
Psychoanalytic
Social Work
Studies
in Gender and
Sexuality
As a member of the Boston
Regional Library System we now have access to the GALE Databases, including Academic OneFile, Health Reference Center Academic, Literature Resources, Educator's Reference
Complete, Gale Virtual Reference Library, The New York Times
and a variety of
other electronic resources
delivering
fulltext and updated daily. Online access to current academic and
popular journals, literary works and their audio versions is available
everywhere in Massachusetts. Ask librarian for assistance!
The BPSI Archives housed in the
Nemetz Room holds the personal papers, books, photographs, audio and
video tapes, and other materials pertaining to the history of the
institute and to psychoanalysis in general. Among the Archive
collections are the books and papers of Ives Hendrick, Isadore Coriat,
Felix and Helene Deutsch, Grete and Edward Bibring, Walter Langer and
the Suzanne T. van Amerongen collection of books on child analysis
Access to the Archives may be requested by writing to
Dr. Sanford Gifford.
Although the Hanns Sachs Library
is maintained for the use of BPSI members, unaffiliated scholars and
students are invited to use the library. On-site use is free and
available whenever the building is open. Borrowing privileges may be
acquired by Friends of BPSI for an annual subscription fee of
$150.00
The following services are
available to anyone interested in using the library:
-bibliographic searches
($15/search)
-photocopying and mailing of
articles ($10.00/article)
-scanning and e-mailing of
articles ($5.00/article)
-production of audio or data
CD's ($10.00/disc)
-production of video or data
DVD's ($20.00/disc)
-interlibrary loan
($5.00/article or book*)
-instruction on electronic
databases
-reference services
*additional charges may apply to
books borrowed through ILL
subject to lender library's fees
You can now pay for any library service online.
Please contact us if
you are interested in using the library or becoming a Friend of BPSI.
(617) 266-0953
library@bostonpsychoanalytic.org
