Databases Tutorials: Ebsco EDS & Ebscohost Databases

EBSCO Discovery Service (or Ebsco EDS) is an all-inclusive search solution that makes in-depth research easy.  Through a single search, you can discover and access e-books, magazines, journals, and full-text articles.

EBSCOhost provides multidisciplinary and subject-specific databases. The Library's subscription to EBSCO is geared to academic research.

EBSCOhost Databases:

• Academic Search Complete
• Business Source Complete
• Communication & Mass Media Complete
• Ebooks on EBSCOhost
• ERIC
• Funte Academica Premier
• HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition
• Legal Information Reference Center
• Newspaper Source
• Political Science Complete
• PsycARTICLES
• PsycINFO
• Religion & Philosophy Database
• Sustainability Reference Center
• Texas Reference Center
• ...and more.

This tutorial demonstrates the features of the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interface, including how to search for information of interest to you. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates how to improve your Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) search results with limiters, expanders, and facets found on the result list screen. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This video tutorial provides an Introduction to EBSCOhost. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a Basic Search using an EBSCOhost database. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates how to use Advanced Searching in an EBSCOhost database with the Guided Style Find Fields. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates the many features available on the EBSCOhost Result List. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Cite feature available on an EBSCOhost database. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates the EBSCOhost Search History feature, including editing a search, saving a search, and editing a saved search. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates the difference between expiring session URLs and Persistent Links, which can be saved to bookmark and share search results and articles in EBSCOhost.

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a search alert on the EBSCOhost interface. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates how to create Journal Alerts on the EBSCOhost interface. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.

This tutorial demonstrates the features of the MyEBSCO Personalization folder. An accompanying PowerPoint version offers the same helpful information in slides.