“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.”

- Lady Bird Johnson

What is EBSCOhost?

If your local library has access to EBSCOhost, researching journals, magazines, and newspapers is a simple task. EBSCOhost is a search service that contains multiple databases of valuable articles online, rather than having to locate hardcopies in your local library. In most cases, libraries wouldn't even let their patrons take the hardcopy articles out of the library, let alone use them for more than a few hours. With EBSCOhost, you have the freedom to access the articles you need, whenever you need them. You have the option to send the text of your article to your email, print an html full text or summary, save the file to your desktop (as a PDF file), export to another device, and even cite the article (which all great researchers SHOULD do anyways!).

If you aren't sure where to start with EBSCOhost, first find out if your library has access to this search database. EBSCOhost, although a powerful research tool, requires credentials to use, and your library would have to supply you with those first.

What Types of Databases are Found on EBSCOhost?

What makes EBSCOhost so valuable to researchers everywhere is its wide range of topic databases. It has 160+ databases in the system, in which different institutions can choose from according to their specific needs. For students, databases like Academic Search™ Premier enables them to find substanstial articles for research projects and helps with citations. For those in the medical field, EBSCOhost has MEDLINE® with FULL Text which provides access to countless medical journals and articles. For a complete listing of all the powerful text databases that EBSCOhost provides, check out their very informative website: EBSCOhost Database Lists

My Library Accesses EBSCOhost, So Where Do I Start?

Now that you know about EBSCOhost, it is important to learn how to use this helpful tool to the best of its ability. A handful of colleges across the United States have been teaching their students to successfully search for topics on EBSCOhost. Here are a few tips to getting started with EBSCOhost with some help by these academic institutions:

• Chemeketa Community College - EBSCOhost Basics
• Indiana State University - A PDF on How to Search on EBSCOhost
• University of Missouri - EBSCOhost Search Tricks and Tips

Researching scholarly articles and journals can be tedious task at times, but if your library has access to EBSCOhost, save yourself time and energy by using this very efficient and powerful search service.