Getting Started

• From the Windows Desktop,  click twice on the Internet Explorer icon.
• For on-campus use, from the Library’s homepage, click on the All Databases link at the top of the page.  From the database list, click on the EBSCOhost link.
• Remote access to EBSCOhost is available for faculty, staff and students.  For remote access, when off-campus, simply click on the All Databases link and then click on the EBSCOhost  link.  A password screen will appear.  Enter the password and click Login.  To obtain the necessary password, contact a reference librarian at (734) 432-5767.
• On the EBSCOhost homepage, choose the database(s) you would like to search.  Just click in the box next to the database name and a check mark will appear.  Choose as many databases as you wish.  Click on the Continue button at the top or bottom of the page to start your search.  NOTE: If you want to use the thesaurus in CINAHL (CINAHL Headings), you must choose CINAHL Plus with Full-text by itself.

 Searching 

            There are two main modes of searching in EBSCOhost, Basic Search mode and Advanced Search mode.  The default search in EBSCOhost is the Advanced Search mode.  This is the recommended mode.

·        Advanced Search mode provides the user with three input boxes for search terms, three field selection boxes with drop-down menus for accessing different record fields, two Boolean operator boxes (for And, Not, Or searches) and the ability to set limits on the search (i.e., full-text, year, peer-reviewed, journal subset, etc.).

·        To search, enter your search terms in the input boxes (use as many as you need), choose the appropriate record field from the drop-down menu next to each box where you have entered a search word, choose your operators (And, Not, Or) as needed, set any limits and click on the Search button.

·        The system will retrieve your results and display them on the Results screen.  To access the Citation View, you can click on the blue title link for the article and the system will take you into the citation and abstract screen. To access the full-text (if it is available), you can click on the PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text link beneath the chosen record, either from the results list or from the citation and abstract view.

·        Next and Previous links are provided on the Results screen to facilitate movement between pages of citations.  Arrows are provided at the top and the bottom of the citation and abstract view to move from one detailed record to the next.

 Marking and Printing Records 

• To mark an item while on the Results screen, click on the Add link to the right of the citation.  The folder icon above the Add link will open, showing a page in the folder, indicating that the item has been marked.  To mark an item while in the Citation View, click on the Add to Folder link at the top of the record. The folder icon next to the Add to Folder link will open, showing a page in the folder, indicating that the item has been marked.
• Mark as many records as you like and when you are ready to view them, click on the Folder has Items link at the top of the Results screen or the Folder link at the top of the Citation View.  This will provide a comprehensive screen displaying all the records you have marked.
•  To print the citations that you have marked, once in the Folder list, use the Print link at the top of the screen. Choose the Standard Field Format (Brief Citation, Brief Citation and Abstract or Detailed Citation and Abstract) and, if desired, select a Citation Format (i.e. APA, MLA, etc.) Click on the Print button to send your records to be printed.
• This will only print the citations.  If some of the marked items are full-text, you must click on the full-text link to access the full-text and then click on the Print icon within the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in, if the record is a .PDF file or click on the Print link at the top of the full-text screen if the full-text is .HTML.
• To remove items from the Folder while on the Folder screen, click on the X button to the right of the citation you wish to remove from the marked records.  To remove all the marked items from the Folder, click on the Remove All button at the top of the list of marked records.
•  NOTE: When you are printing records from the Folder, while on the Print Manager screen, the default function “Remove these items from folder after printing” is selected.  If you want to retain your marked items after printing, remove the / from the box next to this statement.  But remember, that if the items are not removed from your folder and you enter the folder to print again, you will print duplicates of items already printed.

Emailing and Saving Records

• To Email a citation or the full-text of an article to yourself, when on the Citation View screen or the Full Text screen, click on the Email link.
• The Email Manager screen will appear with a box where you should type your Email address. There will also be some choices in regard to Standard Field Format, Citation Format, etc.  Make the appropriate choices and click on the Send button.  You will receive an Email Confirmation, noting that your email has been sent.
• To save records, while on the Citation View or Full-text screen, click on the Save link.  Citation View will ask you to choose the Standard Field Format, Citation Format, etc., then click on the Save button.  Full-text will be saved as an HTML link from this format.  To save .PDF full-text, use the save function in Adobe Acrobat Reader.  To save .HTML full-text, when on the Full-text screen, click on the Save link and choose the Standard Field Format, Citation Format, etc., then click on the Save link.  The .HTML full-text and an .HTML link will be saved.

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 9/12/07

since 9/29/2006