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EBSCOhost
The Library Department takes this opportunity to inform its patrons that we have full access to Ebscohost Databases. EBSCOHOST offers patrons a new and exciting virtual way of finding information for research and reading purposes. 
What is Ebscohost?
Ebscohost is a web-searchable collection of online databases that cover a wide range of general and academic topics.
When you search using Ebscohost, you are not searching the "open" Internet. You are not looking at Web sites. You are looking at electronic versions of edited or peer reviewed periodicals that already exist in print format. The library purchases the electronic format because more journals are available for less money.
It is important to note that articles from magazines and journals included in Ebscohost databases have the same content as articles in the original hard copy version of the periodical. The only difference is that they are in electronic format.
Databases included in Ebscohost
Academic Search Premier (ASP)
By far the world’s most valuable and most numerous collections of active full text peer-reviewed journals, ASP contains indexing for more than 8,100 publications, with full text for nearly, 4,700 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. ASP contains unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc. contains the full-text of over 4700 magazines and journals in all subject areas.
Business Source® Premier (BSP)
This is the world’s definitive scholarly business database, providing indexing and abstracts for more than twice as many active, peer-reviewed business related journals as any other database, BSP offers indexing and abstracts for the 350 most important scholarly journals back to 1965 or the first published issue. This database includes searchable cited references for more than 1,160 journals. Journal ranking studies reveal that BSP is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics and economics.
How do I get to Ebscohost?
1.Through the web browser, go to: http://search.ebscohost.com
2. In the User ID field, type "ubelize", without the quotes.
3.In the password field, type "ebsco", without the quotes.
4.Click "Login" or press "Enter".
5.Click on "EBSCOhost - Academic and Business Full Text Databases"
6. Choose one or more of the Ebscohost databases to search and click "Continue".
How do I search Ebsco Web databases?
Searching the database can be as simple as typing a keyword or phrase in the Find blank, and clicking the Search Button. The Boolean search operators and, or and not can be used to create a very broad or very narrow search.
For example, if you have several words or phrases, you can combine them using the word "and".
For articles studying the effects of NAFTA on employment, you could type…
nafta and employment
<click the Search button>
To improve your results, consider using the truncation
symbol * when you search. For example, when you type…
nafta and employ*
<click the Search button>
…the asterisk tells the database to search for "employment", "employers", "employees", etc.
Field Searching:
You can also search specific parts (fields) of an article
or article citation. For example, if you want to limit your search to a specific source (journal, magazine, newspaper), you can combine your keyword(s) with "so: title of the periodical". For example, to articles on Microsoft from Newsweek you could type…
microsoft and so: newsweek
<click the Search button>
Additional fields can be searched by using the following tags:
AU Searches for the author(s) of an article:
au: sagan, carl
TI Searches the title of an article:
ti: life and mars
SU Searches the subject heading of an article:
su: outer space
AB Searches the abstract (summary) of an article:
ab: pathfinder
The Advanced search screen makes it easy to
control your search strategy.
From the main search screen, click on the Advanced Search button.
Type your keyword(s) or phrases in the Find
box.
The pull-down menu to the right of the boxes
Labeled In can be used to search specific fields, e.g.
Author, title, or subject.
<Click the Search button>
Search Tips:
The Ebsco Web Advanced search screen makes it easy to limit your results to:
Specific periodicals (journals, magazines,
newspapers).
- Articles published within a certain range of dates.
- Articles that are available full text.
- Peer-reviewed (refereed) journals.
Can I browse the table of contents of articles from a particular periodical?
Yes. Click on the Publications button at the top of the screen. Type in as much of the name of the periodical as you know. Click on the title of the periodical to browse table of contents.
How do I display the articles I find?
An icon under the left of the title will indicate if the
article is provided full-text. Many articles have both a "full page image" (PDF format) and a "full-text"
(HTML format) option. Click on the icon to display
the full text of an article, or simply click on the title of
the article (underlined and highlighted in blue
What can I do with the articles I display?
Click on one of the following buttons at the top of
the screen to perform the desired action:
- Print: Select options and click on Print
- E-mail: Type in your full e-mail address and click on Send
- Save to disk: There are three options for saving the articles you want: Detailed Citation and Abstract, Brief Citation and Brief Citation and Abstract. To export citations to citation management software, click on the Bibliographic Manager Tab. Choose the appropriate button and click Save.
What can I do if I have questions or problems?
For additional information visit our Libraries and ask for help from our Reference Staff.
You can also contact our staff by telephone numbers:
Central Campus: 822-3680 Ext. 143
Management & Social Science: 22-3273 Ext. 121
Toledo Campus: 702-2720 Ext. 26
You can e-mail us at reference@ub.edu.bz.
You can also visit the Online Help available on the Ebscohost webpage.
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