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Help Resources for EBSCOhost

Proceed to EBSCOhost.EBSCOhost delivers articles from more than 6,000 magazines and newspapers, most in full text, from children's magazines to professional research. Different interfaces make EBSCOhost easy to use for almost all researchers. The resource includes a database of pictures and an animals encyclopedia. The Professional Development Collection consists of almost 550 education journals.

Access EBSCOhost at school and at home. All Ohio K-12 students and their parents, as well as K-12 educators, can use the state-funded INFOhio Electronic Resources free-of-charge. Home access requires a username and password available from your school's library media center, technology coordinator or Instructional Technology Center (ITC) Staff Provider.

Resources for Specific EBSCOhost Components
Academic Search Premier | Alerts | Business Source Premier | Communications & Mass Media Complete | Kids Search | MEDLINE | Middle Search Plus | Page Composer | Primary Search | Professional Search | Searchasaurus | Student Research Centers

The Basics - Getting Started

Getting Started Guide, August 2007 [MS Word OR PDF 2 pgs]

Basic Searching for K-12 School Libraries for the EBSCOhost interface [Macromedia Flash presentation 3:00 min.] PowerPoint [1.76mb]

EBSCOhost Databases and Interfaces, August 2007 [MS Word OR PDF 2 pgs]

Online Help

Title Lists

Advanced Training Resources

Advanced Search, Guided Style [Macromedia Flash presentation 6 min.]

EBSCO Publishing K-12 Schools Support Center - Includes links to Customer Success Center and other materials to teach and promote EBSCOhost.

EBSCO Training Resources. Sign up for free online training. Choose EBSCOhost Research Databases in the Which Service? box. Enter INFOhio in the Organization Name box.

History -- It's Happening!  Web collection of selected U.S. History resources from EBSCOhost databases and other sites.

Learning Activities for EBSCOhost are designed for about ten minutes of student time on task. Each relates to an Ohio Academic Content Standard indicator statement and is based on an essential question.

My EBSCOhost and Page Composer Users Guide. EBS 2564, November 2006 [PDF 27 pgs]

The My EBSCOhost Personalization Folder [Macromedia Flash presentation 3:49 min.] PowerPoint [548kb]

Visual Search [Macromedia Flash presentation 4 min.]

Resources for Specific EBSCOhost Components

Academic Search Premier Resources

Academic Search Premier Flier, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

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Alerts Resources

EBSCO Alerts. By Sue Subel, Kenston High School Library Media Specialist, February 2006 [MS Word OR PDF 2 pgs]

How to Create Search and Journal Alerts [Macromedia Flash presentation 2:50 min.] PowerPoint [1.53 mb]

Keeping Up: EBSCOhost's Alert Feature. By Ann Tepe, INFOhio Consultant, June 2006 [PPT 17 slides]

Setting Up a One-Step Journal Alert, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

EBSCOhost Search Alert Help Sheet, n.d. [MS Word 4 pgs]

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Business Source Premier Resources

Business Searching: Basic Searching and Browsing [Macromedia Flash presentation 2:44 min.]

Business Source Premier Flier, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

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Communications & Mass Media Complete Resources

Communications & Mass Media Complete Flier, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

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Kids Search Resources

Kids Search: Basic, Advanced and Teacher Resources [Macromedia Flash presentation 3:13 min.]

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MEDLINE Resources

MEDLINE Flier, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

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Middle Search Plus Resources

Middle Search Plus Flier, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

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Page Composer Resources

Creating a Web Page With EBSCO Page Composer. By Sheila Benedum, Bay Village High School Library Media Specialist, and Linda Ehrnschwender, LEECA, April 2006 [PPT 35 slides]

EBSCOhost Page Composer Tip Sheet. By Sheila Benedum, Bay Village High School Library Media Specialist, June 2005. [MS Word OR PDF 1 pg]

My EBSCOhost First Steps and Helpful Resources. By Ann Tepe, INFOhio Consultant, June 2006. [MS Word OR PDF 3 pgs]

Page Composer [Macromedia Flash presentation 2:52 min.]

Sample Page Composer applications, created by INFOhio users.

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Primary Search Resources

Primary Search Flier, n.d. [MS Word 1 pg]

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Professional Search Resources

Professional Research Using the INFOhio-EBSCO Periodical Index. By Sheila Benedum, Bay Village High School Library Media Specialist, August 2007 [PPT 35 slides]

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Searchasaurus Resources

Searchasaurus [Macromedia Flash presentation 3:50 min.]

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Student Research Center (6-8 and 9-12) Resources

Student Resource Center: Basic, Advanced and Teacher Resources [Macromedia Flash presentation 3:30 min.]

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What's New - Product Updates

October 27, 2006 - EBSCO Support Site Enhancements

EBSCO Supports RSS Feeds, June 2006

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EBSCOhost is funded through an LSTA grant to Libraries Connect Ohio, a cooperative effort by Ohio's three library networks and the State Library of Ohio to provide a core collection of electronic resources to all Ohio citizens.

Share your INFOhio Electronic Resources support materials. INFOhio welcomes materials from users which support the use and integration of the Electronic Resources available through INFOhio to students and educators across the state. Use our online submission form to begin the peer-review process.

 

Last Updated on May 6, 2008

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