Finding Articles in EBSCOHost Databases
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EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference tool that offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.
In this tutorial, we will look at conducting an Advanced Search on EBSCOhost, using the Guided Style search boxes as well as applying limiters and expanders.
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The Guided Style search boxes allow you to search for articles using different terms in varying article citation fields, such as subject, author, and title.
Begin by entering a search term in the first search box, and then select a field to search from the drop-down list, such as Subject Terms.
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Guide your search using a second term and choose the All Text field to have EBSCOhost look within the full text of all articles for your term.
If you need more than three search boxes for your terms, you can click the Plus button to add more.
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In the Search Options area, the Advanced Search Screen offers additional search limiters for increased result refinement.
For example, you can limit results to Full Text articles published within a specified date range in academic journals.
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You can further refine your results using the options in the left-hand column.
Results can be filtered by source type, such as Academic Journals, Magazines, or Newspapers, by clicking the checkboxes next to the desired source type.
You can view your search terms, any applied limiters or expanders, and selected subject terms in the Current Search area.
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Print, email, save, cite or export a single result from the Detailed record.
To print, email, save, cite or export multiple results, add them to the folder, then click the appropriate icon inside the folder.
Folder contents can be permanently saved by clicking on the Sign In link, and then creating a personalized MyEBSCO folder.
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The Page Options drop-down menu allows you to set your Result Format, turn Image QuickView on or off, set the number of Results per page, and select your preferred Page Layout.
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To save a link to a search in your personal folder, click Share and click the hyperlinked terms under Add search to folder.
From this menu, you can also add all displayed results to the folder, create an E-mail Alert, or copy a persistent link to your search
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At any time, click the Help link to view the complete online Help system.
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Add more EBSCOHost databases to your search by selecting the “choose databases” link on the top of the advanced search bar.
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Click Search History to view the searches conducted during your session.