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Using the New EBSCO 2.0 Magazine Database for Research and Information

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Using the New EBSCO 2.0

Using the New EBSCO 2.0

Magazine Database for Research and InformationMagazine Database for Research and Information

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Accessing EBSCO

From School, it is linked from the Library Webpage

From Home, the address is: http://search.ebscohost.com

You must use this login and password if you are off campus: ID: dover Password: info

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Getting Started

Choose your Interface

EBSCOhost Web

Student Research Center

Searchasaurus

EBSCOhost Espanol

EBSCOhost Text Only

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A Brief Overview

Just enough information to get started

This is a database with many features, advanced settings, and applications

Just the basics

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My EBSCOhost

Create an account: new user

User name

Password

Password hint

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Finding Information

Type in search subject

Select search modes

Always select Full Text

If desired, type in a Publication

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Search Modes

Boolean/Phrase

Find all of my search terms

Find any of my search terms

SmartText Searching - You can copy and paste chunks of text to search for results. Expanders. Click Search.

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Using Folders

Folders allow you to quickly scan through your list of results and save the articles you wish to look at more closely

Simply click on the folder icon to add to your folder

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Print, E-Mail, Save

After finding appropriate information, determine what to do with it.

If only a small amount, print

Email or save it to your home directory for access later

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Citation

No matter how you plan on using the information, you will need to save citation information to give credit to the author and publisher.

Citation information is available at the end of the article.

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Happy Searching :)Happy Searching :)