Using the EBSCOhost Research Databases

ACCESSEFFECTIVE SEARCHES

PRINT AND SAVE AND CITE

ACCESSING EBSCOHOST RESEARCH DATABASES FROM ANYWHERE

ACCESS

Step 1 – Navigate to EBSCO databases.– Go to search.ebscohost.com and sign in with user

name: oakhallschool and password: library.OR– Go to oakhall.follettdestiny.com

Click on Oak Hall Upper/Middle

School Library link on right.

On Home tab, click on EBSCO

Databases link.

Enter User ID: oakhallschool

Password: library.

User ID: oakhallschoolPassword: library

• Choose the database that’s best for you.• Lower School Searchasaurus• Middle School Student Research

Center• High School EBSCOhost Research

Databases or Student Research Center

TO SAVE YOUR RESULTS IN A FOLDER FOR LATER ACCESS

SET UP YOUR OWN ACCOUNT

Click on Sign In

.

Click on Create a New Account.

• Before searching, set up a personalized account, so you can access your resources later.

• Fill out the form fields to set up your account.

• Be certain that your user name and password are memorable.

EFFECTIVE SEARCHES ON THE EBSCOHOST RESEARCH DATABASES

SEARCH

• Select the Databases suggested by your teacher or the librarian.

• Descriptions provided.

• Check all that apply

EFFECTIVE SEARCHING

EBSCO STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER

• Enter your search terms. • If you do not get the results you want, try

different search terms.• You can also use the Advanced Search

options. • See provided EBSCO Help Sheets or use

EBSCO Help.

Improved search terms

• If you need to do an Advanced Search, this is what it looks like.

• Results!

• Refine (Narrow) your results to FULL TEXT, so you

only get FULL TEXT articles.

• PEER REVIEWED articles are checked by experts

in the field.

• You can also specify a PUBLICATION DATE range.

• Click on Resource Link.

Here’s a potential resource!

• Resource management is KEY.• You have many options: Print, Email, Add

to Folder, Cite, Export, Permalink, or Share.

• Look at your resource

management options on the

right to save and share your

resources.

• Citation is easy.• Click citation icon on right.• Scroll down to MLA format. • Right click and copy citation.

• MLA citation.

• Citation icon.