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Freshman Workshop

EBSCO HOST INFORMATION SERVICES:

Accessing the Databases

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Introduction

Brief explanation of available data basesLog-on proceduresFolderBasic searches for each disciplineShort tutorial

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Log-on Procedures

Access the Internet

Type in

http://search.epnet.com

User name: LHS

Password: goldenbears

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Choosing Databases

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Basic Searches

Basic Search or Advanced Search

Check which data base(s) apply to your particular search.

Click on the “continue” bottom at the bottom of the page.

Your search results will appear in either a HTML or PDF text. All results are in “full text.”

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Folder

Folder icon “Folder is empty”

Folder allows the user to personalize a search.

Sign in to MY EBSCOhost:This feature allows the researcher to save all

gathered information for a later session. The

folder will not delete any information until the

user deletes in part or completely.

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Sign into My EbscoHost

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Create User Name

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Creating My Ebscohost Account

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Adding Items to Folder

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Your Folder

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Subject Searches

English: Canterbury Tales

Social Studies: The Great Depression

Science: Smallpox vaccination

Math: Pythagoras

Business: Donald Trump

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EBCOhost Support

Tutorials are available.Http://support.epnet.com/CustSupport/Tutorials/Tutorials.asp

“Basic Searching for K-12 School Libraries” runs three minutes.

This tutorial runs in a Macromedia Flash Presentation.

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Step-by-Step

Access the InternetType: http://search.epnet.comLog on user name: LHS Password: goldenbearsChoose the databasesType in keyword search: Canterbury TalesSelect full text.Review results and add to folder.Personalize folder if research work is ongoing.

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Thank you

EBSCOhost has a 24-hour access to databases, which are updated daily, and includes frequent frequent software upgrades.