EbscoHost database guide
Contents:
- Where to Access EbscoHost
- Access conditions
- System Requirements
- EBSCOHost Basic search help sheet (Word document, opens in new window)
- EBSCOhost User Guide (PDF document, opens in new window)
- EBSCOhost Support Pages (opens in new window)
Where to access EbscoHost
EbscoHost databases are available via the Databases link on the Library's Home Page. From the Databases page, you can access the EbscoHost databases in three different ways:
- You can see a complete list of EbscoHost databases by clicking on EbscoHost Databases under Database Titles
- If you know the name of the EbscoHost database you want to search, select it from the Database Titles link
- If you know the subject area but are unsure which database to use, you will find databases listed under Database Subjects, some of which will be EbscoHost databases.
Once you have selected a database, you will be taken to the Ebscohost site. Academic Search Elite is the default database. To search within a single database click on the database name. To select more than one database to search, check the boxes next to the databases and click on the Continue button.
Access conditions
EbscoHost databases can be accessed by staff and students within UniSA and from anywhere off campus
Access inside the University network
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Direct logon using computers within the University network
Access outside the University network
- You will need to enter your UNINET user name and password for access to
EBSCOHost databases.
- For further assistance please use the Ask the Library service
or ask at the Library desk
System Requirements
- You will need to have version 4.7 or above of Netscape and version 5 or
higher of Internet Explorer to use EbscoHost databases
- You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher to access the PDF version
of the full text file to print the article as it originally appears in the
journal. You can download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat's latest version from
www.adobe.com/products/main.html (opens in new window)
Otherwise you can only use the Full Text option in html format
- Some databases have limits on the number of users at one time.
If you are unable to access a particular database try another database or try again at a later time. Please use the Library access problem report if you continue to experience difficulties connecting to databases.