Search Tips and Tricks from EBSCO Training Session

April 6, 2011–Pamela Erickson, Implementation Specialist for EBSCO Publishing conducted a free hands-on training session for us at Farmingdale State College, Greenley Library.  Participants received a first-hand, in-dept look at EBSCO’s Alt HealthWatch database exploring the interface, basic and advanced search techniques and much more.

Fun Fact: Do you know what EBSCO stands for?
Answer: Elton B. Stephens COmpany

The EBSCO Support site, which was recently redesigned, now offers a variety of resources including tutorials, handouts, online training sessions and much more.  Visit http://support.ebscohost.com for more details.

EBSCOhost 2.0 Revealed

On July 29th, Nancy Grimaldi and Jim Kropelin from EBSCO provided a first hand look at the newly released EBSCOhost 2.0 Interface with a live demo session.  The biggest change is the look and feel (layout), which as Jim described, has become Google-ized and way more customizable.

With the new EBSCOhost 2.0 Interface you can:

• Drag and drop articles into folders and quickly view them without having to click on a link to the specific item using Visual Search.
• Enable Image Quick View in your Preferences, which digs deep for available images from inside the articles, including charts, photos, maps and illustrations.
  
• Create a search box widget for your library’s webpage, which can be customized to search specific databases, full-text and more.  Here’s an example (click on icon to link to directions on how to create the widget):

If you missed out on this live demo session, be sure to visit the online EBSCOhost 2.0 Support Center, which provided training guides, webinar information and additional resources including:

• EBSCOhost 2.0 Tutorial
• EBSCOhost 2.0 Training Schedule
• EBSCOhost 2.0 Demo (Flash version)