EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) provides you 
with access to your institution’s entire collection 
via a single entry point. In this tutorial, we will 
look at performing a keyword search and 
review the unique features available within 
EDS. Because the EDS interface is 
customizable by administrators, your search 
experience may vary from this demonstration.
 
Before running your search, you can target your 
results more precisely by clicking the Search 
Options link to reveal all of the available search 
modes, limiters, and expanders. 
 
 
Check the Catalog Only limiter to limit results to 
only those items available from your institution’s 
catalog. The Available in Library Collection 
limiter restricts results to those items whose full 
text is available online (via EBSCOhost full text 
databases, electronic journals, etc.) or content 
physically available in your library.
 
 
The catalog Location limiter allows you to limit 
your results to items that are available from a 
specified location within your institution. You 
can select multiple locations by holding down 
the Ctrl key and clicking the desired locations in 
the list. 
After selecting limiters, enter your search terms 
and the responsive auto-complete will appear 
with popular customer search terms as well as 
Publications found in your library's holdings, 
choose from this selection or click the Search 
button. 
If a Research Starter is available for your 
search term, it will appear at the top of the 
search results list. Designed to enhance the 
research experience, Research Starters include 
links to relevant articles, images, videos, and 
audio clips. The content is curated from a 
variety of high quality sources including Salem 
Press, Encyclopedia Britannica, and others. 
 
Please note that the Research Starters feature 
does not alter your search results list in any 
way. Simply click the More link for a topic 
overview.
 
 
If you are looking to refine your search from the 
Result List, you can apply limiters under Limit 
To or use the available facets (such as Source 
Type, Subject, and Geography) all found in the 
left column. Click the Show More link when 
displayed to view all available options. 
When refining your search results using 
limiters, source types, and facets, each item is 
added to the Current Search box found at the 
top of the left-hand column. Clicking on a 
hyperlinked subject term within Current Search 
executes a search for that term only. Clicking 
on the X icon removes the term from Current 
Search and refreshes your search results. 
 
On your results list, select an article to read by 
clicking on the full text link. You can view the 
Detailed Record by clicking the article title, or 
view a brief version of the record by holding 
your mouse over the preview icon. Results may 
also include real-time information on the 
location of an item from your institution’s 
catalog. 
 
The Detailed Record includes an article’s 
citation information and links to full text, when 
available. You can print, email, save, cite or 
export a single result using the tools in the right 
column of the Detailed Record. You can also 
access the catalog record and view holdings 
information in the left column, such as 
availability, when an item is listed in your 
institution’s catalog. 
Collect and store items by adding Discovery 
Service results to your My EBSCOhost folder. 
Results from Discovery Service Partner 
Databases and catalogs will be stored in the 
Articles area of the folder. 
 
At any time, click the Help link to view the 
complete online Help system. 
