EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference tool 
that offers a variety of full text databases and 
popular databases from leading information 
providers. In this tutorial, we will look at how to 
search EBSCOhost, as well as features 
including: the result list, previewing articles and 
images, and setting preferences. 
 
 
Note that because EBSCOhost is a fully 
responsive web experience, you are able to 
access content from your mobile device with 
the same features and functionality available to 
you on desktop computers.
 
The Basic Search screen offers a simple, easy-
to-use searching experience. The top tool bar 
offers additional features which can include a 
publication locator, subject browsing, and image 
collections. Note that the features available 
vary based on the databases selected.
You can add or change the databases being 
searched by clicking the Choose Databases 
link. 
The window that appears includes all of the 
databases available to you. From here you can 
read a brief description of each resource by 
holding your mouse over the preview icon. 
When you have located a resource to add, click 
the checkbox next to the name and click OK.
If you want to create a more targeted search 
you can expand the Search Options link to 
display the available limiters. Search modes 
allow you to choose between the Boolean/
Phrase search, which will search for your 
terms, as you entered them in the search box, 
Find all of my search terms, which 
automatically adds an ‘and’ between your 
terms, or Find any of my search terms, which 
automatically adds an ‘or’ between your terms. 
 
 
Let’s start with a basic search. Enter the search 
term in the search box and click Search.
 
On the left side of the result list, you can limit 
your results to articles with Full Text or 
References Available, or use the date slider bar 
to change the date range of your results. To 
view all of the available limiters, click the Show 
More link. When you click on a limiter, the result 
list is refreshed.  
 
 
You can further narrow your results by selecting 
one or more Source Types, Subjects, 
Publications, and more. Click a Source Type or 
Subject Term to update your results. To view all 
available items, or select multiple terms, click 
the Show More link.  After making your 
selections, click Update to see your results. 
 
 
When refining your search results using 
limiters, source types, and subjects, each item 
is added to the Current Search box. Clicking on 
a hyperlinked search term within Current 
Search performs a search for that term only. 
Use the X icon to remove the item.
Preview information about an article by holding 
your pointer over the magnifying glass icon next 
to the title. The preview displays additional 
information about the record, as well as icons 
linking you to the full text, when available. 
 
A folder is available for saving items during your 
research. Or you can click the Sign In link and 
create a My EBSCOhost folder to store or 
share your results. 
 
 
The Page Options drop-down menu allows you 
to set your Result Format, turn Image 
QuickView on or off, set the number of Results 
per page, and select your preferred Page 
Layout.  
 
To save a link to a search in your personal 
folder, click Share and choose Add search to 
folder. From this menu, you can also add all 
displayed results to the folder, create an E-mail 
Alert, copy a persistent link to your search, or 
share it via services such as Facebook or 
Twitter. 
 
 
Click Search History to view the searches 
conducted during your session. You can also 
combine searches and add them to the search 
box by marking the check boxes next to the 
searches you would like to run and clicking one 
of the Search with buttons. Click the Edit link to 
modify the search terms or limiters of that line 
of your search history. 
 
Click on the Preferences link to select your 
print, email, save, and export settings, as well 
as customize options such as page layout and 
language. You can save your preferences for 
future sessions by signing into your My 
EBSCOhost folder. 
At any time, click the Help link to view the 
complete online Help system. 
