EBSCOhost: Access
Consult the A-Z Databases list to find all of the EBSCOhost databases. Those listed below are commonly used for class research assignments.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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Use to find scholarly and popular articles in nearly every area of academic study. It is a great place to start your research on a topic and it’s also great for interdisciplinary research. Contains full-text articles and abstracts from peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reports, books, videos and images. - CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new windowUse to find scholarly articles in nursing and allied health fields, including topics of medicine, alternative therapies, consumer health, nursing standards, and research instruments. Contains full-text articles and books, abstracts and citations, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of practice, quick lessons, video and audio and full-text of Evidence-Based Care Sheets. Includes a Subject Heading feature, which allows students to identify proper subject headings and keywords to locate relevant articles.
- INSPEC This link opens in a new windowUse to find scholarly articles for physics, engineering, and computing. Contains full-text articles and abstracts from scholarly journals, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations, patents and books.
- Mendeley This link opens in a new windowMendeley is a reference manager that allows you manage, read, share, annotate and cite your research papers. How to Use
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowUse to find peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences,mental health and related disciplines. Contains citations, abstracts and full-text scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, reports, and dissertations. Sourced from the American Psychological Association (APA).
- SocINDEX with full text This link opens in a new windowUse to find comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study, including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies, social work and more. Contains abstracts and full-text of scholarly journals, books, and conference papers.
EBSCOhost: Manual Export Method
In EBSCOhost:
- Each of the EBSCOhost databases have a similar search interface. You can also "Choose Databases" to search several databases simultaneously.
- Mark the items you want to export using the blue folder icon to the right of each reference in results list. The folder will turn yellow after you select it.
- You can mark references across multiple results listings. Click the "Next" link to go to the next set of results.
- After you have marked all you need, go to the top of the page and click the "Folder" link in the blue banner.
- The folder view will just contain the items you have marked. At this time, you decide if you want to remove any items before exporting them.
- Click the "Export" button in the right column of the folder view.
- Click the "Direct Export in RIS Format (e.g. CITAVI, EasyBib, EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, Zotero)" option and then click the "Save" button.
- EBSCOhost will save the citations in a file named "delivery.ris". Save this file to your computer's desktop or download folder so you can find it again.
In Mendeley:
- Login to Mendeley if you are not already.
- In your Mendeley library, click the "Add" button. Select "Import RIS (.ris)".
- Browse your computer for the "delivery.ris" file that you saved from EBSCOhost.
- Highlight and "Open" it to import the references into your Mendeley library.
EBSCOhost: Review the Results
Review the Results
Citation quality in EBSCOhost databases is generally high, but occasional error or omissions do occur. Review each imported citation in Mendeley while you still have the search results in EBSCOhost up on the screen to make whatever corrections are needed. Consult the rules of your citation style to determine required fields.
Complete citations for articles need at a minimum: the article's author(s), the article title, the journal it appeared in (the name may be abbreviated or not, depending on the database), the volume number, the issue number (usually), the year of publication, and the page numbers or document identifier if the journal doesn't use page numbers. Consult the rules for the citation style you have been instructed to use so you know what is needed.
EBSCOhost does not include the full-text of all the articles that it indexes. If a PDF of an article is not available directly in EBSCOhost, you will see a "Check Le Moyne College holdings in Journal Finder" link that will check the citation against Library subscriptions for an alternative source.