DEVRY LIBRARY USER GUIDES
EBSCOHOST
To open Ebscohost:
- From the DeVry web page click on Library Databases.
- From the list of databases, click on "Ebscohost."
To find articles:
- Click on the boxes next to the databases you wish to search
and click on "Enter"
at the top or the bottom of the screen. You
may search any or all of the databases
at the same time.
- From the green toolbar choose the type of search you prefer:
Keyword or Natural
Language. For more options within Keyword or Natural
Language searching, select
"Advanced."
- Click on "Search" to begin the search.
- To view a full text article, click on the book icon next to the title
or, click
on the title of the article.
To print:
- Click on "Print/E-mail/Save Option and follow the onscreen instructions.
- Or, click on the "Print" button in your web browser.
Tips:
- If you see a summary of an article you like, but the article is not available
you can
ask a librarian to order it for you through interlibrary loan (takes about a week).
- If you do not get satisfactory results from one search do not be afraid to
play around with your search terms.
Ex. If your topic is "elementary school teachers,"
then
also try "teachers," "educators," education," "schools," etc.
- Try using the word "AND" between two words to get articles that include both words.
Ex. "prayer AND schools," "minors AND drugs"
- When you find an article that you like, take a look at the subject headings that go
along
with it at the top of the page. If you click on one of these subject headings
you will be
taken to a new list of related articles.