EBSCOhost is a full-text online periodical database containing over 4,000 journal and magazine titles. In addition, EBSCO includes an encyclopedia and other reference sources. The databases available are: Health Source Plus, Business Source Elite, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals.

To open Ebscohost:
  1. From the DeVry web page click on Library Databases.
  2. From the list of databases, click on "Ebscohost."

To find articles:
  1. 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.
  2. 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."
  3. Click on "Search" to begin the search.
  4. 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:
  1. Click on "Print/E-mail/Save Option and follow the onscreen instructions.
  2. Or, click on the "Print" button in your web browser.

Tips:
  • 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.
  • 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.