Library EBSCOhost: All Subjects, One Database

EBSCOhost is one of the most popular resources available through the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). A general subject database, it provides parallel publications (items that have also been published in print) on a wide range of topics and from sources that are news, general interest, and academic in nature. This is a great place to start any research.

Watch and Learn

To get to EBSCOhost:

Navigate to the AVL (http://www.avl.lib.al.us) and make sure you have access.
Select the grey box on the far right of the menu bar, "All Resources."
Scroll down until you see "EBSCOhost Search." Look in the grey boxes at the labels, not at the icons above them.

Searching EBSCOhost is just as easy as searching Google, only the results are easier to filter and significantly more reliable. Anything you find in EBSCOhost is appropriate for use in an academic paper or project.

Once you've completed a search, you may have too many results. EBSCOhost provides ways to narrow your search that will allow you to get the best possible resources for your project.

EBSCOhost results have many tools and features. Watch below to see how to listen to the items you find, how to share and save them, and how to cite them.

Two important points:

If you are planning to share an item, be sure to use the share option and not the URL from the address bar, which will expire.
The works cited options contain all of the information you will need to make a citation; however, check the suggested option against whatever resource your instructor wants you to use for citation. There may be some slight differences and your instructor is always right.

Support

If you can't find what you're looking for or need help, email a librarian (kgriffiths@sheltonstate.edu) from your Shelton State email account.
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