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EBSCOhost Databases: Searching EBSCO Databases

Search

In EBSCO there are 2 search types, i.e. Basic and Advanced Search:

  • Basic Search: the Basic Search screen allows you to perform a quick search using Boolean operators, limiters, expanders.
  • Advanced Search: the Advanced Search option allows you to perform a more complex search. It is the default screen at Dublin City University.

Basic Search

The tutorial below demonstrates how to create a Basic Search using the new EBSCO user interfaces.

Advanced Search

In EBSCOhost, you can use the Advanced Search option, to create more complex searches. View the tutorial below which demonstrates performing an advanced search using the new EBSCO user interfaces.