FAQs
EBSCOhost offers high-quality articles licensed from reputable publishers recognized by library professionals, chosen to meet the specific needs of researchers.
What does EBSCO stand for? ›
EBSCO Information Services is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., a company founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. "EBSCO" is an acronym for Elton B. Stephens Company. EBSCO Industries has annual sales of about $3 billion.
Can I use EBSCO for free? ›
EBSCO provides free research databases covering a variety of subjects for students, researchers and librarians.
Is EBSCO an academic source? ›
From research and acquisition management to subscription services, discovery and analytics, EBSCO provides academic institutions with essential content and resources to ensure success for students, faculty and staff.
Is EBSCO a database or website? ›
EBSCO's online databases provide access to thousands of journals and reference sources in a wide variety of subjects. EBSCO's leading online full-text databases offer access to articles from peer-reviewed journals published by many of the world's most prestigious publishers.
Is EBSCOhost a good database? ›
EBSCO subject databases are often the most reliable tool for locating relevant scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on a specific topic.
Is EBSCO the same as PubMed? ›
There are many versions of MEDLINE (PubMed, MD Consult, EBSCOhost, Ovid, etc.). Most contain the same information; they only differ in their search interfaces.
Is everything on EBSCO peer-reviewed? ›
Many of our databases have peer reviewed titles. In these databases, there will be a Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals limiter that you can select to limit your results to these articles. Using a command line search, you can locate peer previewed articles.
What does EBSCO help with? ›
EBSCO's full-text databases, e-books, e-journals and other essential tools deliver the evidence-based information essential for health care research.
Does EBSCO have an app? ›
The EBSCO Mobile app provides library users with an easy way to download and read e-books from their library's EBSCO eBooks collections. In addition, the app enables you to download e-books and read them within the app without needing an Adobe ID or the Adobe Digital Editions app.
The Ultimate editions of EBSCO databases offer more active, full-text peer-reviewed journals for successful research, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes.
What are the limitations of EBSCO? ›
Page Limits
For most ebooks, the limit is 100 pages, but some books may allow as little as three pages. Very often the limit is enough to print the chapter you are currently viewing (see the This section option). What if you want to save more than the limit being displayed? First, save as much as you can.
Is EBSCO a database or publisher? ›
EBSCO is a leading provider of research databases, e-journal and e-package subscription management, book collection development and acquisition management, and a major provider of library technology, e-books and clinical decision solutions for universities, colleges, hospitals, corporations, government, K12 schools and ...