EBSCO Search Change

The bottomline is to enter all search terms in upper case – see below: Please note that over the next few days, we will begin migrating toward a new command line search requirement that all search tags be entered in upper-case ONLY, from the current lower, mixed and upper-case options. Here are the details of [...]

New Features Coming to EBSCO

EBSCO will soon release user interface improvements to our EBSCOhost subscription. While the release is still a few weeks from being implemented, I wanted to provide you with what the changes will be. I will communicate in more detail as the release date nears. The following information summarizes the most significant changes you will see [...]

EBSCO – New Features

EBSCO has add the following new features to EBSCO Databases: Enhanced PDF Viewer: EBSCOhost features a special viewer designed to streamline the browsing of an entire issue, or all available volumes and issues, from one screen. There are also several helpful features to enable users to easily navigate and manage open PDFs, including: TOC column [...]

Library Vendors

Are some library vendors unethical in their business practices?  Librarians, especially Reference Librarians need to be aware of the issues.  View the latest blog article – Unethical Library Vendors: A Call to Arms for Libraries to Fight Back by the Librarian in Black in reference to this issue.

Database Delight

The Librarian in Black is starting a new staff training today on their databases modeled after the “23 things” of self-paced online learning over a few months.  Even though there a few databases covered which we don’t own, you may want to follow along at Database Delight Training. It will cover 13 weeks. This week [...]

EBSCO Mobile-Test

EBSCO has created a mobile website which they will be launching shortly.  We have a sneak peak at for a short 7-10 day BETA period.  They would like feedback on performance, overall functionality, and cosmetic issues as displayed on your individual SmartPhone/PDA. To access the BETA version of EBSCOhost Mobile, go to the following URL [...]

New Databases

We have added a link for EBSCOHost and the Hobbies and Crafts database on the Databases A-Z page. EBSCOHost is a single search of all EBSCO databases. Hobbies and Crafts is an unique databases of magazine  articles and books on a variety of crafts.

EBSCO Database Training

EBSCO Database Training February 24th – 11am @ CC – Virtual Training Room and session repeats at 2pm.    If you have any specific training needs please let Steve Baskin know which databases you would like assistance with Please RSVP to Steve at baskins@lvccld.org; indicate which session you will be attending.

Database Update – EBSCO

EBSCO launched their new interface last week so if you have not tried a search in an EBSCO database I recommend you take a look. Besides the keyword searching they are now offering a visual search which I recommend you either really practice with or stay away from.  I did a search in Academic Search [...]