The EBSCOhost User Experience, EBSCO Publishing

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EBSCOhost — Advanced Search Screen	EBSCOhost — Results Page (Multilingual Sample)
My EBSCOhost — Sample Account

The English Language Learner (ELL) Reference Center is a multi-purpose online information resource designed especially for secondary and young adult English language learners (ELLs) in school and public libraries. ELL students can gain a solid understanding of core topics and then continue research through hand-selected links to additional content in the product.

The EBSCOhost® User Experience

EBSCOhost® is the world's most-used reference resource. It is a customizable, intuitive search experience designed to cater to user needs and preferences at every level of research, with over 300 full text and secondary databases available.

Many databases are accessible through specialized interfaces designed for students, such as Searchasaurus, Kids Search, Student Research Center, Literary Reference Center and Points of View Reference Center.

EBSCOhost provides Basic and Advanced Search Screens (Searching tips) to accommodate both novice and experienced researchers. The Guided Style Advanced Search Screen allows users to enter multiple keywords and specify where in the results they should appear. Numerous and more sophisticated Limiters are also part of the Guided Style Advanced Search Screen.
The Digital Archives Viewer provides an exciting content format with a wide range of features and functionality of interest to all types of users. For more information about its many features, visit this page: Digital Archives Viewer details.
My EBSCOhost (My EBSCOhost Quick Tip Sheet) provides users with a password-protected storage option. Once a personalized folder account (My EBSCOhost) has been created, users can save individual search results, search histories, persistent links to searches, Search Alerts, Journal Alerts and web pages created using Page Composer, across multiple sessions, for use in future sessions. EBSCO's My EBSCOhost folder functionality supports multiple folders, allowing users to sort and efficiently manage results within multiple, customizable folders.
Search Alerts save time by enabling users to create automatic email deliveries to designated recipients of new results for their most recently-conducted search.
Journal Alerts provide automatic email notification whenever a new issue of the designated journal has been added to a specified database.
EBSCO's One-Step RSS Feed Alerts allow users who wish to receive updated EBSCOhost search results on a newsreader or web page to instantly capture a syndicated RSS feed URL whenever they conduct a search in EBSCOhost.

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