EBSCO online sessions July & August 2024

Registrations for the training cycle organized by EBSCO designed for librarians, researchers, teachers and students, who would like to learn more about EBSCO.

EBSCO Online Sessions in July

• How do I find help documentation and tutorials with EBSCO Connect?

3rd July, 11:00 AM (30 minutes) | Register

Discover the new face of EBSCO Support at https://connect.ebsco.com/. There you will find important information about the databases and services offered by EBSCO. Everything is available in an accessible and easy-to-find form. During the training, we will show how to search for information and helpful materials available on the website. We will also see EBSCO Academy, where users can find numerous videos, improve their search skills by taking part in mini courses, and view archived training recordings.

• EBSCO Mobile App in 30 minutes

4th July, 12:30 PM (30 minutes) | Register

Overview of features available in the new EBSCO Mobile app. We will show you how to download, log in, and use the application. We will tell you how to download e-books within the app. All in just 30 minutes.

• EBSCOhost for advanced researchers

8th July, 2:00 PM (60 minutes) | Register

It will be a very practical session. During this training, we will conduct many advanced search examples on the EBSCOhost platform. We will see how to use Boolean operators, create an advanced search strategy, use special characters and field codes, and searching with thesaurus.

• Useful tools for researchers

9th July, 11:00 AM EEST (45 minutes) | Register

During this practical session, we will review the functions, i.e., saving articles in an individual folder and sharing search results with others, using search history, saving data to bibliography managers including Zotero or Mendeley, and saving articles to a Google Drive account.

• Get ready for the new academic year!

16th July, 11:30 AM (20 minutes) | Register

Take part in this session to get prepared for the new academic year. After this session, you will know how to check if everything works properly, where to find extra promotional materials and video tutorials. We will also present some examples of good practices.

• EBSCOhost in a NEW version!

17th July, 12:30 PM (60 minutes) | Register

During the session, we will review the new interface of the EBSCOhost platform, which allows searching in subscribed EBSCO databases. Our user experience team has spent years observing students and the challenges they face when using library interfaces. The result is a new EBSCOhost interface to meet ever-changing user expectations. Join the session if you are curious about what the updated version of your favorite platform looks like.

EBSCO Online Sessions in August

EBSCO Week: Complete your thesis with EBSCO

• Searching for scientific literature on EBSCOhost without any secrets

26th August, 2:00 PM (60 minutes) | Register

During this training we will conduct many search examples using the advanced search screen on the EBSCOhost platform. We will see how to use Boolean operators, create an advanced search strategy, and use special characters and field codes for a more precise search.

• EBSCOhost tools that make Your research more effective

27th August, 11:30 AM (45 minutes) | Register

The EBSCOhost platform is not only a place where researchers can discover scientific literature, but also work with full text and bibliography. During this practical session, we will review the functions, i.e., saving articles in an individual folder and sharing search results with others, using search history, saving data to bibliography managers including Zotero or Mendeley, and saving articles to a Google Drive account.

• The problem of finding relevant search terms is a thing of the past!

28th August, 12:30 PM (40 minutes) | Register

Having trouble finding the right search term? This training is for you! This will be a session dedicated to searching based on controlled vocabulary. We will show the differences in search results using a thesaurus compared to using natural language.

• How to save time with your personal MyEBSCO account?

29th August, 12:00 (25 minutes) | Register

A practical session during which we will show you how to set up a free account on the EBSCOhost platform. We will tell you how to effectively save time by using many options of the platform, i.e., creating notifications, saving results and searches, and organizing results into thematic folders.

• Creating bibliography and citations with EBSCOhost?

30th August, 11:00 AM (25 minutes) | Register

Sign up for training and learn how to easily create bibliography and citations when searching in EBSCO databases. We will show you how to use the cite and export functions, which enable you to quickly create bibliographies in several commonly used formats. We will tell you why it is worth using bibliography managers, such as Zotero or Mendeley.

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