Getting the most out of your EBSCOhost search

To get the most out of your time and your search, be sure to use the Advanced Search within EBSCOhost. Within Advanced Searching, there are different boxes (limiters) to check to narrow your search and make your search more effective; as well as, more than one search box to search multiple search terms at once.

Here is an example for a search for articles on concussions in high school sports from journals that have been peer-reviewed:

If you are on campus, go to the Online Databases page and select the link for EBSCOhost. If you are off-campus, be sure to select the link for off-campus at the top of the page; type in your credentials, and then select the link for EBSCOhost.

Once you are within EBSCOhost, place a check beside the database(s) that you would like to search. For our example, Academic Search Premier and Cinahl Plus with full text were checked. Then select "Continue".

The screen that appears is the basic search screen.

Instead of using this screen, click on the Advanced Search screen. (Click on image to enlarge.)

The Advanced Search screen is shown below: (Click on image to enlarge.)

Now, let's input our search terms and check the limiters that apply: (Click on image to enlarge.)

For our example, 9 results were found: (Click on image to enlarge.)


The 3rd article looks interesting. Click on the full text to read the entire article. (Click on image to enlarge.)

Be sure to check back for more LRC tips!

Another LRC Quick Tip

Have you ever written an absolutely brilliant paper but misplaced your flash drive? All is not lost, just copy your masterpiece and paste in your email or save (temporarily) on one of the LRC computers and add as an attachment to your email. Quick and easy!

Browsing electronic resources

LRC quick tip:

Have you ever wondered how to browse our eBooks and electronic resources?

Just select the SVCC card catalog from the home page; type in either electronic resources or eBooks as a search term; choose keyword; choose SVCC catalog; and hit enter. Now you will be able to scroll down and browse our collection.

**On November 15th, 2011 the LRC will be open 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m. due to Fall Workshop**

Citation help

Another LRC Quick Tip:

If you need to cite something but have no idea how - check out EasyBib. We first let you know about this awesome resource from our home page’s Other Resources Links but thought it was worth rementioning.

You will be able to find EasyBib at the top right of the page in Credo Reference once a search is performed or at http://www.easybib.com/.

LRC Fall Hours

Beginning August 22, 2011

Monday-Thursday 8:00a.m.-8:00p.m.

Friday-8:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

It's Not About the Book: Information Sharing in a Digital World

Recently a distinguished University Librarian at Stanford University published a column in a library trade journal in which he discussed the phenomenon of the ever-increasing availability of digital information sources. Paper is decreasing in popularity as the preferred medium of information sharing as more consumers turn to eBooks and online journals. In January of this year sales of e-books outpaced sales of paperbacks at Amazon.com. What are the implications for you as a Sauk Valley student, employee, or community member?

The Learning Resources Center is committed to providing the best possible library and media services to you in response to your individual and collective needs. Due to the increasing prevalence of digital research resources and their greater versatility compared to print resources, the LRC has developed a collection of databases that provide access to many thousands of articles covering a wide array of research topics. As e-books are made available in increasingly user-friendly formats we have purchased and will continue to purchase titles that support the Sauk Valley Community College curriculum. The overwhelming advantage of these formats is that they can be used by students off-campus, which is especially important to our distance learners.

We will also continue to purchase books that can be checked out and used by our patrons who prefer the tactile, page-turning experience. Our aim is not to abandon or ignore one format in place of another. The mission of the library has always been, and continues to be that of providing information to people when they need it, in the format best suits their needs. To that end we always welcome your suggestions and input, so that we can continue to make informed and responsive choices using the resources provided to us by the citizens of the Sauk Valley.