Libraries

EBSCO Goes Mobile

EBSCO MOBILE

EBSCO, a multi-disciplinary collection of major bibliographic databases, now supports a mobile optimized web interface. So now you can perform a number of research tasks right from your smart phone or other internet enabled device.

Mobile Features:

  • Basic Searching
  • HTML & PDF Full Text
  • Search Modes
  • Limiters
  • Image Quick View
  • Image Collection
  • E-mailing Articles
  • Preferences
  • Multi-database Searching

* Printing is not an option at this time but you can email an article to yourself and print from a computer.

How to check out this new feature:

  1. Point your browser to http://m.ebscohost.com
  2. Scroll down to the mobile link (currently at the bottom of the page)
    Screenshot of the mobile link which has an Illistration of a mobile device and the text EBSCO HOST.
  3. Select the databases you wish to search and click on the Continue button (there is one on the top and bottom of the page)
    screenshot of the Continue button
  4. Enter you search term/s and click on the Search button
    Screenshot of the search box and the Search button.

For more information, please contact Jeff Matlak at jg-matlak@wiu.edu or 309-298-2720.