IL for Khalifa University

1. Kustar
Libraries

2. Information Literacy Course
Module 5
(semester 1)
‘EBSCO’
P2

3. Introduction
1. ‘EBSCO’ databases
3. EBSCO at Khalifa
5. Access
7. Support & tutorial
9. Open an account
P3

4. EBSCO databases
EBSCO: Elton Bryson Stephens Company (Founder, 1944, Alabama)
Content: Scholarly journals, etc. / reliable sources
Full-text: Approximately 65% of the titles / others as abstracts
Searching: Choose databases separately or together
Use it or lose it!
P4

5. EBSCO at Khalifa
Academic Search Complete
World's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi disciplinary
full-text database. Content going back as far as 1887.
• Full-text: more than 8,500, more than 7,300 peer-reviewed
• Indexing and abstracts: more than 12,500 journals
more than 13,200 different publications
P5

6. EBSCO at Khalifa - continued
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
Collected knowledge on traditional engineering challenges & research, and
is a resource for research concerning the business and social implications
of new technology.
• Full text: more than 1,000 periodicals
• Indexing and abstracts: 2,200 academic journals, prof. publ.
P6

7. EBSCO at Khalifa - continued
Free with subscription
1. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125
selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage
includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information
retrieval, information management, etc..
2. GreenFILE
Offers covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. content on global
P7
warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy,

8. Access
1. No IP access yet; a username and password is required:
username: kustar
password: EBSCO
2. Links to the databases can be found on the library website
Go to Khalifa University homepage
Click on ‘Library’
e-resources
P8 EBSCO

9. Support & tutorial
http://support.ebsco.com/
Student success tools
http://www.ebscohost.com/customerSuccess/default.php?par=249&id=20
Introductory tutorial http://support.ebsco.com
• Tutorials (right hand side of page)
• go to ‘Introduction to Ebscohost’ (appr. 7 mins.)
P9

10. Open an account
• Why? The benefits…
• Sign in
Create a new account
Add your details
Click on submit
Set your preferences
Sign out
Don’t forget your account sign in information!
P10

11. THANK YOU
Kustar Librarians