Friday, December 4, 2009

EBSCO on the Go! Mini-Library for Mobile Devices

A mobile interface to the EBSCO databases is now available. Enter this URL on your Smartphone or iTouch and then bookmark it--http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=mobsmart. Use the school username/password to access the online databases.

The EBSCO mobile interface re-sizes the screen to give full access to features.

  • Resource library in the teachers (or students) pocket.
  • Full searching capability--search by date, document type, publication title and/or other limiters.
  • Full-text articles, documents and images can be e-mailed or viewed.
  • PDFs (some of primary source documents) are available.
  • Image Collection (especially news and current events) is available.
Note: Javascript must be enabled on the Smartphone or iTouch. BlackBerry users can refer to this link for information on enabling Javascript: http://www.ehow.com/how_4965723_enable-javascript-blackberry.html.

For a list of the 24 EBSCO databases and/or an 8.5x11 poster, ask your teacher librarian or contact Susan Schrader,
Heartland AEA Resource and Publications Supervisor, at sschrader@aea11.k12.ia.us.