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Guest Access Guest Access allows non-authenticated users to search an institution’s <strong>Discovery</strong> <strong>Service</strong> profile. When searching as a Guest, users: • Can search all <strong>EBSCO</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong> content. • Can view Detail Records and real-time catalog information for catalog and institutional repository results. • Must log in to view full text content from an institution’s databases. • Must log in to print, email, save, or export their results. • Must log in to view Integrated Search results. If you are accessing <strong>Discovery</strong> <strong>Service</strong> as a guest, a login prompt will be visible near the Find field on all screens and you will be prompted to log in when clicking a Result List title or full text link from a database provider (i.e. <strong>EBSCO</strong>). To search <strong>Discovery</strong> <strong>Service</strong> as a Guest User: 1. Enter your terms in the Find field and click Search. Note: Depending on your institution, Guest User access may also be available by using a search box on your institution's web site. EDS & <strong>OPAC</strong> on <strong>EBSCO</strong>host User Guide 8 October 2012 support.ebsco.com
2. A result list is displayed. Viewing Results as a Guest User • Some results can only be viewed by users who are logged in. Click the Login link and enter your ID and password to view these results. • You will be prompted to login when you click an article title and full text links from database providers. EDS & <strong>OPAC</strong> on <strong>EBSCO</strong>host User Guide 9 October 2012 support.ebsco.com
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Page 3 and 4: Conducting a Search ...............
Page 5 and 6: Setting Preferences Setting Prefere
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Page 13 and 14: Searching the Discovery</st
Page 15 and 16: Advanced Search - Single Find Field
Page 17 and 18: Advanced Search - Guided Style Find
Page 19 and 20: Search History All searches perform
Page 21 and 22: Editing a Search 1. Click the Edit
Page 23 and 24: Visual Search If a Visual Search li
Page 25 and 26: To collect articles: Use the Collec
Page 27 and 28: Search Modes Under Search Options,
Page 29 and 30: 4. Click Search. A Result List cons
Page 31 and 32: When you set up a personal account,
Page 33 and 34: Setting Up a Journal Alert You can
Page 35 and 36: 5. Select the E-mail format to use
Page 37 and 38: Saving a Search as an Alert <strong
Page 39 and 40: 1. Frequency - Select how often the
Page 41 and 42: 4. If you decide that e-mail delive
Page 43 and 44: 4. Set your alert parameters. 5. Cl
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Page 47 and 48: Alert/Save/Share To use the Alert/S
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Page 51 and 52: Reading an Article When you click t
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Page 55 and 56: Use Text-To-Speech to Hear a Sectio
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Using Integrated Search with <stron
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All Results - The articles that wer
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Integrated Search Details You can v
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Using the Folder To collect several
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5. In the Notes field, you can ente
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Saving Articles to a Specific Folde
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• PDF as a separate attachment (w
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Saving Your Results You can set the
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Notetaking The Notetaking feature a
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