EBSCO Host Research Databases

Name of service
EBSCOhost PERI Project Package

Licence agreed
Country-wide for all not-for-profit libraries, research and learning institutes.

Service type
A collection of online databases of journals accessible via the web.

Content
Over 11,000 full text, peer-reviewed journals and over 15,000 abstracted and indexed titles. Access to 8 major databases: Academic Search Premier; Business Source Premier; ERIC; Masterfile Premier; Newspaper Source; Health Source : Nursing & Academic; Health Source : Consumer Edition; Medline.

Titles of journals
Database title lists for each* of the PERI databases, are provided here:
www.epnet.com/titleLists.php?topicID=380&tabForward=titleLists
*Please note that EBSCO does not maintain a title list for ERIC.

Subject strengths

• Good coverage of most branches of social sciences and humanities.
• Strong business coverage.
• Strong nursing, medicine and allied health coverage.
• Dedicated newspaper database, kept separate from peer-reviewed content.

Service strengths

• Single resource and single interface containing over 15,000 abstracted and indexed titles and 11,000 full text titles.
• 1-8 databases can be searched at the same time; many journals can be searched at once.
• Clean, clear, intuitive interface with good search facilities.
• Saved search facility for repeat search queries.
• Good quality, context-sensitive help.
• User statistics available online.
• Click here for information about EBSCOhost 2.0, to launch in Summer 2008

Archival information
The EBSCO databases contain current and archival material. There is no policy for perpetual access to the EBSCO service, and when a subscription has been cancelled users will no longer have access to the databases.

URL to platform/collection access
http://search.ebscohost.com

Registration
Each institution is required to register to use EBSCOhost.  If you have not used this resource before you may need to check if your institution is registered and identify the contact person who has your access details. To do this, please go to the INASP registration database and select your country and institution.

Access information
Access by IP address recognition with username and password access for remote users.

Help and support from the publisher
Please contact deannafecteau@epnet.com or eptech@epnet.com

For further information
Please contact your country coordinator - their details can be found on your country page.

More information for librarians
For more information, including promotional packs and registration details, go to the Librarian’s information page.