What’s happening?
Starting July 28, EBSCO is significantly updating their search interface, which means you may notice changes to our EBSCO search tools, including popular databases like:
- Discover, the tool that we use to search Five College library holdings
- PsycINFO
- Academic Search Premier
- ERIC
What is EBSCO?
EBSCO is the company behind many of the database platforms we subscribe to, and their products often share a search interface.
What does this mean for me?
While functionality will remain mostly the same, you may find that some common tools you use while doing research look, work, or are positioned in a way that’s a little different from what you’re used to.
How can I find out more?
More information about the new interface is available on our guide to getting started with Discover, and if you aren’t certain whether a resource is an EBSCO database or not, you can check the full list of MHC EBSCO databases.
Is there anything I need to do?
For most users, you don’t need to do anything!
However, if you use custom folders in our EBSCO databases, there are things you may want to do before July 28.
Items saved in custom folders will not carry over after the update to the new interface. If you want to avoid losing resources saved to these folders in your EBSCO account, please consult this guide to moving items out of custom folders or this video explaining the export process
Contact us!
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to make an appointment with Research Services.