EBSCOadmin

Select Change Password

Select EBSCOadmin Security

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Select Go link, to review Administrator roles and permissions.

Select Delete button to remove Administrator

Administrator roles and permissions can be created and defined.

EBSCOadmin Security

Select Display Name link, to review Administrator details.

Select Display Name link to review Administrator details or reset password.

EBSCOadmin Security – Review Administrator details.

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Site name (s1234567) The “Tutorial” links in EBSCOadmin allow access to Flash Tutorials for immediate help.

Select Go link from the EBSCOadmin Security Page to review Administrator roles and permissions.

Define roles by selecting one of the options:Read Only—View information, unable to make changes.Write—View information and make changes.None–Unable to view information, tab is unavailable.

EBSCOadmin Security – Review Administrator roles and permissions.

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Select Add New Administrator to define a New Administrator.

Select the type of administrator (Consortium or Site) Enter Display Name, User ID, Password and E-mail Address.Select Submit.

EBSCOadmin Security – Add New Administrator

Select Site/Group Maintenance to add a New Group (faculties, institutes, researchers, students, remote users etc)

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Select Profile link to assign or change a profile for a group

Profile Maintenance (Create and Edit Profiles)

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Select Profile ID link to view Profile Properties.

Add a New Profile, Reorder Profiles or Copy Profiles for different groups (faculties, students, remote users, etc.)

Change the order of profiles

Profile Maintenance - Create and Edit Profiles

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Select Add a New Profile or Copy Profile

Profile Maintenance - Add a New Profile

Select “Copy Profile” to copy a profile from an existing group to a new group

Select All to copy all the options from an existing group to the new group

Click Submit

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The Customize Services tab allows to set up Searching options

Move mouse over numbers to view an enlarged image and more info about the feature

Customize Services

Customize Services – General Settings

Select the Default Keyword Search Screen: Advanced or Basic

Customize Services – Basic and Advanced Search Screen Settings

Select the Default Keyword Search Screen: Single Field or Guided Fields

EBSCOhost - Advanced Search Screen with Single Find Field

EBSCOhost - Advanced Search Screen with Search Builder

EBSCOhost - Advanced Search Screen with Guided Style Find Fields

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Select the Databases subtab

Databases can be sorted as desired or alphabetically.

Modify limiters by clicking the Go link.

Set the default start page for each database by using the drop-down list.

Customize Services – Databases Tab

Select the Viewing Results tab to change the display of the results.

Customize Services – Viewing Results Tab

Select link “Modify” to view and add custom links.

Select Setup/Maintain CustomLinks link to create custom links.

Then click on “Add New CustomLink” link to create custom links.

Select this option to copy links already defined by EBSCO

Select category “Full Text” to copy links to Full Text resources and click on “++show..."

Select the link that you want to copy

Put the text of the link

Select the collection that you subscribe and select where the link will show and click on “Submit”

The link will show on the Result List

Delivery Options allows to make changes to Printing/E-mail/Save options.

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Customize Services – Delivery Options

Multilingual Options subtab allows patrons to translate HTML full text from English to other languages.

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http://www.library.edu

SITE NAME (custid) Branding subtab is selected.

You can create new branding by selecting the Setup/Maintain Branding link. The link is available only if user has permission.

Customize Services – Branding Tab

Site Name (custid)Assign Group ID, User ID and Password.Selects Submit to update.

Authentication – Add a new User ID/Password

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Select link to edit Password.

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Select Add New User to create a new User ID and Password.

Authentication – User ID/Password Tab

You can add IP addresses, delete IP range or upload IP address lists.

Select IP Address subtab.

Authentication – IP Address Tab

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Authentication – Add IP Address

Add IP Address.

SITE NAME (custid)Enter a single IP address or a range of IP addresses

Delete IP Range

Authentication – Delete IP Range

An electronic file (tab or comma delimited) is used for the upload. Column numbers indicate the fields.

Select link to Upload IP Address List

Authentication – Upload IP Address List

You can Add, Upload Patron ID Files or Customize Login Prompts

ACME JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EXAMPLE HIGH SCHOOL

EXAMPLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Select Patron ID link to edit Patron ID or change password

Authentication – Patron Files

Referring URL authentication can be used to provide access to EBSCOhost from a secure home page on the library's web server. This identifies users by the originating URL (the page from which they came) and eliminates the need for user Ids and re-authentication by ESBSCOhost.

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http://www.secure.website.edu

Authentication – Referring URL

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Authentication – Cookies

Select link to edit properties for that collection

Select link to Setup/ Maintain Titles of collection

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Public Library Collection

Local Collections

Local Collection

Local Collections tab is selected.

You can include alternate ISSN’s (print and electronic)

Select link to Add a New Collection.

Enter Collection ID and Description and click Submit.

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Local Collections – Add a Collection

The Upload function provides an immediate collection upload from an electronic file. Use numbers to specifiy the column location.

Select link to Upload Local Titles

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Reports & Statistics

Use the buttons to make selection of report.

Schedule Report option enables to schedule future reports to be e-mailed

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Reports & Statistics – Sample Session Usage Report

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This will display the average session activity per hour, for the selected period. Hours that are missing had no activity.

Reports & Statistics – Example of Session Usage by Hour

The Database report option has been selected.

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Reports & Statistics – Database Usage Report

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Reports & Statistics – Example of Database Usage Report

Define settings and clicks Submit to schedule usage report.

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Reports & Statistics – Scheduling Reports

The Title report option has been selected.

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Reports & Statistics – Title Usage Report

The IP report option has been selected.

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Example of IP Usage Report.

Reports & Statistics – IP Usage Report

The Interface report option has been selected.

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Example Interface Usage Report.

Reports & Statistics – Interface Usage Report

The Link Activity by Source report is selected by default. Source refers to the originating URL or application name for the Link In to EBSCOhost.

The Link Activity Reports sub tab has been selected.

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Reports & Statistics – Link Activity Reports

Platform drop down lists all linking options for the Link Activity reports.

Reports & Statistics – Link Activity Reports by Source

Reports & Statistics – Example of Link Activity Reports by Source

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The Link Activity by Type report option has been selected.

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Reports & Statistics – Link Activity Reports by Type

The Link Activity by Target Type report option has been selected. Target Type refers to the type of service that is being linked to (Document Delivery, ILL, OPAC, etc.).

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Reports & Statistics – Link Activity Reports by Target Type

Reports & Statistics – Example of Link Activity Reports by Target Type

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The Link Activity by Target report option has been selected. Target refers to the actual service name (ex. JSTOR, EDRS, etc.).

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Reports & Statistics – Link Activity Reports by Target

Reports & Statistics – Example of Link Activity Reports by Target

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COUNTER: Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources“..international initiative designed to serve librarians, publishes and intermediaries

by facilitating the recording and exchange of online usage statistics.”

Reports & Statistics – COUNTER Reports

Select from report options available in the drop-down.

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Reports & Statistics – COUNTER Reports

Select Journal Report 1 then clicks Show Report. Example report shown below.

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Reports & Statistics – COUNTER Reports

Graphical Reports

Select the Database Title Lists tab.

Title Lists are available in MARC 21, HTML and Tab Delimited format.

Database Title Lists

Click link to view Title Lists in MARC 21 format. Other formats include HTML and Tab Delimited

Sample Record.

Database Title Lists - MARC 21 Sample Record

You can fully customize the Select Service screen to include logos and branding information.

Site/Group Maintenance – Customize Select Service Screen

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EBSCOadmin Context sensitive On-Line Help is always available for your immediate needs.

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On-Line Help