EBSCO Database
PREL offers free online access to EBSCO databases to all residents
of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific, including teachers, students,
parents, educational administrators, health professionals, and
researchers. EBSCO databases index the articles in more than
7,500 of the world's leading magazines and journals in education,
health, social issues, business, and student services.
Connecting to EBSCO
You can log
in from any computer at home, work, or school. Contact
your local department or ministry of education, library, or
PREL
Service Center to ask for a password. Alternatively,
contact askprel@prel.org
and include your name and address.
Selecting
Databases
Once you are logged into EBSCO, you may click on “All
Databases” at the start of the list. This allows
you to browse or select from the complete list of over
20 databases. Alternatively, you may choose a category
that connects to a series of specialized databases.
For example:
- Education
- Health
- Social Issues
- Business
- Secondary School Students
- Just For Kids! Research Made Fun and Easy
- Fiction Resources for Grades K - 8
- Fiction Advisory: Find a Really Good Book
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Searching EBSCO
To conduct a basic keyword search, type a keyword or phrase
in the “Find Box” and hit the “Search”
button. To conduct a more refined search, select the “Advanced
Search” tag from the top navigation bar. This enables
you to limit or expand your search.
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