EBSCOhost Integrated Search (EHIS)

Available Now

Taking federated searching to a new level

Like federated search engines, any database from any vendor(and any OPAC) can be searched simultaneously

However, unlike federated search products, true integration is possible

Superior Breadth of Sources

• EBSCOhost Integrated Search was developed using a services oriented architecture that allows an unlimited number of sources to be included

• EBSCO is working with the leaders in federated search technology to be able to deliver the largest number of sources in the industry

Superior Performance & Support

• EBSCOhost has:

– Fully redundant and load balanced service delivery

– Qualified and diligent support staff

• EBSCOhost Integrated Search has:

– A sophisticated AJAX display that allows resultsto trickle in without delaying the user

• The slowest connectors will no longer frustrate end users

Superior Ease of Use

• EBSCOhost is the world’s most widely used database research platform

• Integrating databases from other providers into EBSCOhost means

– Usability studies were done to improve EBSCOhost and those enhancements will now benefit users of other services

– More familiarity for staff and end users

– Less training for staff and end users

The features of EBSCOhost’sBasic Search are now available for

searching any database from any vendor

The features of EBSCOhost’sAdvanced Search are now available forsearching any database from any vendor

EBSCOhost’sSubject Clustering is now

available for non-EBSCOhost databases, too

EBSCOhost’sPublication (a.k.a., Source)Clustering is now availablefor any database from any

vendor that identifies sources

Sort by Relevance or Date

Use EBSCOhostFolders for anydatabase fromany vendor

The EBSCOhost Date Sliderallows the user to refine by

date published for any contentwith dates identified

The library can nowprovide end users withlabels of databases

Custom links may beautomatically included

if desired

EBSCOhost “Full Record”functionality is now available for

any database from any vendor

• EBSCOadmin can now be used to:

– setup any databases from any vendor

– customize the user experience for external databases

– generate statistical reports from external databases

– control subject area groupings of databases

– add labels of databases for unfamiliar end users

EHIS can look like this...

...Or, EHIScan be accessed

directly via linksfrom the

library’s website

Attractive Pricing for EBSCOhost Customers

EBSCO doesn’t charge an extra fee to includeEBSCOhost databases in EBSCOhost Integrated Search,

naturally reducing “connector” counts

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