Library | EBSCO Discovery Service

Welcome to the EBESCO Discovery Search Tutorial

This section highlights our main searching platform EBSCO Discovery Search and its important features.

The EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) is a rich environment that offers users a search experience incorporating all of your resources into a powerful interface.

To Access EBSCOhost ⇒ Just two simple steps:

Step 1. Go to the Library homepage at lib.bue.edu.eg

At the top left hand menu find “E-Resources” then click the “Search in all” option.

Step 2. Click the link below to access EBSCO Discovery Services (EDS).

The system will automatically detect your location once you click on the link and direct you accordingly:

* On Campus: You will be automatically directed to EDS when connected to the University network.
* Off Campus: You will be prompted to sign in using your BUE email account credentials.

New account on EBSCO:

Steps for New account on EBSCO:

∴ Go to the EBSCO search page “as explained previously”

∴ Find the Sign in button at the top left hand side.

∴ Press on “create one account” and fill the required data then you will have a private space on EBSCOhost.

Basic Search:

To start Basic Search; just type the search term in the search box and press the search button

Search Result List – Includes multiple options:

Book Record Sample:

Article Record Sample:

To apply an advanced search, click the Advanced Search option:

Each of the three search boxes has a Select a Field pull-down menu to the right of it.

TX (all text) – this is the same as a keyword search in Basic Search.
AU (author) – the author of the work.
TI (title) – the title of the work.
SU (subject terms) – controlled vocabulary.

To the left of the search boxes there are menus allow you to join the search boxes with AND, OR or NOT. By default, EBSCOhost puts an AND in between the search boxes by default. Sure You can change it according to your needs.