How to Use the EBSCO databases

(NB: only available to Brentwood Residents)

1. Get a User ID and password from Joyce or Marilyn at the library.

2. Go to the library Web page and click on “Links” (left-hand side of home page, or this page))

3. Click on the symbol.

4. Put in your User ID and password and click on [Login].

5. Choose from the listed services:

Adult, Business, or Health Resources: General magazines, many in full text, searchable by keywords.

Searchasaurus: Great for kids through middle school, includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, selected magazines for research projects, and an animal encyclopedia.

Novelist: Everything the fiction reader needs to find new authors, find out about old favorites, or choose the next book to read.

All EBSCO Resources: Search current information by broad topics.

6. Choose a database in EBSCOhost:

Some of the services you select will take you right to a search page. When using other services you may have to click a box at the left to select or de-select a particular database to search. You can choose as many as you want. Some may be pre-selected (you can un-select those if you like), but, FYI, the general magazine index is called “MasterFILE Premier”. For scholarly journals, choose “Academic Search Elite”.

Then click on the Continue or Start button to move on to your search.


Congratulations, you are in! If you need help getting into the databases, or using them, see Marilyn or Joyce at the library for a quick run through. (see phone and email info below)