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Booksmarks and PermaLinks

In the old interface, the researcher had to choose the permalink and send or save it to access the material later.

Yellow lines boxing an article's permalink from EBSCO's old interface


EBSCO has updated their linking configuration to include built-in authentication. This means the researcher can now use your browser's URL as the PERMALINK
 

Yellow lines boxing EBSCO's new location for permalinks

 

Note: Using the browser as a permalink is specific to EBSCO databases only. Other Venders will still have permalinks with in the materials metadata.

 

Accessibility Updates

EBSCO has added text-to-speech feature for PDF powered by Read Speaker.

Text-to-Speech
Text-to-speech functionality on
HTML full-text articles & PDF

Transcripts
Transcripts for videos and audiobooks

Alternate Text
Descriptive page titles and alternate text
for meaningful images

ARIA Landmarks
ARIA landmarks to assist users with screen readers

Keyboard Access
Keyboard-only navigation

EPUB & DRM-free* eBooks
Many titles available DRM-free in
EPUB format
*DRM-Free eBooks are titles that offer unlimited printing, saving, copying/pasting and downloading. 
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HTML & PDF Viewer

 
Researchers can see how many e-copies are available, and whether the title is currently in use. In addition to the new PDF viewer. This new option gives the researcher the chance to download the whole eBook, or to select individual chapters from the table of contents.

 

New Version

new viewer of reading an article in ebsco

Old Version

Old viewer

 

Adapted from Mariah Tennell of Aurora.edu