New SUNYConnect database package

Allows multi-database searching via EBSCOhost interface

SUNYConnect is cooperative initiative that allows the SUNY campuses to share collections and services. One shared set of resources we receive through SUNYConnect is a package of online databases on the EBSCOhost platform.

The EBSCOhost interface is easy to use and is common across the range of databases included in the SUNYConnect package. This common platform has the added benefit of allowing you to search more than one database simultaneously.

To search multiple databases at the same time, simply connect to one of them (for example, Academic Search Premier) and click the Choose Databases tab near the top of the screen. A list of available databases will appear. Just check the boxes next to the databases you want to search simultaneously and click the Continue button. The next screen that appears will be a search screen.

The databases available to us in this SUNYConnect / EBSCOhost package are:

Academic Search Premier (Multidisciplinary)
Business Source Premier (Business)
CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Nursing and Allied Health)
CINAHL Select (Nursing and Allied Health)
ERIC (Education)
MEDLINE (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Health-Care System, etc.)
Professional Development Collection (Information and resources for Professional Educators)
Military & Government Collection (Current news for all branches of the military and government)
Regional Business News (Small collection covering all metropolitan and rural areas in the USA)
MasterFILE Premier (Multidisciplinary)
Education Resource Complete (Education) - available by July 31^st, 2006