How to Search? … EBSCO Databases: Introduction and Search Tutorials

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EBSCOhost Databases

Your professors will often tell you to "Use EBSCO to find articles." What exactly is EBSCO? Well, EBSCO Information Services is one of the largest privately held and family-owned companies in the United States. EBSCO quickly became a pioneer in the library services industry and a premier database in academia.


The EBSCO database tutorials found in the LibGuide introduce the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Demonstrating a WorkFlow researchers utilize to conduct academic research.

Suggested Cerritos College Library Database: EBSCO - Academic Search Complete

  • FYI: There are 29 EBSCO databases in the Cerritos College Library that use this interface workflow. (All can be accessed within the EBSCO interface separately or at once).

Database synopsis: Multi-disciplinary full text for more than 12,000 scholarly journals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed titles. Offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. Also includes many popular magazines.

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Starting Spring 2025 the Cerritos College Library has migrated to the new EBSCO Interface:

Content updated by Librarian M. Carrillo Spr. 2025

  • Last Updated Jan 14, 2025
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