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EBSCO Publishing

Type	Database services
Headquarters	Ipswich, Massachusetts
Industry	Publishing
Parent	EBSCO Industries
Website	EBSCO Publishing Homepage

EBSCO Publishing is a company that provides serial content in the form of online bibliographic and full text databases, which can be accessed after purchasing a subscription. EBSCO Publishing's core business is providing online databases via EBSCOhost to libraries worldwide. There are two main types of databases: full text databases (e.g., Business Source, etc.) and secondary databases (e.g., EconLit, PsycINFO, etc.).^[1]

EBSCO is used by libraries, schools, academic institutions, medical institutions and corporations. The headquarters is located in Ipswich, Massachusetts.^[2]

The company is a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries.

Contents 1 Databases 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

[edit] Databases

EBSCO Publishing’s core business is providing online databases via its proprietary software, EBSCOhost, to libraries.^[1]

The company introduced a new 2.0 interface in 2008, which, according to EBSCO, "combines the need for a simplified search experience with in-depth functions."^[3] A related product is EBSCO A-to-Z, which consolidates information into a central database.

The company also provides databases for reference in both the health and business sectors. Dynamed is a clinical reference tool which is available as a subscription-based resource providing evidence-based clinical information to physicians.^[4][5]

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• Alper B, Stevermer J, White D, Ewigman B (2001). "Answering family physicians' clinical questions using electronic medical databases". J Fam Pract 50 (11): 960–5. PMID 11711012. 
• Alper B, White D, Ge B (2005). "Physicians answer more clinical questions and change clinical decisions more often with synthesized evidence: a randomized trial in primary care". Ann Fam Med 3 (6): 507–13. doi:10.1370/afm.370. PMID 16338914. http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/3/6/507. 
• Bodenheimer T, Grumbach K (2003). "Electronic technology: a spark to revitalize primary care?". JAMA 290 (2): 259–64. doi:10.1001/jama.290.2.259. PMID 12851283. 

[edit] External links

• EBSCO Publishing website

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