Ebsco database training in October 2026

Ebsco are delivering a range of training opportunities this month as below. Please book for these online courses using the links below:

Advanced Searching for CINAHL in EBSCOhost

This 60-minute session will introduce advanced search concepts for searching in CINAHL on the EBSCOhost interface. In this session we will look at navigating the interface, the use of CINAHL (Subject) Headings, the application of filters, reviewing available options to save, share, download and export search results, as well as saving, editing and downloading searches and creating and managing alerts.

• Wednesday, 14th October @ 2.00pm
• Thursday, 29th October @ 10.00am

Exploring the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub – Updated

This 60-minute webinar provides a comprehensive introduction to the Hub (EBSCO Discovery Service), featuring recent enhancements to the interface.

• Tuesday, 27th October @ 2.30pm

Supporting Systematic Reviews Part 1 – Searching

The first of two parts, this 60-minute session will introduce the concepts of searching the healthcare literature to support systematic reviews from initial framing of a question, to demonstrate search using PICO(T), searching both keywords and subject terms for CINAHL and MEDLINE on the new EBSCOhost interface. Part 2 will look at how to process results using personal folders and bibliographic software.

• Wednesday, 7th October @ 10.00am

Supporting Systematic Reviews Part 2 - Managing Results

This 60-minute session will introduce options for managing search results after searching the literature on CINAHL and MEDLINE, on the EBSCOhost interface, in support of systematic reviews.
This session will look at available options including using the MyEBSCO personal Folder to store and retrieve searches and references exporting to bibliographic software, such as Endnote and RefWorks.

• Tuesday, 13th October @ 10.00am

Systematic Literature Searching in MEDLINE on EBSCOhost

This 60-minute session will introduce advanced search concepts for searching MEDLINE on the EBSCOhost interface. In this session we will look at developing a complex search strategy, incorporating wildcards and proximity search operators, running freetext and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) searches, and applying available filters to focus search results.

• Thursday, 22nd October @ 10.00am

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