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TNC EBSCO Overview: Home

This guide provides TNC researchers with information on the EBSCO platform specific to TNC's subscription. It also helps users learn about platform features and functionality, and determine whether EBSCO can aid in their research.

Vendor Summary

Since 1987, EBSCO has been the world’s largest intermediary between thousands of libraries and publishers, providing library users with access to critical materials. Specifically, it is the leading provider of e-resources, subscription management, and library technology to K-12 schools, universities, colleges, medical and government institutions, corporations, public libraries, and other non-profits world-wide.

The TNC E-Collection provides users with access to the following EBSCO products: 

  • Academic Search Complete
  • Business Source Complete
  • Environmental Complete
  • Non-Profit Reference Center
  • Sustainability Reference Center

For more, see below for general information on EBSCO's platform and go to the "Subscriptions" tab for subscription details.  

Subscription Access

Connect to TNC's VPN and then select the link here to search for e-resources through EBSCO. If VPN access is unavailable, please go to the "Journal Access" page on Connect for alternative login instructions. 

Research Tools

EBSCO's platform includes numerous features that enable efficient research:

  • Save search queries for future use

  • Access audio versions of text content 

  • Easily translate content with built-in translation tool 

  • Export resources to email, Google Drive, and OneDrive 

  • Use in-text hyperlinks to easily navigate within a document 

  • Create a personal account to customize your EBSCO experience

  • Save, share, and annotate resources within personal EBSCO folders 

  • Use in-record links to view other resources by the same author, under the same subject heading, etc. 

  • Receive alerts for newly published materials that match saved search criteria or that are published by certain journals

  • Generate citations in numerous formats and export them to bibliographic management software such as EndNote and Zotero 

Vendor Training Resources

Visit EBSCO Connect for training and resources on key platform functionality.  

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Contact Information

If you have any questions about the TNC E-Collection or the EBSCO products TNC subscribes to, please email journals@tnc.org.