#   EBSCO Discovery Service

EBSCO Discovery Service is an all-inclusive search solution that makes in-depth research easy. The platform offers sophisticated features that anticipate user intent, helping them get to exactly what they are looking for quickly and easily.



 

 [ Request a demo ](/request-information?product=eds) 

 

 

   #   Authentication & Links to Full Text [ ](#)

 

- [Overview](/academic-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service)
- [Quality Data & Precision Search](/academic-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/quality-data-precision-search)
- [Authentication & Links to Full Text](/academic-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/authentication-links-to-full-text)
- [User Experience](/academic-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/user-experience)
- [Integration & Customization](/academic-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/integration-customization)
- [Expertise & Support](/academic-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/expertise-support)
 
 



 

  #   Authentication & Links to Full Text

## EBSCO & OpenAthens

Your library offers access to many different platforms, and users expect seamless entry to all. OpenAthens supports a personalized research experience through a single login. OpenAthens is secure and simple to set up, customize and manage.

[Learn more about OpenAthens](/products/ebsco-openathens)

### Your Choice of Knowledge Base and Link Resolver

Full Text Finder is a next-generation knowledge base, holdings management tool, publication finder, journal browsing interface and link resolver. Full Text Finder, together with EBSCO Discovery Service, provides users fast and reliable access to full text.

At the same time, EBSCO can integrate your choice of knowledge base and link resolver into EDS and automate future updates, so you can update a single knowledge base with no additional staff time.

### Advantages of Full Text Finder

EDS may be powered by SFX, Uresolver, 360 Link and others, but using Full Text Finder has advantages:

- Powered by the EBSCO Knowledge Base (KB) — the largest pool of known title data
- Direct links for all publishers when e-journals are purchased via [EBSCO Subscription Services](/academic-libraries/products/journal-subscription-services-1 "Journal & e-Package Services - Academic Libraries")[ ](/academic-libraries/products/journal-subscription-services-1 "Journal & e-Package Services - Academic Libraries")
- Ability to set up custom links to any e-book platform
- [GOBI](/academic-libraries/products/gobi-library-solutions-1 "GOBI Library Solutions for Academic Libraries") e-book purchases will be automatically loaded into the knowledge base and link resolver, making Full Text Finder the first link resolver that is truly for both e-journals and e-books

[Learn more about Full Text Finder](/products/full-text-finder)



 



 

  

 

 

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See what EDS can do for your library.



 

 

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 #### Already an EDS customer?

 

Access tutorials, user guides and more on EBSCO Connect.



 

 

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### Overview

 

 [ The New EBSCO Discovery Service User Experience for Academic Libraries ](/resources/new-eds-user-experience-academic-libraries) 

 

 



 



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### Solution guide

 

 [ Advancing Student Success with a Discovery Service ](/resources/advancing-student-success-discovery-service) 

 

 



 



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### Video

 

 

 [Unlock the Full Potential of Your Library with EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)](#)