#   EBSCO Discovery Service

Connect your patrons to all your library’s online resources anytime, anywhere with EBSCO Discovery Service. Through a single search, patrons can discover and access e-books, magazines, full-text articles and everything else your library has to offer, making the most of your investments.



 

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

 

 

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

 

- [Overview](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service)
- [Quality Content](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/quality-content)
- [Search Technology](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/search-technology)
- [Authentication & Links to Full Text](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/authentication-links-to-full-text)
- [User Experience](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/user-experience)
- [Integration & Customization](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/integration-customization)
- [Expertise & Support](/public-libraries/products/ebsco-discovery-service/expertise-support)
 
 



 

  #   Authentication & Links to Full Text

## OpenAthens: One Login to All Your Resources

OpenAthens is an advanced access management system that eliminates the need for multiple logins. Users sign in only one time to access all your library’s resources.

[Learn more about OpenAthens](/products/openathens-compass-authentication "OpenAthens Compass Authentication")

### Google Authentication

EBSCO Discovery Service supports Google Authentication, enabling users to sign in to EBSCO resources and create personal accounts using their Gmail login credentials.



 



###   Quick Links to Full Text

Patrons can click directly to the PDF or HTML full text of an article from within the search result list and detail pages, reducing search time.



 

 

 [  See full-text linking options](#open-gallery)

 

 

 

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## A Better Patron Experience. More Usage of Your Resources.

When patrons can quickly access and find the resources they need, they use more of what’s in your collection. From an easy-to-use library website to one-click authentication, EBSCO and EBSCO partners offer a full suite of technologies that enhance discovery.

[Explore all public library technologies](/public-libraries/library-technology "Public Library Technology & Discovery")



 

 

 





 

 

   #### Ready to get started with EDS?

 

See what EDS can do for your library.



 

 

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

 

 

 #### Already an EDS customer?

 

Access tutorials, user guides and more.



 

 

 [ Get support ](https://connect.ebsco.com/s/topic/0TO1H000000HHfEWAW/ebsco-discovery-service?language=en_US) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ##  Recommended Reading 

Recommended Reading Items

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 ](/blogs/ebscopost/2156835/what-can-public-libraries-learn-netflix) 

### Blog

 

 [What Can Public Libraries Learn from Netflix?](/blogs/ebscopost/2156835/what-can-public-libraries-learn-netflix) 

 

 



 



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 ](/resources/digital-literacy-and-discovery) 

### Solution guide

 

 [ Digital Literacy and Discovery ](/resources/digital-literacy-and-discovery) 

 

 



 



 [ ![Learning to Search Blog Image    ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/Learning-to-Search-Blog-Image-780.png) 

 ](/blogs/ebscopost/power-patron-how-new-ebsco-discovery-servicetm-user-experience-gets-library-patrons) 

### Blog

 

 [Power to the Patron: How the New EBSCO Discovery Service™ User Experience Gets Library Patrons Expert Results](/blogs/ebscopost/power-patron-how-new-ebsco-discovery-servicetm-user-experience-gets-library-patrons)