#   EBSCO Discovery Service

Get the most out of your e-resources investment with EBSCO Discovery Service, an affordable search platform that provides access to your school’s library collection. Available anytime, anywhere, EDS helps students quickly and conveniently find content for research.



 

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   #   Search Technology [ ](#)

 

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



 

  #   Search Technology

### The Most Relevant Search Results

EBSCO Discovery Service has no bias toward content from any provider. Search results are prioritized by:

1. Match on subject headings from controlled vocabularies
2. Match on article titles
3. Match on author keywords
4. Match on keywords within abstracts
5. Match on keywords within full text

### How EDS Ranks Value

- Recency/currency — Recently published content is scored higher
- Document type — For example, articles are considered more valuable than book reviews
- Document length — Documents of a more substantial length are more valuable



 



 

  

 

 

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## Take Student Research to the Next Level

When students can quickly access the resources they need, they use more of what’s in your library. From an easy-to-use library website with [Stacks](/products/stacks-library-websites-1 "Stacks Library Websites") to single sign-on with [OpenAthens](/products/openathens-compass-authentication "OpenAthens Compass Authentication"), EBSCO and EBSCO partners offer a full suite of technologies that make research easy.



 

 

 





 

 

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