#   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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   #   User Experience [ ](#)

 

- [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)
 
 



 

  #   User Experience

### Backed by User Research 

Understanding the needs of students and educators is the first step to successful research. EBSCO Discovery Service includes features and technology built on research to help users get exactly what they’re looking for.

### One Interface 

Journals, magazines, newspapers, books, databases and more can all be integrated into the EDS, offering students access to all your digital resources, including your catalog, through one search box.



 



###   Did-You-Mean, Autocomplete and Autocorrect 

EDS automatically offers suggestions and corrections to users' search terms, decreasing false results and errors.



 

 

 [  See an example of autocomplete](#open-gallery)

 

 

 

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###   Research Starters 

Research Starters are short encyclopedia-like summaries of more than 70,000 popular topics. They provide students with a starting point for research.



 

 

 [  See a Research Starter example](#open-gallery)

 

 

 

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### Text-to-Speech 

Text-to-Speech for HTML articles and Research Starters provides teachers with an alternative content delivery method and supports struggling readers or those who prefer listening to information.

### Multimedia Content 

Students can search and discover maps, graphs, charts, images, audio recordings and video.

### Other Features

- Personal folders for saving and sharing content
- Citation tool to help students format bibliographic references
- Search for and within publications

### Accessible Features

EBSCO invests time and resources to provide all users with access to our products, including EBSCO Discovery Service. We work with internationally recognized accessibility experts and incorporate feedback from customers and users.

[Learn more about EBSCO’s commitment to accessibility](/technology/accessibility "Accessibility")



 



 

  

 

 

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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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