Creating an Ebscohost Search form
Below is information that can be used to create Ebscohost search forms for web pages or Blackboard sites.
Product Codes for Ebscohost Databases
Use this link to find your Ebscohost product codes. Find the product codes for the database(s) that you want to search. Write them down.
http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=1255
HTML Code for an Ebscohost Search Box
This section has all of the HTML code that you’ll need for your search box.
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3. Take the product code(s) you obtained in step one and insert it (or them) as the ‘value’ attribute in these lines above
To search multiple Ebsco databases, you’ll need to duplicate the entire line above (each product code needs its own line of code).
4. Finally, create a new content item in Blackboard, choose “HTML” as the text type, and paste the code into the text window. The submitted item will result in a simple keyword search form.
Visit the Ebsco support site for more details on setting up a search form:
http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3308
