How do I enable/disable a database index in EBSCOadmin?
What are the EBSCO Discovery Service Indexes?
The EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) Indexes comprise records of different types, including articles, books, reports, conference materials, videos, blogs, and more, from many different publishers. The databases provide hundreds of thousands of records for searching in EDS and linking out to library holdings and electronic subscriptions. Importantly - your users can only find things in the Hub that are included in records in the databases you select. In addition to the databases prepared by EBSCO you may have a database for your LMS, integrated NHS Repository and other local resources.
We have information about which databases we have switched on and are searched as the defaults for all instances.
Adding a new database to your profile
Although we generally recommend not changing the database selections that have been set for all instances, there may be occasions when you need to add or remove a database from your EDS profile to customize your search experience. If you wish to add a new database to your EDS profile:
Click the Customize Services Tab.
From the Choose Profile drop-down list, select the profile labelled NHS Knowledge and Library hub (hee_eds)- eds.
Click the Databases sub-tab.
In the upper left corner a drop-down menu is set to Show: Enabled.
Using the drop-down, change the display to Show: Disabled to show available database to add to the profile.
For each database you would like to add, set it to On in the Enable column.
Click Submit. The database(s) are now added to the profile.
In many cases you will need to add a matching package in HLM (Holdings Link Manager) and in some you may need to add a Custom link. You should test your linking experience after adding the database and contact the Service Desk with any follow on questions.
Removing databases from your profile
If you wish to remove a database from your EDS profile:
Click the Customize Services Tab.
From the Choose Profile drop-down list, select the profile labelled NHS Knowledge and Library hub (hee_eds)- eds.
Click the Databases sub-tab.
Set the Enable setting to Off for each database you would like to disable from the EDS profile.
Click Submit. The database(s) are now removed from the profile.
Remember to remove related packages in HLM if you no longer subscribe to the content. It may be better to hide rather than remove packages in HLM due to them sometimes reappearing if removed due to system glitches.