OSU Libraries

One big plus side to saving your work online is that it is really easy to share that work with other people - which comes in really handy when you have groupwork to do.

Here's how to create a folder that you can easily share with a study group or project group using your My EBSCOhost account.

Go to the library homepage at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu (if you open this link now, it'll open up in a new window).

Log in to your My EBSCOhost account (don't know what I mean?  Here's how to create one.)

Do some searches, and create a special folder (EBSCOhost calls it acustom folder) for the results you want to share.

 

 

When your folder is ready, click on it and then click on that little Share link underneath the title.  A email form will open up.  Enter email addresses for the people who you want to share the folder with, and add a message if you want.

Decide whether you want people to have access to the folder just once - or over and over again.  If the answer is "just once," click the box that says Restrict Passcode to Single Use.

 

 

Your friends will get an email that looks like this.  They will need to copy and paste the passcode out of the email to see your folder.

 

 

To open a folder that someone has shared, log on to MyEBSCOhost (if you share with other people, they need to have MyEBSCOhost accounts themselves).  Click on the little Add link next to the folder called Shared By:

 

 

Cut and paste the passcode in (from the email) and the new shared folder will be visible.

If you have any questions, contact me (anne-marie.deitering AT oregonstate DOT edu), or leave a comment.