EBSCOHost provides the University of Kent with access to many databases, including Academic Search Complete, that you may use to find journal articles, conference proceedings, and more.
From 5 Jan 2026, the interface for these databases has changed, and you may notice this when searching for content.
The landing page has a new, simplified look ( see below). You can still search an individual database, a selection of databases, or all the databases we subscribe to at once.
EBSCOhost has introduced these improvements to enhance accessibility and usability.
Features include:
- ability to use natural language in your search
- better display across multiple devices
- simplifed design to reduce overwhelm on the page
- easy to access quick filters
- transcripts for video content and text to speech functions
- descriptive text for images and other media content
- 33 languages to use for translation purposes
- options to select region to narrow down to research output from specific geographical areas
If you have customised your EBSCO database experience by creating a personal account, then you can log in and access any saved folders and results.
You will need to reset any search alerts that you may have set up, however. To do this, please follow the EBSCOHost guidance on setting up search alerts.
If you have any further questions or problems using the new EBSCOhost then please contact academiclibrary@kent.ac.uk to help resolve this