EBSCOhost

Dreadful. On Android 6, this app is barely functional. The start screen tells you to obtain a key, but gives no place to input it. The settings menu does nothing that I can see. One would expect this to be the place to record account details, but it did not seem to work.

I get access to thousands of sources but I have been unable to save or download a single article. I am greeted with the message I put in the title. What is the problem? I am running firmware 2.2 since no higher is available for my phone. Can you fix this??

This app is terrible. First of all, the app does not connect to my EBSCO account, so I can't syncronize saved searches. Second, the user experience of this app is just so bad - slow, blurry images, tiny unreadable text, confusing navigation, etc. Its very unclear how to set up access from my library. Very disappointing, EBSCO, please update.

Can't view eBooks, can only search, and I can't find anything to link it to my library's account. Removed.

Got the email with the link but every time I click on the link to activate it the app just crashes.

I don't understand why it isn't letting me log in when I have an account through my school.

Extremely useful.. not only when researching for assignments, but for settling those disputes with know-it-alls who've never heard of a scholarly source.

Stop trying to be an iPhone app! It is unreliable and very slow, the website works much better which is sad.

Having to register within the library is a nuisance, why cant you do 'institutional login' (sibleth?) that works from anywhere

Thank you thank you thank you! I use an asus transformer tablet for notes and research. I have been having a lot of difficulty in being able to access my library`s database on it, so this is exactly what i needed. And it works!

Tried to use it for my school so I could use it on the ho to find sources for a final paper. However the access key in the email opens a browser then the app and then it just crashes. Completely useless app.

I have tried setting it up 3 separate times and won't even do that. I hate leaving such a low rating but this is ridiculous. I can't even get into the app to see if I like it.

Can't view eBooks, can only search, and I can't find anything to link it to my library's account. Removed.

Worked great for about a month, but now it comes up with 0 results when I search. I linked my college e mail with it.

Crashes on launch. I cannot use the application.

Thought this would be a great app but it doesnt download.

Clicked on 5 articles. Crashed 4 out of those 5 attempts. Waste of time.

Allows you to do nothing other than search. EBSCO is worthless on android. Can't view books in the web browser can't download books with Bluefire and can't view them in their own app. What a tremendous waste.

Try goodreads instead.

Mind blown by the amazing source of knowledge that can be accessed from your handheld device, you just have to know how to use it. Thank you Ebsco - Cheers to the whole team

I get access to thousands of sources but I have been unable to save or download a single article. I am greeted with the message I put in the title. What is the problem? I am running firmware 2.2 since no higher is available for my phone. Can you fix this??

It did not provide the easy access that the website does, does not provide adequate articles, and no option to log into an already available account.

Will not let me use my university's access to the service

Saves searches, view PDFs, share, save specific articles etc. Activation was easy, I folloeed the two steps from the email. Install the app, click on activation link in email while on device app installed to. Other users must have had older versions because this was quick and simple.

Now I dont need to bring my laptop everytime I need to find a journal or article s.

It hangs whenever I try to open it. Sad, because I rely on it heavily.

This app is great for the phone. There are a few features that seem to rarely work, like accessing articles from other sources, but otherwise good. I just wish there was a tablet version with a richer interface.

Just get details of books, can't read the actual book. Maybe due to intentional limitations but impossible to tell. Needs option to only search books with PDF version available!

2 different network connections and 2 different browsers later, the authentication key still did not work. If I was lucky, I got a server error message from EBSCO. The utility of this app is limited anyway, since one cannot access EBSCOhost's ebooks, but not even the app itself works on my Nexus 7.

Good application but needs huge improvement on the UI and in the front end.

This gives all database at one click

Only allows viewing of a very limited range of full text articles compared to the web version... Does not allow account login so you can put items into your folder for later viewing on PC. Basically useless because of the above limitations.

I did not experience the registration logins like what others have been mentioning. I bet the app has limitations like any normal mobile version of desktop applications. My only suggestion is: modernize the ui. It looks old. Try to do something like a Google Now inspired ui or holo. Any modern interface would do.

Now I can access the databases on the run!

Nice and simple, and works exactly how you would expect. Your access to data bases and articles is determined by the extent of access of your host library. For example, my access through the National Library of Australia is much wider than the access I get through my membership of the Tasmanian library service.

It works faster than browser version. The most usefull app for those who does research day and night!

After spending half an hour trying to figure out how to read an article I have given up. The help section is useless. The screen shots provided in the "how to read an article" look nothing like the actual screen. And just for clarification, the full text of the article I am trying to read IS available on the website.

Generally ok, doesnt work in landscape mode and personally need the ability to log in (as on the website )to get existing saved articles but is good for quick info

As a busy student always of the bus or at work this app is a life saver! Sure, its not perfect but its saves me an amazing amount of time.

Is there a way to browse journals instead of searching?