Home Improvement Reference Center features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects. All of the content is organized in a robust, easy-to-use interface so that users can quickly find the information they need.
Content Includes:
- More than 130 full-text reference books, including major reference works from Creative Publishing International
- More than 40 full-text magazines and trade publications
- 35,000 images not available anywhere else online
- Nearly 100 videos of popular home repair projects
Statistics & Titles
The OPLIN Database Usage Reporting Tool uses automation to pull usage numbers directly from the vendors' sites, and presents the most useful numbers (generally “searches” and “items”) in a consistent interface.
To see your library's numbers for last month, visit stats.oplin.org.
Click linked database names for more numbers and information.
Additional reports of EBSCOhost usage, including NoveList, Auto Repair Reference Center, and any other EBSCO databases for which the library has a subscription. Requires library password. EBSCOadmin is EBSCO's own tool for checking EBSCO database usage statistics, creating reports, and customizing certain interface options. Since it is maintained by EBSCO and not OPLIN, a separate ID and password are required. If you do not know your ID and password, please contact the OPLIN Support Center, support@oplin.ohio.gov for assistance. For further details on how the tool itself works, click on the "Help" link at the top of the screen after logging in.
Training Materials
- Getting Started Guide (PDF) This one-page guide created by OPLIN is designed to get your patrons started.
- User Guide.The links on this page are designed to cover the basics of searching and browsing the Home Improvement Reference Center interface.
- EBSCO Tutorials. On this page, you can find a powerpoint and a video recording of a tutorial on Home Improvement Reference Center.
- All EBSCO webinars. Check this list of all available webinars from EBSCO to see training options.
- Quick Look: Home Improvement Reference Center (Youtube)
- EBSCO help. This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions
- EBSCO training. This website links to all EBSCO training resources, include upcoming and recorded webinars as well as YouTube Trainings.