EBSCO Training Portal

Join us for a series of public trainings designed for librarians, researchers, teachers and students in Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia, who would like to learn more about EBSCO products and services.

Our aim is to help librarians serve their users’ needs and improve research results. We will provide you with useful and engaging information, tips and best practices to succeed.

Training Schedule Overview

Trainings are free of charge. Once you have registered using one of the links below, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the session. If you are interested in additional training on a specific topic or database, or additional training for library staff or patrons, please contact Tibor Foltinsky, Customer Training Specialist, via e-mail: [email protected].

We recommend that you bookmark this site and visit it regularly to sign up for any new trainings and view the recordings. You can also sign-up to receive a monthly newsletter with all of our training classes delivered directly to your inbox!

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Upcoming Sessions | 2026

DDA Model for Permanent eBook Purchases

Thursday, February 24 | 10:00 AM CET (11:00 AM EET)
Duration: 30 minutes
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Join our webinar designed for libraries that want to use the Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) model for permanent eBook purchases.

Agenda:
  • Introduction
  • How to create a DDA list on the ECM platform
  • Criteria for automatic eBook purchase
  • Live demonstration
  • Q&A session
A recording of the webinar will be made and subsequently shared with everyone who registered for the webinar.


MARCH

The Academic Search Databases

Thursday, March 12 | 10:00 AM CET (11:00 AM EET)
Duration: 30 minutes
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An engaging webinar where we will introduce popular databases from the Academic Search product line. We’ll also share a few useful tips for advanced searching on the EBSCOhost and EDS platforms.

Agenda:
  • Introduction
  • Overview of content in Academic Search databases
  • Live demo
  • Q&A
This session will be recorded, and the recording will be shared with all registrants.


Customization options in EBSCO’s user interfaces

Wednesday, March 25 | 10:00 AM CET (11:00 AM EET)
Duration: 30 minutes
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Practical webinar targeted on institutional administrators where we will show you what is customizable in the EBSCO interfaces and what other features are available to admins to maximize the user experience.

Agenda:
  • Introduction
  • Customization options sitting in the classic EBSCOAdmin
  • Customizations available in the EBSCO Experience Manager
  • Q&A
This session will be recorded, and the recording will be shared with all registrants.


APRIL

Offline eBook Checkout with Thorium Reader

Thursday, April 9 | 10:00 AM CET (11:00 AM EET)
Duration: 30 minutes
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Join our webinar to discover Thorium Reader, a new DRM solution for eBooks. We’ll show you how patrons can check out eBooks for offline reading and share practical tips for configuring eBook checkout settings in your library.

Agenda:
  • Introduction
  • How to check out eBooks for offline reading
  • Thorium Reader features and usage
  • eBook configuration tips
  • Q&A
A recording of the webinar will be made and subsequently shared with everyone who registered for the webinar.


The Business Source Databases

Thursday, April 23 | 10:00 AM CET (11:00 AM EET)
Duration: 30 minutes
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Join us for an engaging webinar in which we will introduce popular databases from the Business Source product line. We’ll also share useful tips for finding non‑journal full‑text content in these databases.

Agenda:
  • Introduction
  • Overview of content in Business Source databases
    Live demo
  • Q&A
A recording of the webinar will be made and subsequently shared with everyone who registered for the webinar.

On-Demand Recordings


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