RT null T1 OARE Module 5B: Searching for Scientific Research Using Environmental Issues and Policy Index (EBSCO) A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Online Access to Research in the Environment, K1 training K1 research YR 2018 FD 2018 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/17733 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/17733 NO This document is a step-by-step training guide for using EBSCO’s Environmental Index via the OARE portal to find and manage environmental research. It explains what the database covers -agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and related fields—with scale indicators such as ~3.8 million records, indexing for 2,200+ journals over a century, and 6,800+ author profiles, while noting that only some items link to full text. It walks users through OARE login, opening the database, running keyword and advanced searches, refining by date, source type, or thesaurus terms, and using folders plus print, email, and save managers. It demonstrates Search History and alerts, creating a My EBSCOhost account, and resolving full-text access through participating publishers like ScienceDirect and Taylor & Francis. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026