Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Content Includes:
- Full text for nearly 2,000 magazines and books
- More than 720 videos
- More than 180 hobby profiles
- More than 10,000 recipes
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 Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center interface.
- EBSCO Tutorials. On this page, you can find a powerpoint and a video recording of a tutorial on Hobbies and Craft Reference Center.
- All EBSCO webinars. Check this list of all available webinars from EBSCO to see training options.
- Quick Look: Hobbies and Crafts 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.
