Using the EBSCO Mobile App: Android Device Installation

Step 2:

After installing the app, select "Get started"

Step 3:

On the screen that says
"Let's find your institution"

Type "VDOT" in the search box.

Step 4:

Select "Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)" and then select
"Connect your institution"

Note: It does not matter where your particular VDOT office is located.

Step 5:

Next you will be prompted to enter your Virtual Library Card credentials.

Box 1: Enter your VDOT E-mail address 

Box 2: Enter your library card password

Note: Your library card password is not the same as your VDOT network password.

Questions? Check out his FAQ on the Virtual Library Card

Step 6:

You should now be in VDOT's EBSCO subscription, where you can enter search terms and see results. 

Note: The initial screen will display "Popular content" until you start entering search terms.

Step 7:

Tap the search option and enter your terms. 

Example: A search for "carbon fiber reinforced polymer" reveals a scrolling list of articles as shown.

Step 9:

As noted, selecting "Read Now" displays all your article format options.

"Full text" options vary article to article.

In the example shown here the options are:

Read (HTML)
Read (PDF)
Listen (PDF)

Note: Select the "<" arrow (upper left) to go one step back if needed.

Step 10:

From the previous step we selected the "PDF" option, which looks like this.

Note: In the case of smartphones, it may be easier to read article content using "html" if that option is provided.

Note: Select the "<" arrow (upper left) to go one step back if needed.