My EBSCOhost User Guide
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1. BSC Research New Search L My Folder Preferences Help Databases EBSCOhost Basic Advanced Choose Select another Not EBSCO Sign in here Search Search Databases EBSCO service Documentation Account Sign out of My EBSCOhost Keyword Subjects Publications Library Holdings Page 6 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 fal Sie Research H S T I Databases My Folder Folder has items You will be able to access individual results persistent links to searches saved search histories search alerts journal alerts and web pages from your folder Note Result List Items and Persistent Links To Searches can be placed in the folder without logging in to My EBSCOhost Result List Items You may search a particular area of interest save selected results using the folder function then print e mail save or add to a web page any or all of the results in the folder There are two ways of adding results to the folder click on the Add icon to the right of the result or click on the Add 1 10 icon at the top of the Result List to add all results on a page Folder List Result List Result List Items ltems 2 Persistent d V i a Save to Links Ta 1to2 of gt Pages 1 Print E mail ma Searches 0 Saved af issue 4 po 2p 1 graph AM 9988472 Searches 0 HTML Full Text TIPDE Full Text oos Search Alerts 0 Medix Resources announces national distribution strategy dial Managed Care Weekly Digest 662. bases June 2003 GB Ve Y Research S T Databases What is My EBSCOhoS ooo cee cecccecsccesseceseeeseceeeceaeecensecueseaeeceueceuesensecueseasevensseereseasessaeseuevensetsevenseseaees 4 Signing in TOMY EBSCONOSE EEN 4 POG ALS IY ACCUS a to el is 5 SR EE 5 ieieetei vu Pa Sy OUD D 6 forgot my user name and BASS NO a dam bone dan pe ta dd an eee nn eine 6 My Folder Folder has E T Resul OST HEMS E T Persistent Links e 8 SEEE e e E A EEEIEE ENEE AE E E EE en E EE A E E E E EENE AEE 9 AIO ee 10 COURIC EE 10 Web Pages Page COMPOS dan nee ee same ne en os de eee ee do Den 12 What is Page COMMS ee 12 ue TN W R aG EE 12 Radno TOR Oa e EE 13 Adding items rom Your e e E 13 PAO CAG MARS E E EE da EE 15 AONI SCN e 16 AGUN VV CO MEIN senie eE E E E E E E E E 17 Choosing a Background for Your Page iii 17 Adding Horizontal RUule S ccccccccsssecceeseeceseceneseesesecesaseccsaseeseaececeueeeeeueeesaceeeseeeceaeessueceesaseeesaseeesaeeensuesenaaess 19 BTS SS ata tea cat rm cer este ee han eee en dee re diate deed ae de ha ee D es 20 lc E ER Page 3 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 What is My EBSCOhost My EBSCOhost is a personal folder in which you will be able to save search results and persistent links to searches saved searches search alerts journal alerts and web pages All of these items can be saved in your personal folder and organized for ease of viewing adding to deleting fro
3. Border Color ECC CGCC None Add to Web Page Page 18 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 cB Y Research LH O S T Databases Adding Horizontal Rules You may optionally choose to include horizontal rules on your page This will enable you to set breaks throughout the page To add a horizontal rule 1 Click the Horizontal Rule icon 2 Choose the height width and color of the rule 3 Choose the alignment 4 Click Add to Web Page Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the following Horizontal Rule formatting applies may not display on all web browsers elements to your web page A Text Height 2 d width 100 BRU Folder Hem Image Search Box Web Link Align Horizontal Rule Left Center Right Background Horizontal Rule Add to Web Page Al ei D ai Page 19 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 00 7 Re al M Research t BS Wi SSES H O S T I Databases Page Elements The Page Elements section of the Edit Web Page Screen is located in the bottom of your screen From here you may choose to move placement of your web page elements up or down or delete them You may also choose to preview e mail download or copy your completed page Page Elements for Page Composer Example TE Preview E mail Li Download Ba Copy Edit Use arrows to move items up or down on page Delete ff Background Properties Page Body backgroundPapert1 on Text Body Background white Text
4. 2005 p25 1p A 10031998 D Alerts 0 Tf PDF Full Text 35K Engineers Forecasts For Technology Futurist JukAug2003 vol xi Ka Web Pages 0 1to of ir Pages 1 Delivery Options From within the folder result list items can be printed e mailed and saved Once you have chosen to perform any of these functions by clicking on the associated hyperlink e g Print the Articles Tab will appear The Remove these items from folder after option if checked will result in an empty folder after you complete the chosen function To retain the results in your folder simply make sure that this option is not checked before you complete the print e mail or save function Print e Additional citation details and abstract Indicates that additional citation details and an abstract should be printed If this option is not selected only the brief citation no abstract will be printed The brief citation includes the article title publication name and volume details e HTML Full Text Indicates that the HTML Full Text of the article if available will be printed with the citation e Estimate Number Of Pages Select this option to identify the approximate number of pages that will be printed Page 7 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 t BS G Research Ho S T I Datoboses E mail Options If you click on the Articles Tab the following choices appear e Additional Citation Details and Abstract Indicates
5. August 2003 t BS Research H S T IDotoboses Web Pages Page Composer What is Page Composer Page Composer allows you to create customized web pages that integrate searches and persistent links with EBSCOhost With the integration of Page Composer into EBSCOhost you are not required to log in to a different service to create web pages Once you log in to My EBSCOhost for access to your Personalized Folder web pages may be saved and stored there for future management Note To use this feature you must first log in to My EBSCOhost and the Page Composer and Personalization Feature must be enabled by the library administrator From within the Personalized Folder choose the Web Pages link Any pages that have been created will be listed here and available for editing or deleting My Folder Result List Items 10 Web Pages Ei Page Composer Persistent Links To Searches 3 i 1to1 of 1 Pages 1 Remove All Saved Searches 1 Search 1 Page Composer Example x Alerts 1 A Edit Web Page Journal Alerts 2 Web i 1to1 of1 gt Pages 1 Page Composer Pages 1 You may choose to edit delete or create a new page To edit a page click Edit Web Page You may delete individual pages by clicking on the X button located to the right of the page or remove all of your pages by clicking the Remove All button located at the top of your list of pages Creating a New Page To create a new page cl
6. Body Border Color Black Result List ttem Text Link Academic Search Premier By LaGuardia Cheryl Library Journal 4 15 4003 vol 126 Issue p44 1 9p CAN 9464192 Formatting Arial Size 12 Align Left Blue Result List tem Text Link DATABASESODISC REVIEWS By LaGuardia Cheryl Library Journal 51 2002 vol 127 Issue D p142 An 1c AN 6616160 Formatting Times New Roman Size 12 Align Center Blue Result List Hem Text Link EBSCO Greatly Expanding Business Journal Back Files By Rogers Michael Library Journal 0515 2001 vol 126 Issue 9 p29 Ap AN 44549261 Formatting Verdana Size 12 Align Right Teal Persistent Link to Search Text Link See all electronic resources results Formatting Arial Size 12 Align Left Purple Image Caption Formatting Arial Size 10 Align Center Black File AtipiqawebepnetcomJbllimageslehostlogohyEhost git Properties Align Center Alt Text i TF T Preview E mail Download B3 Copy E mailing a page If you choose to e mail a page you will receive a separate e mail with the image file for the background you selected Web Pages The web page you selected will be e mailed To continue enter an e mall address and click Send E mail Address Separate each e mail address with senicalon Subject Mote Your web page and any background image you may have selected will be sent to you as an attachment Page 20 My EBSCOhost User Guide August
7. EBSCO Greatly Expanding Business Journal Back Files By Rogers Michael Library Journal 05 15 2001 Vol 126 Issue 9 p29 Zo CAN 4454976 See all electronic resources results Create your own search for further research ee Research iH O S T I Datoboses Page 22 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003
8. Submit Cancel After all of the required information has been entered click the Submit button A screen will appear confirming your account and clicking OK will log you in to My EBSCOhost Page 5 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 I forgot my password If you have forgotten your password you may choose the I forgot my password link from the login screen My EBSCOhost 4Back Folder is empty Sign In To reset your password please enter your user name and then click Continue Reset your password User Mame Continue Cancel Enter your user name and click Continue The Reset your password Screen appears You will need to answer the secret question and enter in a new password Click Continue You are now logged in to My EBSCOhost I forgot my user name and password If you have forgotten both your user name and password choose the I forgot my user name and password link The following screen appears My EBSCOhost Back L Folder is empty Please enter the following information and then click Continue forgot my user name and password First Mame Last Name E mail Address Continue Cancel Enter your information and click Continue The forgot my user name and password Screen appears You will need to answer the secret question and enter a new password Click Continue You are now logged in to My EBSCOhost Once you have signed in the EBSCOhost icon displays a MY banner on it
9. click Update ky Account If you need to set up an account so you can signin or need to be reminded Update My Account of your user name or password click on the links above Page 4 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 al sje GO 11 T Databases Update My Account To update your account information enter your user name and password in the spaces provided and click the Update My Account button The Your Account Information Screen appears You can change all of your personal information e mail address password and secret question You can also delete your account by clicking the Delete Account button Once you have changed all of the information click the Submit button A screen will appear confirming your account and clicking OK will log you in to My EBSCOhost I m a new user Once you have chosen to set up a new account the Create a new account Screen appears My EBSCOhost Back Ld Folder is empty To save tems in a personal folder set up an account by entering the following information and then click Submit Create a new account First Name Last Mame E mail Address User Name This is the user name you will use to sign into My EBSCOhost Password Five character minimum no spaces Retype Password Secret Question Select One Used to help identity your account if you forget your user name or password Secret Answer Mote Please remember Your account information for future reference
10. elements to your web page A Tex Arial dm din res e Bnnnnnnnnnnn Folder Item Build your web page by entering info below and click the Add to Web Page button Image search Box web Link Background Horizontal Rule oO sl Al S Add to Web Fage Adding Items from Your Folder Result List Items and Persistent Links to Searches from your folder may also be added to your page To add result list items from your folder 1 Click on the Result List Items link If your folder contains five or fewer Result List Items all will be displayed When your folder contains more than five items the first five items will be displayed with navigational tools provided for viewing additional results in your folder Choose the font size style position and color for these items Place a check mark in the box next to each Result List Item you would like to add Click the Add to Web Page button AON Page 13 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the Result List Items Persistent Links to Searches following elements formating applied below will not be visible until viewed in Preview mode to your web page ue Arial fio e re eee Folder Hem 1 to 3 of 3 Pages 1 TL Academic Search Premier By LaGuardia Cheryl Library Journal 415 2003 Wol Image 128 Issue Z pdd 1p ANM 9464192 Search Box DO DATSBASESDISC REVIEWS By LaGuardia Cheryl Library
11. not already logged in to My EBSCOhost you will be prompted to log in Enter your user name and password or click on Cancel and return to the Advanced Search Screen Enter a Name and Description for the search e g mysearch1 To save the search click on Save otherwise click on Cancel then click on OK You are returned to the Advanced Search Screen To retrieve search history 1 2 From the Advanced Search Screen click on the Retrieve Searches Alerts Link If you have not already logged in to My EBSCOhost you will be prompted to log in Enter your user name and password or click on Cancel and return to the Advanced Search Screen To retrieve a search from the list presented click on the Retrieve Saved Search Link If you currently have the Search History Alerts Tab open you are prompted to save your current search If not your current search is cleared You are returned to the Advanced Search Screen The Search History Alerts Tab now includes all information for the search you retrieved All search counts are replaced with question marks When you view the results by clicking on a link in the Results column a new search is launched and its results are added to your Search History Note You may also log in to My EBSCOhost and access your Saved Searches from within the your personal folder My Folder Result List Items 10 Saved Searches Persistent Links To Searches 3 d 1to1 of1 gt Pages 1 Remove All Save
12. 2003 Downloading a page You must download both the page and background file if you choose one Each file must be saved in the same location Delivery Options Download Your Web Page select the link below for your web page and background image A dialog box will appear for each Follow the instructions to save the tems to your hard drive Page Composer Example File Mame background ockO d jpg Note If you included image files on your web page copy the image files to the same location as your web page so the images can be viewed Copying a page You may choose to copy the page you have just created Enter in the new description and click Continue Copy Web Page Page Description New Page Description Page Composer Example This ts the name that will appear in your Web Pages folder list Continue Cancel Page 21 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 ZBSCO Research HO s T I Databases Final Results Below is an example of a web page created in Page Composer Page Composer Example Microsoft Internet Explorer customized for Verizon Online Here Is an example of a page created In Page Composer Users will be able to creeate their own pages with this tool Academic Search Premier By LaGuardia Chery Library Journal 4 15 2005 Vol 128 Issue 7 p44 1 90 CAN 9464192 DATABASE DISC REVIEWS By LaGuardia Cheryl Library Journal weddi Vol 127 Issue 6 pl4e Ap lc CAN 6616166
13. Journal 5 1 2002 Vol 127 Issued p142 2 56 1c AN 6619165 Web Link M 3 EBSCO Greatly Expanding Business Journal Back Files By Rogers Michael Background Library Journal 05 15 2001 vol 126 Issue 4 p29 2p AN 4454926 ca ca Add to web Page L e Le e bb SR D To add persistent links to searches from your folder 1 Click on the Persistent Links to Searches link If your folder contains five or fewer Result List Items all will be displayed When your folder contains more than five items the first five items will be displayed with navigational tools provided for viewing additional results in your folder Choose the font size style position and color for these items Place a check mark in the box provided next to each persistent link you would like to add Click the Add to Web Page button a Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the Result List Items Persistent Links to Searches following elements formatting applied below will not be visible until viewed in Preview mode to your web page aul Arial do din z eee 1to of D 1 Folder Iter D 10e ages 1 electronic services Image Database Academic Search Premier Limiters Applied Mane Database Gusiness Source Premier Limiters Applied None search Box Text for Persistent Link required Web Link Background ebsco and library and search Database MasterFiLE Premier Limiters Applied Mone lale benk Horiz
14. d Searches i1 Search 1 Income tax reform Properties Saved Search Permanent D Alerts 0 Retrieve Saved Search Journal Alerts 2 Web 4 1to1 of1 Pages 1 Pages 2 Page 9 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 t BS g Research Ho S T I Dataoboses To print Search History 1 From the Advanced Search Screen with the Search History you want to print open click on the Print Search History Link A browser screen appears with the Search History formatted for printing 2 To print click the Print icon on the browser toolbar To close the browser window click on the X in the upper right corner of the window You are returned to the Advanced Search Screen Search Alerts If provided by your EBSCOhost administrator you can save advanced searches as alerts and have EBSCOhost e mail you with any new results You may also retrieve those alerts to perform the search immediately instead of waiting for the alert Note An alert is set up for the last search performed on the Advanced Search Screen To save a search as an Alert 1 From the Advanced Search Screen click on the Search History Alerts Tab to view your search history Click on the Save Searches Alerts Link 2 If you have not already logged in to My EBSCOhost you will be prompted to log in Enter your user name and password or click on Cancel and return to the Advanced Search Screen Enter a Name and Description for the search e g mysea
15. ext in the box provided 3 Enter in the URL and click the Add to Web Page button Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the Web Link formatting applies to entire contents of text field following elements t b a TT ECM ET re LLICLLCLELLEREE Text Text for Web Link Folder Iter Image Search Box Web Link Web Link Location Example http daww myhomepage com Background Add to web Page Horizontal bist SR E D Choosing a Background for Your Page Page Composer allows you to choose either a solid color or a pattern for your background To choose a solid color click on the radio button beneath that color Choose a Background for Your Page Page 17 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 Research Databases To choose a patterned background choose the radio button beneath the pattern of your choice You can preview a pattern by clicking on the pattern directly Show More Once you have chosen your background you may decide to fill the entire page with your selection or choose to have the text area filled with a color If you choose to fill the text area with a color you may also choose the color of the border Once all choices have been made click the Add to Web Page button Fill page with background Example Pe ENEE Ted Background Color LEPE EE IP Je fe Fill page with background and fill text area with color Exame e lots gecocaoooaac a TO E E Ae ee ll EE
16. ick on the Page Composer link The Create a New Page Screen appears Type a description of your page in the Page Description field and click Continue The Edit Web Page Screen appears You may add the following elements to your web page e Text e Folder Items e Images e Search Box e Web Links e Page Background Graphics e Horizontal Rules You may move among the various elements of your page at any time during the creation process For example you may add an image to your page and then add text beneath the image All of your page elements will appear at the bottom of your work area in a section entitled Page Elements Each element will be shown in the order entered except for the background which will be listed first Page 12 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 D IP OB yC OL esearch H O S T J Databases Adding Text to a Page You may add text to your page by typing the text in box provided How to add text to your page 1 Choose font and size 2 Choose the font style 3 Choose the placement of the text e g left justified centered or right justified 4 Choose text color 5 Enter the text in the box provided and click the Add to Web Page button Note Formatting applies to all text in the box If you need additional formatting for additional text items you will need to repeat the above process Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the following Text formatting applies to entire contents of text field
17. m or editing any of the folder s items After you sign in the EBSCOhost logo displays a MY banner on the corner to signify that you have logged in to your own personal folder You will also be able to save your folder from session to session Signing in to My EBSCOhost Research Hew Search CI view Folder Preferences Help Basic Advanced Choose Select another i Databases n Search Databases EBSCO service EBSCOhost Documentation Account Sign into EBSCOhost Keyword Subjects Publications Library Holdings You may choose the Sign in to My EBSCOhost link from the toolbar to log in create a new account update your account retrieve your password or retrieve your user name and password My EBSCOhost 4Back A Folder is empty l m a new user forgot my password forgot my user name and password Sign in to My EBSCOhost User D Name Welcome to My EBSCOhost a personal area you can use to collect Password information you plan on reusing in a future EBSCOhost session You do not need to sign in to My EBSCOhost to conduct searches or print articles only Login if you want to save items and reuse them the next time you use EBSCOhost Once you sign in You can save search results persistent links to searches search history and alerts journal alerts and web pages to your personal area All tems are saved in a folder that only you can access To Update our account enter our User name and password above and
18. ontal A Text for Persistent Link required Add to web Page Page 14 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 e R OB al Si Research H S T I Databases Adding Images Images can also be added to your page complete with captions To add images to your page 1 Click on the Image icon 2 If adding a caption choose the font size style position and color for the caption 3 Type in the caption text 4 Type in the location of the image You must include the http before any links to an image ona server If you entered an image file name the image will not appear in Preview mode After you have completed your web page copy the image file to the same location as your web page so the image can be viewed Choose the alignment of the image Add any alternate text for when a user moves their mouse over the image Click Add to Web Page WEE Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the Image formatting applies to entire contents of text field following elements to your web page E yo page Ga Bole z Bpnnnnnnrnnn Text Caption will appear beneath image Folder Item Image Search Box Web Link Image File Mame or URL to Image AE a eee o O Mote If you entered an image file name the image will not appear in Preview mode After you have completed your web page copy the image file to the same location as your web page so the Image can be viewed Background Al L Ei E Horizon
19. rch1 Choose the Alert radio button Choose how often you would like the alert to be performed and how far back the articles should go 6 In the Run Alert for field select how long the journal alert should run One month the default Two months Six months One year oe 7 Inthe E mail Properties section click the E mail notification field to be notified by e mail when new articles are available 8 In the Address es field enter your e mail address es To enter multiple e mail addresses place a semicolon between e mail addresses 9 Accept the default subject line or enter new information in the Subject for e mail field 10 Select the desired e mail format ASCII or HTML 11 To have your search string included in the e mail click Include query string in e mail When you have finished making changes click Save You are returned to the Advanced Search Screen Journal Alerts EBSCOhost allows you to create an alert notification via e mail each time a new issue for a selected title is made available in a specific database This feature is available from the Publication Overview Screen for the selected title EBSCOhost will automatically send an e mail with an updated list of article titles available for that specific journal to those e mail recipients specified in the alert Once an alert has been created a flag will appear for this title on the Publication Overview Screen Note f you have not already logged in to M
20. s appear e Save citations in a format that can be uploaded to bibliographic management software The citations are displayed in your browser window Save from your browser window You can then upload the saved file from within that software e Direct Export to your bibliographic management software Direct Export will automatically open any bibliographic management software that is installed on your machine This will allow you to save the citation into a new or existing citation library Note To save a PDF you should open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader and use the Reader s save capability Persistent Links to Searches You have the ability to add a persistent link to a search to your folder The link to a search can be used in the same ways that a persistent link to an article can be used You may choose to e mail or save the persistent links to the articles Page 8 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 CBSC HO s T Databases Saved Searches If provided by your EBSCOhost administrator you can save advanced searches and retrieve those searches for reuse You can also print your Search History Once you have saved a search it can be retrieved at any time Note Searches performed on the Basic Search Screen are not saved to the history file To save searches 1 From the Advanced Search Screen click on the Search History Alerts Tab to view your search history Click on the Save Searches Alerts Link If you have
21. tal A D Align image Let Center Right Alternative Text will appear when user moves mouse over Image Add to web Page Page 15 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 PEL e R ch al Si Research H S T Databases Adding Search Boxes You may also add a search box to your web page This will allow others to perform their own searches from your web page To add a search box 1 Click the Search Box icon 2 Choose the font size style alignment and color of the text to appear above the Search Box and enter the text in the box provided 3 Choose the database in which the search will be performed 4 Choose the alignment of the Search Box and click the Add to Web Page button Edit Web Page Web Page Examples Add any of the Search Box formatting applies to entire contents of text field following elements t bh rm age Bhlas zle OL ee Al Text Text will appear above Search Box Folder Wem Image Search Box Wek Link Database Academic Search Premier Background Align Search Box Left Center Right Horizontal Add to eb Page EI al 0 E D Page 16 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 Adding Web Links When creating a page you may also want to include links for relevant web sites To add web links 1 Click the Web Link icon 2 Choose the font size style alignment and color of the text describing what the web link is for and enter in the t
22. that additional citation details and an abstract should be e mailed with the article e HTML Full Text Indicates that the HTML Full Text of the article if available should be e mailed e PDF as a separate attachment E mail any PDF if available for the selected articles Note Persistent links to the articles will appear with each result If you click on the Bibliographic Manager Tab the following choices appear e E mail citations in a format that can be uploaded to bibliographic management software The citations are e mailed in a format that can be uploaded from within bibliographic manager software e Direct Export to your bibliographic management software The citations are e mailed in a format that can be used with Direct Export This will automatically open any bibliographic management software that is installed on your machine An e mail is sent with all of the ISI field codes so that they can be exported into a bibliographic management program Save Options If you click on the Articles Tab the following choices appear e Additional Citation Details and Abstract Indicates that additional citation details and an abstract should be saved e HTML Full Text Indicates that the HTML Full Text of the article if available should be saved e HTML link s to article s Indicates that the citation will include a persistent link to the article If you click on the Bibliographic Manager Tab the following choice
23. y EBSCOhost you will be prompted to log in Page 10 My EBSCOhost User Guide August 2003 cB al O Research H O s T Datoboses To set up a Journal Alert zech From the title s Publication Overview Screen click the Journal Alert link 2 The Save Journal Alert Screen appears The Journal Alert Name Date Created and Database Name are automatically filled in 3 Inthe Run Alert for field select how long the Journal Alert should run One month the default Two months Six months One year 4 Inthe E mail Properties section click the E mail notification field to be notified by e mail when a new issue is made available Select the desired e mail format ASCII or HTML 5 To have your search string included in the e mail click Include query string in e mail 6 Select whether you want the e mail to include a link to the journal table of contents or links to individual articles 7 Accept the default subject line or enter new information in the Subject for e mail field 8 In the Address es field enter your e mail address es To enter multiple e mail addresses place a semicolon between e mail addresses When you have finished making changes click Save You will be returned to the Publication Overview Screen A message is displayed that indicates a Journal Alert has been set up for the publication You may choose to edit your Journal Alerts by accessing your alerts from within your folder Page 11 My EBSCOhost User Guide
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