Creating a Personal Account in MyEBSCOhost
In order to set up search alerts in EBSCO databases, you must create a profile.
- Click on the Sign In link near the top right hand corner of the page
- Click Create a new Account.
- Fill out the form and create a username and password.
- Click Submit.
Setting Up EBSCO E-mail Journal Alerts
- Click the Publications link near the top left hand corner of the page.
- To locate the publication, enter the title in the Browse Publications field.
- OR, use the A - Z links to browse through the list of titles.
- From the journal's Publication Details Screen, click the Alert/Save/Share link. (If you have not already signed in to My EBSCOhost, you will be prompted to do so.)
- The Create an Alert: Screen will appear with options to select E-mail Alert or RSS feed. This screen also provides a persistent link, which will enable bookmarking on over 300 social media sites.
- Choose E-mail Alert.
- A new Create Alert screen will appear with the journal alert name, date created, and database name automatically filled in.
- Enter your E-mail Address. (If you are entering multiple e-mail addresses, place a semicolon between each e-mail address.)
- Edit your preferences regarding e-mails.
- Click on Advanced Setting at the bottom of the Create Alert screen.
- In the Alert Options section, indicate how you would like to be notified. Select either:
- E-mail all alerts and notices (the default) - you will receive all alerts and all notification messages via e-mail.
- E-mail only creation notice - you will receive only the notification messages, not the actual links to the articles or table of contents.
- No e-mail (RSS only).
- When you have finished making changes, click Save. You will be returned to the Publication Details Screen. A message is displayed that indicates a journal alert has been set for the publication.
Setting Up EBSCO RSS Journal Alerts
- Click the Publications link near the top left hand corner of the page.
- To locate the publication, enter the title in the Browse Publications field.
- OR, use the A - Z links to browse through the list of titles.
- From the journal's Publication Details Screen, click the Alert/Save/Share link. (If you have not already signed in to My EBSCOhost, you will be prompted to do so.)
- The Create an Alert: Screen will appear with options to select E-mail Alert or RSS feed. This screen also provides a persistent link, which will enable bookmarking on over 300 social media sites.
- Choose RSS Feed.
- A new Create Alert screen will appear with the journal alert name, date created, and database name automatically filled in.
- Under the General Settings section of the Create Alert input screen, click on the URL next to the orange RSS button. This will open a new window.
- Choose your feed reader in the drop-down menu to the right of "Subscribe to this feed using..." and then click Subscribe Now.
- Follow the procedure for logging in and creating an alert in your feed reader.