creating database accounts and alerts
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Get Registered!
The Benefits of Creating Database Publisher Accounts
Lisa Hartman, Reference/Instruction
Librarian
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Creating Accounts
Benefits of Creating an Account (depends on publisher!)
• Save article citations
• Save searches and receive e-mail alerts
• Receive alerts for new issues of selected publications
• Some do not require an account, just an e-mail address.
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EBSCOHost Databases
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EBSCOHost – Personal Account
By creating a personal account – you can save your favorite articles securely, and much more!
To create an account, click Sign In to My EBSCOHost.
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EBSCOHost – Personal Account
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EBSCOHost – Personal Account
Enter appropriate information, submit, and follow any additional instructions.
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EBSCOHost – Personal Account
If you have a personal account – sign in before starting your research session.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
While searching, you might want to save a list of articles you’re interested in.
If you’re on the search results screen, click Add to Folder.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
If you’re looking at the article record, click the add to foldericon.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
To see your list of saved articles, click on the Folder option at top right of screen.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
And – here they are!
WARNING – This can be lost if you are not logged in, and your browser closes, power goes out, etc.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
This is a list of articles saved under an account.
You can also organize these articles into different folders.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
You can also share one of your folders with people that you’re working with.
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EBSCOHost –Saving Article Citations
Just enter appropriate information, and click Invite.
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EBSCOHost – Search Alerts
To you have a research topic that you would like to be kept informed of? EBSCOHost will run searches for you on a regular basis.
First, run your search.Then, click Alert / Save / Share
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EBSCOHost – Search Alerts
Click E-mail alert in the pop-up box that appears.
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EBSCOHost – Search Alerts
Enter the information needed so that EBSCO can notify you when new articles matching your search are available.
This includes noting how frequently you would like to be notified. Click Save Alert when finished.
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
Just like search alerts, you can also be notified when the most recent issue of your favorite journal or magazine is available.
(If it is included in an EBSCOHostdatabase!)
(Note: You will need to ensure that the library does have access to current issues of the journal in order to do this!)
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
In an EBSCOHost database, click Publications at the top of the screen.
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
Enter your journal title in the second search box, and then click browse.
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
Click on the title of your journal.
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
When viewing the journal information, click on Alert / Save / Share.
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
Click E-mail Alert.
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EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts
Enter your contact information and any other preferences, and then click Save Alert.
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ProQuest
Journal and Search Alerts
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ProQuest Journal Alert
Choose Publications to search for your desired journal, magazine, or newspaper.
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ProQuest Journal Alert
Search for your publication by its title.
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ProQuest Journal Alert
Be sure that your publication has full text, and that the date range says “current”. Click on your publication.
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ProQuest Journal Alert
Choose to set up an alert.
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ProQuest Journal Alert
Enter appropriate information.
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ProQuest Journal Alert
Confirmation screen. You will also need to respond to a confirmation e-mail.
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ProQuest Search Alert
You can also be alerted to articles of interest as they are published. Simply search the databases.
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ProQuest Search Alert
On the search results page, choose Set Up Alert.
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ProQuest Search Alert
Enter appropriate information.
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ProQuest Search Alert
On the search results page, choose Set Up Alert. You will also need to respond to a confirmation e-mail.
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ScienceDirect
Creating accounts and alerts
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ScienceDirect – Create an Account
ScienceDirect requires that you first create an account before creating journal and search alerts. After this, you may log in when using the database.
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ScienceDirect – Create an Account
Complete registration screen and account will be instantly created. Check your e-mail to learn your username.
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ScienceDirect – Search Alerts
Favorite searches can be saved to your account. Simply run your search…
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ScienceDirect – Search Alerts
And then, choose Save as search alert.
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ScienceDirect – Search Alerts
Enter a name for your alert and the frequency for the e-mails. Once saved, you should see a confirmation message.
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ScienceDirect – Journal Alerts
To set up alerts for your favorite journal, change to a browsesearch.
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ScienceDirect – Journal Alerts
Enter your journal title and be sure to un-check “abstract only”. Note that a dark key symbol indicates that full-text is available.
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ScienceDirect – Journal Alerts
Select your journal title
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ScienceDirect – Journal Alerts
Choose Alert me about new Volumes/Issues. You should immediately see a confirmation message that you are signed up for the alert.
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Sage Journals Online
Creating accounts and alerts
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Sage – Creating Account
Sage Journals Online requires that you first create an account before creating journal and search alerts. To create an account, choose sign in.
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Sage – Creating Account
Then, choose the link under not yet registered?
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Sage – Creating Account
Enter appropriate information on sign-up form.
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Sage – Creating Account
Confirmation screen.
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Sage – Journal Alerts
To create a journal alert:Choose:1 – My tools2 – Email alerts, then3 – Add/edit/delete email alerts.
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Sage – Journal Alerts
Find journal title in list (note that they can browsed either alphabetically or by subject area).
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Sage – Journal Alerts
Check the types of alerts that you would like to receive, and then save your selections.
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Sage – Journal Alerts
You will receive a confirmation message when successful.
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Sage – Search Alerts
For Search Alerts, perform an article search.
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Sage – Search Alerts
Select Save as Alert.
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Sage – Search Alerts
You should immediately receive a search alert confirmation.
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CQ Researcher
Creating Account and Search Alerts
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CQ Researcher – Create Account
CQ Researcher requires that you first create an account before creating search alerts. To create an account, choose Log in.
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CQ Researcher – Create Account
Note that you wish to create a new account.
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CQ Researcher – Create Account
Complete the profile form.
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CQ Researcher – Search Alert
To save a search alert, perform a search.
In the search results, select Save E-mail Alert.
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CQ Researcher – Search Alert
Complete the form.
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Facts on File Databases
Creating Account and Alerts
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Facts on File – Creating Account
Choose the Folder Log In option.
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Facts on File – Creating Account
Create new account.
Enter your e-mail and a password.
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Facts on File – Saving Documents
Perform a search.
Save immediately to a folder on the search results page or….
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Facts on File – Saving Documents
Open an item and save it to a folder from that page.
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Facts on File – Saving Documents
To view your saved documents, click saved items at the top of the page.