Creating Journal Alerts: Alerts in EBSCO Databases

1. Run your search.
2. When you retrieve results, select the "Search History" tab to display your search.
3. Click "Save History." The Save Search History Window appears.
4. If you already have a personal account, log in by entering your user name and password, and skip to step 8. If you need to create an account, follow steps 5-7 below.
5. To set up a personal account, click "I'm a new user." The New Account Setup Window appears.
6. Fill in the fields on the Account Setup Window. Fields with an asterisk (*) are required. When you have completed the fields, click "Continue."
7. If all the information was accepted, a message appears that provides your user name and password. Click "OK."
8. You will be shown the Save Search History screen. To save the search as an Alert, click "Alert." The Save Alert Window appears. The search name, description and date created are displayed.
9. Fill in the form to your satisfaction. Be sure to set the alert frequency, any limit on which articles are searched, and the alert duration.
10. When you have finished filling out the form, select "Save."
11. The Search History screen on the Advanced Search interface allows you to retrieve and modify your alert when you select "Retrieve History."

EBSCO's has two tutorials that can help: one for "Journal alerts" and one for "search alerts".