Creating Database Accounts and Alerts
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This document provides instructions for creating personal accounts and alerts within various database platforms like EBSCOhost, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Sage Journals Online, CQ Researcher, and Facts on File. Creating a personal account allows users to save searches, citations, and set up email alerts to be notified when new content is added matching their research interests or selected publications. The steps outlined include how to sign up for an account, set search alerts, and sign up to be notified of new issues for specific journals within each database interface.
Creating Database Accounts and Alerts
- 1. Get Registered! The Benefits of Creating Database Publisher Accounts Lisa Hartman, Reference/Instruction Librarian
- 2. 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.
- 4. 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.
- 5. EBSCOHost – Personal Account
- 6. EBSCOHost – Personal Account Enter appropriate information, submit, and follow any additional instructions.
- 7. EBSCOHost – Personal Account If you have a personal account – sign in before starting your research session.
- 8. 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.
- 9. EBSCOHost – Saving Article Citations If you’re looking at the article record, click the add to folder icon.
- 10. EBSCOHost – Saving Article Citations To see your list of saved articles, click on the Folder option at top right of screen.
- 11. 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.
- 12. EBSCOHost – Saving Article Citations This is a list of articles saved under an account. You can also organize these articles into different folders.
- 13. EBSCOHost – Saving Article Citations You can also share one of your folders with people that you’re working with.
- 14. EBSCOHost – Saving Article Citations Just enter appropriate information, and click Invite.
- 15. 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
- 16. EBSCOHost – Search Alerts Click E-mail alert in the pop-up box that appears.
- 17. 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.
- 18. 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 EBSCOHost database!) (Note: You will need to ensure that the library does have access to current issues of the journal in order to do this!)
- 19. EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts In an EBSCOHost database, click Publications at the top of the screen.
- 20. EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts Enter your journal title in the second search box, and then click browse.
- 21. EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts Click on the title of your journal.
- 22. EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts When viewing the journal information, click on Alert / Save / Share.
- 23. EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts Click E-mail Alert.
- 24. EBSCOHost - Journal Alerts Enter your contact information and any other preferences, and then click Save Alert.
- 25. ProQuest Journal and Search Alerts
- 26. ProQuest Journal Alert Choose Publications to search for your desired journal, magazine, or newspaper.
- 27. ProQuest Journal Alert Search for your publication by its title.
- 28. ProQuest Journal Alert Be sure that your publication has full text, and that the date range says “current”. Click on your publication.
- 29. ProQuest Journal Alert Choose to set up an alert.
- 30. ProQuest Journal Alert Enter appropriate information.
- 31. ProQuest Journal Alert Confirmation screen. You will also need to respond to a confirmation e-mail.
- 32. ProQuest Search Alert You can also be alerted to articles of interest as they are published. Simply search the databases.
- 33. ProQuest Search Alert On the search results page, choose Set Up Alert.
- 34. ProQuest Search Alert Enter appropriate information.
- 35. ProQuest Search Alert On the search results page, choose Set Up Alert. You will also need to respond to a confirmation e-mail.
- 36. ScienceDirect Creating accounts and alerts
- 37. 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.
- 38. ScienceDirect – Create an Account Complete registration screen and account will be instantly created. Check your e-mail to learn your username.
- 39. ScienceDirect – Search Alerts Favorite searches can be saved to your account. Simply run your search…
- 40. ScienceDirect – Search Alerts And then, choose Save as search alert.
- 41. ScienceDirect – Search Alerts Enter a name for your alert and the frequency for the e-mails. Once saved, you should see a confirmation message.
- 42. ScienceDirect – Journal Alerts To set up alerts for your favorite journal, change to a browse search.
- 43. 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.
- 44. ScienceDirect – Journal Alerts Select your journal title
- 45. 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.
- 46. Sage Journals Online Creating accounts and alerts
- 47. 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.
- 48. Sage – Creating Account Then, choose the link under not yet registered?
- 49. Sage – Creating Account Enter appropriate information on sign-up form.
- 50. Sage – Creating Account Confirmation screen.
- 51. Sage – Journal Alerts To create a journal alert: Choose: 1 – My tools 2 – Email alerts, then 3 – Add/edit/delete email alerts.
- 52. Sage – Journal Alerts Find journal title in list (note that they can browsed either alphabetically or by subject area).
- 53. Sage – Journal Alerts Check the types of alerts that you would like to receive, and then save your selections.
- 54. Sage – Journal Alerts You will receive a confirmation message when successful.
- 55. Sage – Search Alerts For Search Alerts, perform an article search.
- 56. Sage – Search Alerts Select Save as Alert.
- 57. Sage – Search Alerts You should immediately receive a search alert confirmation.
- 58. CQ Researcher Creating Account and Search Alerts
- 59. CQ Researcher – Create Account CQ Researcher requires that you first create an account before creating search alerts. To create an account, choose Log in.
- 60. CQ Researcher – Create Account Note that you wish to create a new account.
- 61. CQ Researcher – Create Account Complete the profile form.
- 62. CQ Researcher – Search Alert To save a search alert, perform a search. In the search results, select Save E-mail Alert.
- 63. CQ Researcher – Search Alert Complete the form.
- 64. Facts on File Databases Creating Account and Alerts
- 65. Facts on File – Creating Account Choose the Folder Log In option.
- 66. Facts on File – Creating Account Create new account. Enter your e-mail and a password.
- 67. Facts on File – Saving Documents Perform a search. Save immediately to a folder on the search results page or….
- 68. Facts on File – Saving Documents Open an item and save it to a folder from that page.
- 69. Facts on File – Saving Documents To view your saved documents, click saved items at the top of the page.