How to Set Up an EBSCO Alert

An EBSCO Alert allows you to receive email notification of new content that matches your research interests for the database EBSCO Academic Search Premier. This is done by saving a search and setting it up as an alert. Alerts can be run against new records daily, weekly, biweekly or monthly and can be set to run as long as one year.

1. From either on or off campus, connect to EBSCO Academic Search Premier.
2. Navigate to the Advanced Search screen and run a search.
3. When you retrieve results, select the "Search History" tab to display your search.
4. Click "Save History." The Save Search History Window appears.
5. If you already have a personal account, log in by entering your user name and password. If you need to create an account, follow the next steps.
6. To set up a personal account, click "I'm a new user." The New Account Setup Window appears.
7. Fill in the fields on the Account Setup Window. Fields with an asterisk (*) are required. When you have completed the fields, click "Continue."
8. If all the information was accepted, a message appears that provides your user name and password. Click "OK."
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. When you have finished filling out the form, select "Save."
12. The Search History screen on the Advanced Search interface allows you to retrieve and modify your alert when you select "Retrieve History."