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.

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.

3. EBSCOHost Databases

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.