This document provides instructions for creating search alerts in EBSCOhost. It explains that search alerts save time by automatically emailing new search results. To set up an alert, perform a search and click the "Alert/Save/Share" link, then select "Email alert" to open the alert setup window. Users must sign in to their personalized My EBSCOhost folder to save alerts. They can then configure alert frequency, format, and email recipients before saving the alert.

1. TUTORIAL CREATING SEARCH ALERTS support.ebsco.com

2. Welcome to EBSCO’s tutorial on Creating Search Alerts in EBSCO host . Search Alerts save valuable research time, and can be set up to provide automatic e-mail notification whenever new search results become available.

3. Setting up a Search Alert from the result list is simple and can be done quickly. After performing your search, click on the Alert/Save/Share link at the top of the result list and select E-mail alert from the resulting drop-down menu.

4. The alert set-up window will appear on the screen over your result list. Before saving alerts or saved searches, you need to be signed into your My EBSCO host folder. Click the Sign In link to sign into your personal folder or create a new account.

5. Enter your user ID and password and click Login . If you need a User Name and Password, click on the Create a new Account link and follow the prompts. Search and Journal Alerts, as well as Saved Searches, are stored in your personalized (My EBSCO host ) folder, which can be created by EBSCO host users at no charge.

6. Complete the Alert setup form selecting from the Frequency and Results Format drop-down lists. Enter the email address(es) to which you want your future search results sent, and then click Save Alert . If you would like to view all available Search Alert customization settings, click the Advanced Settings link.

7. Click the Help link to view the complete online Help system.