Database Alerts and Persistent / Durable Links

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Database Alerts and Persistent / Durable Links

• Alerts are notifications regarding additions to
  the database
• Persistent or Durable links are links that remain
  static (do not change) to the search, journal or
  article of your choice
• These links can be established for
• Subject Searches
• Journal / Publication
• Articles

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EBSCO Databases Alerts

• Search Alerts
• (automatic notification of latest addition of
  search matches to databases)
• Journal Alerts
• (automatic notification of latest addition of
  the journal to the database)

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Create an Account / Sign In
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Search Alerts Perform a Search
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Click Create alert for this search
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Alert Details Appear
Click OK even if you dont have RSS capability
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Your search screen reappears (You are still in
your account)
Click Folder Has Items and Edit your alert
from RSS to Email (if you prefer)
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Your created alerts are added to your account To
access / edit, log into EBSCO
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To edit, check the box next to the alert Click
Edit Alert
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Edit Saved Search Alert Screen
Chose options and enter email address
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Journal Title Alert (Notifies you when that
title is added to database)Search for Publication
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Click Journal Alert
To Edit a Journal Alert, Follow the
same Procedure given for Search Alerts
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EBSCO Datbases Persistent / Durable Links

• Persistent or Durable links remain static (they
  do not change)
• These links can be established for
• Subject Searches (link takes user to the search
  perform)
• Journal / Publication (links user to the Journal
  Title holdings)
• Articles (linksk user to the specific article)

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Search Links (Links to a particular Search
Results)
Click Display Link
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Copy / Paste URL Into your document
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Journal Title Link
Click on Publications
Enter Journal name in search box Click Browse
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Click on Journal Title
Copy Paste Link Into Your Document / Curriculum
for others to link to Journal.
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Article Link (Links to Specific Article)
Perform a Search
Click Title of Article
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Scroll down through article information to the
linkCopy / Paste URL Into Document/ Curriculum
On Campus the link takes you to the Article Off
Campus to the login screen and then to the article
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