Creating and Using an EBSCOhost account

Creating and Usingan EBSCOhost account

A presentation by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Library

Creating your account


When in an EBSCOhost database, click on “Sign In”, at the top of the screen.


On the next page, click on “Create a new Account”.


Complete the form and click “Save Changes”.

Try not to forget your username and password!

Signing in

Signing in

Now, every time you arrive in an EBSCOhostdatabase, you need to log in by clicking on “Sign In” and entering your username and password.

Signing in

Once you’re signed in, you can do several things:‐ Saving a search;‐ Setting up an alert‐ Retrieving past searches;‐ Saving documents;‐ Retrieving past documents;‐ Organising your folder with “custom folders”.

Saving a Search

Saving a Search

1. Do a search.2. Look for it in your search history.3. Click the box in front of it.4. Click on “Save Searches / Alert”.

Saving a Search

5. Give your search a name.6. Optional: write a description of your search.7. Click on “Save”.

Setting up an alert

Setting up an alert

If you want to create an alert instead, click on “Alert”, fill in the new part of the form that appears and click on “Save”.

What does it do?

Once your alert is set up, you will receive notifications by email telling you when new papers corresponding to your search have been added to the database.

That’s a very efficient way to keep up‐to‐date with your field!

Retrieving past searches


To rerun a search you have saved, you need to:1. Click on “Folder” at the top of your screen.


2. On the left side of the screen, click on “Saved Searches”.


3. Find your search in the list and click on “Retrieve Saved Search”.


4. Your search now appears in your search history. Click on “rerun” to see its results again.

Saving a document

Saving a document

When you find a reference you’d like to save, click on the blue folder on the right.

Saving a document

When the folder turns yellow, your document is saved.

Saving a document

Note that if you didn’t sign in before doing this, your document will only be put in a temporary folder.When you leave your session, you will lose everything you thought you had saved.

So always make sure that you sign in when you open the database!

Retrieving a document

Retrieving a document

Just as for retrieving a search, click on “Folder” at the top of your screen.

Retrieving a documentClick on the category corresponding to your document on the left of the screen.

Retrieving a documentThe documents you saved appear on the centre of the screen. Click on the document’s title to check out its whole record.

Organising your folder

Organising your folder

You can organise your folder by creating custom folders.

On the left of your screen, click on “New” next to “My Custom”.

Organising your folderGive your folder a name, a description, and click on “Save”.

Organising your folderNow, when you click on a “blue folder” to save a document, you will be given the choice to put it in one of your custom folders.Click on the folder of your choice to save the document.

That’s all for today!

If you have any question or problem, contact the library!

020 8938 2520library@tavi‐port.nhs.uk

Creating and Using an EBSCOhost account

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