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Guide to using Teacher Reference Center

Creating Search Alerts

You can set up search alerts to automatically notify you when new content is added that matches your search criteria — saving you time and keeping your research current.  To set up a search alert:

1. Make sure you are signed into your personal MyEBSCO account.

2. Run your search, click the menu icon on the right and select Create alert.

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3. Fill in the Alert form. Choose how often you want the alert to run and how you want to be notified and click Create alert.

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4. A pop-up message will confirm your alert has been created. Click Close to return to your search results page.

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5. You can find your saved search alerts by clicking Alerts in the My dashboard menu, then clicking Search Alerts.

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6. Click the three dots to the right to edit or delete your search alert or to view results. Click the alert title to re-run the alert manually.

  • The result set displayed by clicking the View all results button expires after five alert runs. For example, if your alert was set up to run weekly, it will expire after five weeks. If it was set up to run daily, it will expire after five days.

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7. You can also extend or renew your alert by editing it, then checking the box under Extend or renew alert. After saving your changes, the alert is extended to run for a year from the date of your edits. 

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Creating Search Alerts Tutorial