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ERIC (EBSCOhost)

A guide to effectively using ERIC to search for education related articles, including strategies, finding full text, emailing or printing articles, exporting to RefWorks, and more.

What is the search history?

  • A record of previous searches that allows you to view, revise, or combine them
  • To access, click Recent Activity, located in My Dashboard on the left column of your search screen
  • If you want to save a search beyond your current session you'll need to sign into your MyEBSCO account

What is a search alert?

An alert is a way for you to save a search and get email notification of any new records that have been found in the database that match your search criteria as new records are added. It's a great way to stay current without having to redo previous work!

To Save a Search Alert:

  • Perform a search on a topic of your choice.
  • Click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner of your search results and select Create Alert 

Create Alert

 

  • On the next screen, make selections to match your preference for name, description (if any), alert frequency, etc. 

  • For email alerts, you will be prompted to sign in. For more details, see the MyEBSCO Account page of this guide.

How do I view / edit previous alerts?

  • Click on Alerts in My dashboard (you will need to sign in to see this option)
  • Click the 3 dots to the right of your alert and select Edit alert

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