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EBSCOhost Database - Search Tips: Saving Articles

How to save your search and/or items from your search

Keeping Track of Articles within Ebscohost

There are multiple ways to keep track of articles and citations as you search. Within EBSCOhost, options are on the article records page are on the upper right above the title of the article: 

The article record with the Tools on the upper right hand side highlighted

The arrow button will open the sharing options. One option allows you to create a permanent link to the article, while the other allows you to email the article, including the citation information, to the email of your choice.

The Link option creates a permanently functioning link that will connect you to the article page. Copy and paste the permalink into your own document in order to keep track of relevant articles. 

Select the next tab over to the right that says "Email".  Enter your email and click on 'Send'. Often, this will email will land in your spam folder, be sure to check your spam folder to retrieve the information.  

Select the next tab over that says "Email".  Enter your email and click on 'Send'. Often, this will email will land in your spam folder, be sure to check your spam folder to retrieve the information. 

Saving Articles in Citation Managers

You can also create an EBCSOhost account (this account is separate from your St. Thomas account) in order to save articles. You can save articles directly by selecting the left most button, or you can create specific project folders and save the article to a project by selecting the folder with the plus sign. Keep in mind that your EBSCOhost account is only for EBSCOhost databases. If you choose to pursue individual database accounts, you'll need to create an account for each database and will not be able to view articles across databases. 

If you'd like to save articles from across multiple databases, St. Thomas Libraries recommends choosing a Citation Manager. Citation Managers are applications or websites that store and organize source information. This means that a researcher using a citation manager can quickly find the sources they put into the manager and easily create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles and even create accurate internal citations while writing research papers. 

Learn more about Citation Manager from the library guide.