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EBSCOhost Database - Search Tips: Saving Articles

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

Saving Articles within Ebscohost

There are multiple ways to keep track of articles and citations as you research. Within Ebscohost, there are many options on the article records page under the "tools" section: 

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

The Email option will email a URL and abstract including citation information to the email of your choice. Often, this will email will land in your spam folder, be sure to check your spam folder to retrieve the information. 

The Tools on the right hand side after the "Email" button has been clicked and the email form is displayed

The Permalink option creates a permanently functioning link that will connect you to the article page: 

The tools list on the right hand side after the "Permalink" has been clicked. The Permalink URL is displayed at the top of the page. Copy and paste the permalink into your own document in order to keep track of relevant. 

Saving Articles in Citation Managers

The top three "Tools" options in Ebscohost request that you connect your Ebscohost account to your Google or Microsoft email account. This option for saving articles is useable, but not recommended. If you do 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. 

The top three Tools on the tool list are Google Drive, OneDrive, and Add to Folder

Instead, St. Thomas Libraries recommends using 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 can 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.