1. Knowledge is Empowerment TUTORIAL Guide 24. Create Alerts and files in EBSCO

2. Knowledge is Empowerment Save all your searches done in EBSCO HOST server ESBCO HOST WILL HELP YOU CREATE YOUR OWN FILES AND SAVE SEARCHES & ARTICLES, LIKE IN YOUR OWN COMPUTER

3. Knowledge is Empowerment Go to http://www.usuniversity.edu/student_services_li brary_databases.php and click on EBSCO Multidisciplinary- Academic Search Premier http://www.usuniversity.edu/student_services_li brary_databases.php Please create your own EBSCO account for the following services: Search alerts, publication alerts, saving searches and articles in EBSCO server. Select the Sign In

4. Knowledge is Empowerment Please create your own EBSCO account for the following services: Search alerts, publication alerts, saving all your searches and articles in EBSCO server. Select the Sing In option and after Create a new Account

5. Knowledge is Empowerment Complete all the information requested and in write your user name & password in a place you can remember

6. Knowledge is Empowerment It will appear your name at the top of the page. Always checked your name to be sure you can save your results. Before saving, first create a new folder, click the New icon

7. Knowledge is Empowerment Write in the folder name the course number and name or your subject searches and in notes the terms or the assignment.

8. Knowledge is Empowerment To organize folders within folders, use the Move Folders to

9. Knowledge is Empowerment You have registered yourself into y EBSCO HOST and opened the file CRITICAL THINKING where you will filed your results Now let’s do the search and apply what we have learned

10. Knowledge is Empowerment Your name should remain at the top of your result page. We will search “critical thinking” and learning in the “field AB Abstract”. Click in the Full text box and Peer Reviewed Journals. Select the period from January 2000 to July 2010 and click SEARCH

11. Knowledge is Empowerment From the previous search we retrieved more than 250 full text documents. Limit the search with the same words but selecting the TI TITLE in the field option and sort them by relevance

12. Knowledge is Empowerment Now start selecting your articles and saving them into your folder of CRITICAL THINKING. Click Add to folder and save them by selecting critical thinking. When you finished filing, please open you folder to verify what you have done

13. Knowledge is Empowerment Open your CRITICAL THINKING folder and verify your results, before login out or continue with the alerts assignment

14. Knowledge is Empowerment Organize your files as if it is your own computer

15. Knowledge is Empowerment Let’s go back to your results, by clicking back and Continue with EBSCO ALERT service for searches and publications

16. Knowledge is Empowerment Back in your results, click the alert/Save/Share

17. Knowledge is Empowerment Select the option create an alert of your search, and you will be receiving in your email the updates.

18. Knowledge is Empowerment Write the email where you want to receive the alerts from your search

19. Knowledge is Empowerment THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO CREATE EBSCO’S PUBLICATION ALERTS From search results Directly from Publication list

20. Knowledge is Empowerment From Search results, click on the title of the article

21. Knowledge is Empowerment From the Source, click on Public Integrity

22. Knowledge is Empowerment Click on Alert/Save/Share

23. Knowledge is Empowerment After opens the option, select Create an alert and write the email you want to receive the alerts.

24. Knowledge is Empowerment Click on the Sign In and write the email where you want to receive the alerts.

25. Knowledge is Empowerment Write your email and click Save Alert

26. Knowledge is Empowerment To verify it, go to your folder and click on Journal Alert

27. Knowledge is Empowerment From the Publication list Let’s learn how to create a publication or journal alert

28. Knowledge is Empowerment From EBSCO basic or advance search, select the Publication box

29. Knowledge is Empowerment Write the journal title on the browsing box, and click browse, leaving the alphabetical option on.

30. Knowledge is Empowerment Click on Alert/Save/Share After opens the option, select Create an alert and write the email you want to receive the alerts.

31. Knowledge is Empowerment Write your email and click Save Alert box

32. Knowledge is Empowerment After saving the Alert, it opens into a more specific questions regarding the alert

33. Knowledge is Empowerment Write your email, the subject and title

34. Knowledge is Empowerment After you have completed the form, the system confirms your alert.

35. Knowledge is Empowerment Click in your Folder to verify your Publication Alert

36. Knowledge is Empowerment See some examples of how to organize your own files

37. Knowledge is Empowerment If your are trying to request an alert and receive the following answer It means that you need to register into your EBSCO HOST again

38. Knowledge is Empowerment When you leave for a long period of time, EBSCO system log you off