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Question:

Dear SIRC Librarian:

Once in SPORTDiscus™ with FullText is it possible to save my searches and key articles?

Thanks,
Cameron

Answer:

Hi Cameron :

Thank you for contacting SIRC with your question regarding saving searches and articles in SPORTDiscus™.

It is possible to save your searches and articles by setting up a personal account within SportDiscus™. There are numerous benefits of setting up a personal account in the SPORTDiscus™ with FullText. You can save articles of interest, set up search alerts and receive table of contents directly to your electronic inbox. The following are step-by-step instructions will help to get you started.

Accessing SPORTDiscus™ with FullText:
- Log into SIRC members area at: http://www.sirc.ca
- Select SPORTDiscus™ with FullText from menu

Creating a personal account in SPORTDiscus™ with FullText:
- Select “Sign in to my EBSCOhost” from the top of the screen
- Select “Create a new account”
- Complete from and select “Submit”
- Your account is created immediately and your name should appear at the top of the screen. The EBSCOhost icon will also now have a yellow banner that says “My EBSCOhost”

To save individual searches:
- Sign into your “My EBSCOhost” account
- Complete your search
- Click on “Alert/Save/Share” and select “Add search to folder”

To save individual articles:
- Sign into your “My EBSCOhost” account
- Complete your search
- Click on “Add to folder” to collect all articles of interest
- When completed click on “Folder” at the top of the screen and all selected article should appear. The article will remain in your folder until you delete them

Accessing your account:
- Sign into your “My EBSCOhost” account
- Select “Folder” from top of screen
- All previously saved items will appear in “My Folder” on the left sidebar
- Select item you wish to view access information

If you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me again.

Your Sport Librarian

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