EBSCOhost databases

All EBSCOhost databases will shortly be moving to a new user interface.

Take Action Now if you have a personal account in EBSCOhost databases.

• For UCL staff and students the databases will be switching to the new interface on 31st July 2025.
• For NHS staff, accessing EBSCOhost databases through NHS England OpenAthens, the switch will be later this year. We will provide updated information once a precise date for this has been confirmed.

If you have a personal MyEBSCO account, permanent saved searches and articles stored in the My Folders area will transfer to the new user interface automatically when you sign into the new interface with your existing personal account. These searches and articles will be available in a My dashboard area in the new interface.

What you need to do now:

1. Content in the following sub-folders within the My Folders area will not be migrated.

• Persistent Link to Searches
• Search Alerts
• Journal Alerts

Save details of any searches that will not transfer. You can set up equivalent search alerts and journal alerts in the new interface. You can run and save searches in the new interface.

2. Content in the My Custom and Shared By areas will not be migrated.

If you have articles saved in Custom Folders in the classic interface, you will need to log into the new interface, once it is available, to download this content as it will not be transferred automatically to the new interface. You will have until  31^st December 2025 to download the content from your Custom Folders. Or, you can copy these articles from Custom Folders into the Articles section of the standard My Folders area in EBSCOhost classic so that they will migrate.

Further information can be found on EBSCO Connect.

To save your search strategy (i.e. the combination of search terms you have used to run your search), you will need to register for a free EBSCOhost account. This will mean that you will have a record of your search strategy and also that you can come back and re-run the search at a later date.

To create an account:

• Select Sign In at the top of the screen.
• Select Create an account towards the top of the screen, and complete the online form.

To save your search strategy:

• Select Save Searches/Alerts at the top of the search history.
• Type a name for your search into the Name of Search/Alert box.
• Select the relevant Save Search As option:
  • Saved Search (Permanent).
  • Saved Search (Temporary, 24 hours).
  • Alert.
• Select Save.

Select Alert to receive an e-mail each time new items that meet your search criteria are added to the database in which you have run the search. This can help you keep up to date without having to return to the database and re-run your search to check for new results. Specify your desired options and enter your e-mail address and a subject line.

To retrieve a saved search:

• Access the database that you used to run the search originally.
• Sign in to your EBSCOhost account at the top of the screen.
• Select the Folder icon at the top of the screen.
• In the menu to the left of the screen, click on Saved Searches.
• Select the Retrieve Saved Search link beneath the name of the search that you would like to re-run.

This video provides an introduction to creating a search alert in EBSCOhost (1 min 28 secs)