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Get a Link to Share/Save an Item

 

To generate a link for your item, click the share icon.

Five icons, the fourth, an arrow, is circled.

 

 

Select Create Link from the pop-up window. 

Pop-up box with an article title, options to share or email and then a link to create a link highlighted.

Email

Email an Item

 

To email an item record, click the share icon. 

Five icons with the fourth, an arrow, circled in red.

 

Select the Email tab in the pop-up box.

Pop-up box with different ways to share your article. The Email tab is highlighted.

 

Enter the email address into the field and hit Send. If there is a PDF of the article available, the PDF will be sent in the email as well. 

A Pop-up box with the word "Share" at the top. A field is available to enter email addresses.

Citing

Cite an Item

 

The cite button is found above the title of the article and appears as a double quotation mark. 

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Once you click the icon, a pop-up box will appear. Select your preferred citation style and click Copy to clipboard.

Citation box showing an APA citation for an article.  

 

Note: Always double-check your citations against the style manual. See our Citation Styles Guide for more citation help. 

Save

Save an Item to your EBSCO Account

 

You are able to save items to your EBSCO account for later viewing. Once you find an item you want to save, select the save icon.

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Make sure you are signed in to your EBSCO account by selecting MyEBSCO at the top of the screen. 

*If you are not signed in and you save an item, it will not save for the next time you log in

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Accessing Your Saved Items

Select Saved from My Dashboard to access your saved items. 

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