If permitted by your library administrator, you can set up a personal account in EBSCOhost, EBSCO Discovery Service, and a number of EBSCO’s unique research interfaces, such as Literary Reference Center, History Reference Center and Science Reference Center.
Whenever you sign in to any of these interfaces, you will be able to save search results, persistent links to searches, search alerts, journal alerts, and web pages to your personal MyEBSCO folder. (For more on personal folders, click here.)
If enabled by your institution, you can use your Google account credentials to sign in and create a personal account. To learn more, see: Google Sign In - FAQS
When creating an account in one of EBSCO's COPPA-Compliant interfaces, some MyEBSCO folder functionality is not supported. To learn more, please see: How to Create an EBSCO Account in a COPPA-Compliant Interface
Note: In order to create and use a personal MyEBSCO folder account, cookies must be allowed by your browser.
To set up a personal account:
Click the Sign In in the top toolbar of the EBSCOhost/EDS screen.
From the Sign In Screen, click the Sign up link.
Note: You may also choose to create an account using your Google account credentials. Click the Continue with Google button and follow the prompts. To learn more, see: Google Sign In - FAQS
The Create Account Screen appears. Fill in the fields on the Create Account Screen.
First and Last Name: Enter your first and last name. Last name is optional.
Email address: A unique email address is required to sign up. If you enter an email address that already has an account associated with it, you are prompted to use a different address.
Password: Enter a strong password. When you create a new MyEBSCO folder account, or are updating the existing password for an existing account, your password is required to meet strong password requirements.
As you begin to enter a new value into the password field, the strength indicators will change to green checkmarks as your password meets the strong password requirements.
Note: Some characters such as - = / ~ + [ ] are not recognized as special characters and cannot be used in your password.
Check the box to consent to EBSCO's Personal Data Retention and Usage policy.
You can read the Personal Data Retention and Usage policy by clicking the link. If you opt to not consent to the policy, you will be unable to continue creating an account.
When you have completed filling out your information, click Create Account.
If your information was accepted, a message appears that confirms your account has been created. To log into your account, click the Click here link and provide your login credentials. You should note the username and password you created so you can log in at a future session.
Note: When signing in to MyEBSCO with your credentials, enter the username you created or your email address if you opted to use that as your username.
For security purposes, your personal account will be locked after 10 consecutive unsuccessful logins. If your account is locked, contact your institution's administrator to have your account unlocked.
If you have forgotten your password, see Resetting your Password in the next section of this page.
To reset your password:
Click Sign In in the top toolbar of the screen.
From the Sign In Screen, click Forgot your password? The Reset Password screen appears.
In the Email or Username field:
If you created a username: Enter the username and click Reset.
If you used your email address as your username: Enter your email address and click Reset.
You will receive an email containing a verification code.
Enter the verification code in the field provided and click Reset.
Create a new strong password and click Continue.
Click the Sign In link to sign into your MyEBSCO folder account.
To update your MyEBSCO account
Sign in to your personal MyEBSCO folder by clicking Sign In in the toolbar at the top of the interface screen.
Click the Update My Account link found in the personalized toolbar at the top of the screen
A Sign In screen opens in a new window or browser tab.
Re-enter your personal folder login information to confirm your identity and click Sign In.
Click the Edit button for the information you would like to update - such as to change your e-mail address. Enter the updated information and click Save.
Note: You cannot change your Username.
Close the Update my account window or tab when you are finished updating your information.
From the MyEBSCO Personal Data Retention and Usage screen, you can request a report of your personal data collected within the last twelve months as well as remove your data which also removes your account.
To access the Personal Data Retention and Usage screen:
Sign in to your MyEBSCO account.
Click the Update My Account link in the top toolbar.
Re-enter your personal folder login information to confirm your identity and click Sign In.
Click the Personal Data Retention and Usage link at the bottom of the screen.
From the Personal Data Retention and Usage screen, you can:
Review EBSCO's Personal Data Retention and Usage policy and how it pertains to your personal data.
Request a report of your personal data collected in the past 12 months by clicking the Request new report button.
Note: Reports take between 15-60 minutes to be generated and are available from this screen when they are ready.
Permanently remove your data and delete your MyEBSCO account by clicking the Remove my data button and then confirming you wish to delete your account.
Please note, the following is permanently removed and cannot be retrieved after you click Delete My Account:
After your account and personal data have been removed from EBSCO, you can set up a new account at any time using the same email address you used previously.
Notes:
When you set up a personal account, we ask for your name, e-mail address, and password. This information is only used to identify you at log in so your searches are not viewed or used by anyone else. We do not share this information.
An email address is required for sign-up. Requiring an email address for account creation helps prevent the unintentional creation of multiple accounts by one user and also allows for more secure account management and password reset.
When setting up a personal account in EBSCO's Point-of-Care Reference Center interfaces (Patient Education Reference Center, Rehabilitation Reference Center), the screen will look slightly different than the example screenshots below. However, the steps to create an account are the same.
Items in your personal folder will automatically be discarded if you have not logged into the folder for an 18 month period. The exception to this policy is Page Composer. The web pages that you create in Page Composer and save to your personal folder are saved indefinitely.
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