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Discover@UMSL

How to find articles, books, and more using our library search tool.

A Closer Look at Your Account Dashboard

The other pages in this section provide details on how to save your items (citations) and searches, but first, let’s get familiar with your account dashboard.
 

 A   To access your account from a search results page, expand My Accounts and select the My Library Account / MyEBSCO option.

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On the resulting page, your account encompasses the “My dashboard” area of the left sidebar.

 B   Projects are custom folders that allow you to organize records and searches you've saved. This is helpful if you're researching topics for different classes.

 C   The Saved section contains records and searches you've saved to your account. If this area is blank and you know you've saved items, sign in to MyEBSCO (top right corner of the page).

 D   Recent Activity contains the search history and viewed records from your current browser session.

 E   Holds & Checkouts is where you'll find your current holds (requests), books you currently have checked out, and any fees you owe for late/unreturned items. Holds and checkouts do NOT include Interlibrary Loan items, i.e., those borrowed from outside the UM System/MOBIUS.

 F   The Alerts section contains alerts you've created for searches or journals. You will receive emails whenever your alert finds new items.

New search page in Discover@UMSL. The sections of the My Dashboard area in the left sidebar are circled and labeled B through F. B: Projects. C: Saved. D: Recent activity. E: Holds and checkouts. F: Alerts.