The video tutorials below are the most recent from CINAHL's vendor, but there may be small discrepancies between the video content and the current version of the database.   

Though it is recommended in some videos, we suggest that you do not use the full text limiter since it is likely materials not available in full text from this database will be available through another library resource. 

Ebling librarians are always happy to assist with finding materials or answer questions these tutorials may not cover, contact options are on Ebling's 'Get Help' page.   

This tutorial will show you how to save a search in CINAHL for later access.

Step 1: After conducting a search, click on the 'Search History' link under the search box area, as displayed below. 

Step 2: Once you can see your search history, check the box next to the search you wish to save. Then, click on the 'Save Searches / Alerts' link above your search history.

Step 3: If you are not already logged in, you will be prompted to do so here. If you don't have an account, you can create one and then sign in. 

Step 4: After logging in, you will be taken to your folder. From here, follow the prompts to name your search and select if it will be saved as a permanent search, temporary search, or an alert. You can also add a description at this point. After that, click on the 'Save' button.

Step 5: This will take you to the confirmation page. To complete your save, click on the 'Continue' button.

Step 6: This will direct you to your folder, where all of your saved searches can be accessed. You can retrieve or edit your saved searches from your folder at any time. 

This tutorial will show you how to export your CINAHL searches to your chosen citation manager. 

Step 1: After locating the articles you would like to cite, click on the blue folder icon located to the right of the article titles, as displayed below. This will add these articles to your personal folder.

Step 2: On the far right side of the page, you will see a section titled 'Folder has items'. To proceed, click on the link at the end of that section titled 'Folder View' or click on the folder icon in the navigation bar at the top of the screen.  

Step 3: From here, select the articles you wish to export and click on 'Export', located on the right side of the page. 

Step 4: This will take you to the Export Manager page. On the right side of the page, select the correct file format for your chosen chosen citation manager. Then, click on the 'Save' button.

Step 5: Open your chosen citation manger and upload the saved file. 

If you have an account on the EBSCO platform and use it to save searches or results, your account should transfer to the new platform. However, there are some steps you need to take before May 12, 2025 to ensure you keep the searches or items you had saved previously.

See the boxes below to learn how to:

• Retain the items or searches you've saved in custom folders in the new interface
• Migrate your search alerts
• Preserve details of any searches you've saved that will be lost in the new interface

In the new interface, there will no longer be custom folders for saved items or searches. Before May 12, make sure you move any items or searches you want to retain into My Folder. Any items or searches in custom or shared folders will not be migrated to the new interface. 

1. Once logged into your EBSCO account, go to the Folder.

2. For any items or searches in Custom Folders you wish to move, select the items and click on Move To and choose My Folder.

Check out this video from EBSCO covering how move items from custom folders to My Folder.

Search alerts and journal alerts will not transfer to the new platform, so be sure to record the details of any searches you'll want to recreate on the new platform. 

1. Once logged into your EBSCO account, go to the Folder.

2. For any search alerts you wish to recreate on the new platform, click on Edit Alert.

3. Using your browser menu, print the page or print to PDF to make a record of the details of this search.

4. After May 12, use the new EBSCO interface to recreate your search.

Alternate Process

Or you can change your search alerts to saved searches in My Folder before May 12, then reconvert them to search alerts on the new platform after May 12. Check out this video from EBSCO covering how to make this transition.

For Saved Searches, even in the My Folder area, multi-line searches will not be preserved—only the most recent search. For example if I had saved a search that looked like this:

Only the last search, S4,  would be preserved. Because S4 relied on S1, S2, and S3, those searches would be included as part of S4, but I would no longer have those individual searches preserved as part of the saved search. Additionally, none of the results numbers from that search will be preserved. The latest search will transfer to the new platform, but it will have to be run again in order to see a results number which may differ from what you had previously (due to new items being published). 

If you need to save a record of multiple lines of the search or the results numbers from a particular date (especially for purposes of reporting a systematic or scoping review):

1. Once logged into EBSCO, go to the Folder, and visit your Saved Searches.

2. Click to Edit Saved Search.

3.  Then using your web browser's menu, print that webpage or save using print to PDF and make a record of those searches before May 12 so you’ll have their details and their result numbers.