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Saving searches

Searches can be saved to create an email alert so that new results on the search topic will be emailed to you. You must have an Informit account to save searches or create alerts.

Step 1. Login to your account on Informit. The login button is on the top right-hand corner across the Informit platform. To sign up if you have not yet had a personal Informit account.

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Step 2. Search the database(s) using terms or phrases that give you the best results for your assignment.

Step 3. Select the Save search button that can be found on the Search results page

Step 4. Give the search a name and select how often Informit will email with updated results matching the search terms. If select never, Informit will save the search and you can re-run it whenever necessary. 

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Step 5. You can check My Account which can be found under your login to view, run, edit or delete your saved searches. 

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For further information on saved search and create a search alert, you can also check out How to create a Search Alerts section on Informit Knowledge Base.  

Creating alerts

You can create Content or Citation alerts but register an Informit account first. To sign up if you have not yet had a personal Informit account.

After you log in your Informit account, go to My Account to check your profile.  Click on Alerts on the left panel, then follow the on-screen instructions to manage your content or citation alerts.  

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Note

Check out this Informit's demonstration video (starting from 27:20 -) on how to set up your personalisation features to Save searches, and create Favourites on Informit.