Answered By: David Hurley
Last Updated: Jul 09, 2025     Views: 174

To create lists within our catalog, you'll need a (free) EBSCO account. This is the same account you use to download some of our EBSCO ebooks.
 

To set up or access your EBSCO account:

  • Start at library.unm.edu
  • Perform a search
  • On the results page, look for the MyEBSCO link in the upper right corner:   The "MyEBSCO" log in link in the library catalog 
    • First time? Click Create an Account. You can choose to create an EBSCO account, or use a Google account. 
       
  • Agree to the Data Retention and Usage Policy. You can see EBSCO's full privacy policy here.


Once you are logged in, if you click "Save" (the bookmark icon on the right side of the search results), that result will appear in your saved items list.  Or, you can keep your saved items organized in Projects, by opening the tools menu next to the bookmark icon and choosing "Add to Project." 

A search result showing the "Save" icon active, and the tools menu open, with "Add to Project" selected.

 

With this account, you also can:

  • Save your preferences, such as the language of the catalog.
  • Share your folders with other people. 
  • View others' folders.
  • Save and retrieve your search history. 
  • Create email alerts for searches or specific journals.
  • Access to your saved research. 

 

If you link your Google account you can also save your articles to your Google Drive.

Comments (2)

  1. For the sign in with Google section, it says "Agree to the Data Retention and Usage". What sorts of policies are in there? Don't get me wrong, I use google, I mean who can not? But I wonder if these policies would pass IRB standards. Should the University be endorsing the instruction to accept the policies so easily?
    by Aaron Moore on Mar 29, 2021
  2. That's a great point. In this case, the data retention and usage policy is from EBSCO, not Google. I've edited the answer to make that more clear. Here is the section of that page that explains what information they collect: "The categories of data we collect are: Account Information, such as login credentials, email, or name, if shared by you or your institution. Saved items, such as checkouts and saved searches. [At UNM, checkouts of physical items do not go through EBSCO. -David] Activity data, such as searches, retrievals, and link outs. Other data, such as affiliations and continuing education." If you use your Google account, the terms you agreed to for that account also apply here. In addition, you have to agree to let google provide EBSCO with certain information, e.g., your name and profile picture, which is displayed on the search page once you are logged in. Note that the log in for off-campus users (in the yellow bar at the top of the page) is managed by UNM. That info does not go to EBSCO, and, in fact, hides your IP address from EBSCO.
    by David Hurley on Mar 29, 2021
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