If you have a MyEBSCO account in either our Advanced Search or the EBSCOhost Research Databases then you should check and migrate, or back up any content before August 2025 to make sure you are still able to access it in all of the new interfaces.
What will happen automatically?
You should be logged into MyEBSCO using your University of Lincoln single sign on details. However, if you have previously used a personal email address or had multiple accounts you may need to merge your accounts first.
Saved Searches from "My Folder" and anything saved in "Articles", "Images", "Videos", "eBooks" will then automatically appear in "My Dashboard" in the new interfaces. There may be a time delay of up to a week with these appearing when you first login.
What do I need to do?
If you have any custom folders, search alerts, journal alerts, or persistent links to searches you will need to actively migrate or back up this content.
Custom Folders
Any custom folders will not automatically be migrated to the new interface. You will need to actively move them over.
You can download your MyEBSCO "My Custom" folders in the existing site(s) to "Projects" in the new interfaces.
We do recommend also moving the content of your "My Custom" folders to "My Folder" in the old interface. They will then be transferred over to the new interface automatically, though you may lose any file structure you have in place. Please note this automatic transfer process can take up to a week to complete.
In both cases we advise backing up your saved searches by copying and pasting them into a separate document to avoid losing any parts of your search history.
Search Alerts
Any "Search Alerts" will not automatically be migrated to the new interface.
You will need to recreate any saved search alerts in the new interface:
You can also transfer your saved search alerts to a saved search:
Persistent Links to Searches
The "Persistent Links to Searches" folder will not be migrated to the new interface.
You may want to back up any saved persistent links to searches by copying and pasting them into a separate document to avoid losing any parts of your search history.
Where can I get help?
This guide from EBSCO explains more about the new Dashboard feature:
Library staff are also available for any support you may need during the migration. Please contact us if you have any questions.
