How to: Generate RSS feeds from EBSCO Medline
I received an email recently from a Medical Librarian asking if RSS feeds could be generated from EBSCO databases.
Short Answer: Yes!
Longer answer: Yes…but EBSCO’s interface doesn’t make it easy or intuitive. Here’s a walkthrough.
First, click on “Sign In to My EBSCOHost”
Enter username and password, then click the “Login” button. (If you haven’t created an EBSCOHost account yet, create one by clicking on the “I’m a new user” link and create one.)
Next, enter your search terms:
Once you’ve got your search refined exactly as you want it, you’re ready to turn the search into a feed.
Click the “Search History/Alerts” tab
Click the “Save Searches/Alerts” link
Enter the Name and Description for your alert, and be sure to select the “Alert” radio button.
Select “No e-mail (RSS only)” and enter an intuitive subject line before clicking the “Save” button.
…and here’s the RSS feed you can copy and paste into your aggregator/reader:
More info from EBSCO:
- EBSCO Supports RSS Feeds
- Does EBSCO support RSS Feeds for Alerts?
- How do I create a Search Alert in EBSCOhost?
- How do I create a Journal Alert in EBSCOhost?
- Can I use the RSS feature on an existing Alert?
Note: Although I used EBSCO Medline for this example, generating feeds this way works for all EBSCO databases that use this interface.
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