How do I move my saved searches, records and alerts from the old Hub to the new Hub interface?
If you have used the Hub before July 2025, and have saved searches/records/alerts, then you may want to follow the instructions below to make sure that you can still access them from the new version of the Hub.
But first, think carefully about whether you still need to access them - if not, then you don't need to do anything!
For reference the versions of the Hub look like this:
Old Hub:
New Hub:
You can find your saved searches/records/alerts in your Folders on the old Hub.
The new Hub has renamed your Folders section to My dashboard.
You can access your Folders in 2 different ways:
From the old Hub:- login with your NHS OpenAthens account using the yellow bar at the top of the page
From the new Hub:
- login with your NHS OpenAthens account using the grey bar at the top of the page
- click on Further resources from the left hand menu
- scroll down the list of resources and click on EBSCOHost Databases
- you should see a page with menu options running along the top right hand side, looking similar to this:
NB: if you don't have the Folder option, but have Sign In instead, click Sign In and follow the prompts until you see the Folder option.
To see what you currently have saved, click on Folder on the menu bar, and then click on the different options that are displayed under My Folder:
What will automatically transfer to the new Hub interface?
Everything in the Articles and Saved Searches sections will automatically transfer into your new Hub.
To find them in the new Hub:
- find the My dashboard section of the menu on the left-hand side of the page
- click on Saved
During the transition period from the old to the new Hub, you can continue to save records and searches into your Folder, and they will be transferred across to the new Hub when you next login there. If you make changes in the new Hub to transferred saved records/searches then the changes you make will not be overwritten.
If you have many saved records, you may find it easier to transfer them out of the Hub and into a bibliographic software package such as Zotero or Refworks. You can contact your library for help in doing this.
How do I transfer Search Alerts?
Saved Alerts will not transfer automatically.
You can either start again in the new Hub and recreate your alert from scratch.
Or you can turn your current alert into a saved search, which will transfer, and then use that as the basis for a new alert in the new Hub:
- Click on
in your MyFolder.
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Select the Alert you want to transfer and click Retrieve Alert:
- Your search will run
- Select the query at the top of the resulting Search History
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Click
above the Search History and you'll see this screen: 
- Complete the boxes using a distinctive name so you can find it again
- Choose Save Search As Saved Search (Permanent)
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Click on the Save button.
The Saved Search will be added to your Saved Searches folder ready to transfer across to the new Hub.
How do I transfer items from the My Custom section of My Folders?
The My Custom section will not be automatically transferred to the new interface.
If you want to keep items from this section you need to move them into the Articles or Saved Searches sections of My Folders.
To do this:
- open the folders and click Edit
- Select the articles you want to keep and then click on the Move To button and choose and My Folder:
You'll need to do the same thing for any Searches saved in the Custom section.
How do I transfer Journal alerts?
Journal alerts will not be transferred across. You will need to set these up again in the new Hub.
Is there an option to save all my records and worry about it later?
You can download all of the content of your My Folder from within the new Hub:
- go to the My Dashboard section in the left-hand menu
- click on Projects:
- click on Get Report.
The file you will download is not easy to use, so you may find it easier to carry out the processes recommended above.
Where can I find more detail?
EBSCO have provided articles on their Connect site: