Keep Current with your Research: Using Alerts

Many vendors offer alert features. This makes it easier to stay up to date on multiple journals at the same time.

First find a list of databases a vendor provides:

Alexander Street Press

To create alerts:

1. Click on the words Alexander Street at the top of the web page
2. Click on the icon of a person—located at top of the web page on the far right
3. Click on Create New Account

Ebsco

To create alerts:
1. Click on Sign In--located at the top of the web page.
2. Then Create an Account

ProQuest

To create alerts:
1. Click on the symbol of a person—located top right of the web page
2. Sign into My Research.
3. Create a My Research Account

Thomson Reuters

Each of the databases provides alerts a little differently.  Some are the same as Web of Science (click on Sign In and the Register) or look under the the icon of a person,

You can save a (successful) search and receive alerts based upon the parameters of that search.

Generally, to save a search, you need a free account.  Below, are the major database vendors with the accompanying instructions.

Ebsco

Sign into your account.

No account?   To create an account:
a. Click on Sign In--located at the top of the web page.
b. Then Create an Account

Click Preferences--located at the top right of the web page

ProQuest

Sign into your account.

No account?  To create an account:

a. Click on the symbol of a person—located top right of the web page
b. Sign into My Research.
c. Create a My Research Account 

How to save a search

PubMed

Tutorial How to Save a Search

Create an RSS Feed of your search