About the LibraryArticle Alerts
The Consortium Library subscribes to a number of database services that include free alerting features.
Large interdisciplinary databases with alerting services:
| Database | Alert Services Provided | More Info |
|---|---|---|
EBSCOhost |
TOC and saved search alerts can be run in most EBSCO databases (e.g., Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier). Large amount of full-text content. |
Help How to Register |
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IngentaConnect |
TOC and saved search alerts. Largest journal index, with alerts on 28,000 journal titles. RSS feeds are also available. |
Help Register |
ProQuest |
TOC and saved search alerts. | Help |
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) |
Saved search alerts. | Help |
Project MUSE |
TOC alerts. | |
SPIN funding resources |
Saved search alerts.Tip: to setup an alert, use the Advanced Search and then select the Save Search option | Help Register |
Subject-specific databases with alerting services:
| Database | Alert Services Provided | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| ABC-CLIO America : History and Life Historical Abstracts |
Saved search alerts. | Help Register / Login |
American Chemical Society |
ASAP (As Soon As Publishable) alerts on individual articles and TOC alerts. | |
Blackwell Synergy |
Saved search alerts. | Help |
Compendex on Engineering Village 2 |
Saved search alerts. | Help |
Highwire : Register / Sign-in |
Emailed TOC and search alerts. Also availabe: PDA Channels | Help |
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Ovid |
Saved search alerts. | Help |
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ScienceDirect: Register / Sign-in |
Help |
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Updated: August 21st, 2007
These alerting services automatically send email notifications for new citations or tables of contents (TOC) that match the requester's interests. Several of the databases provide the full-text of the articles.
Alerting (also called current awareness) services help you keep up-to-date with the newest publications and latest developments in different fields. When information is added to a journal, or when new information about a particular subject becomes available, alerting services will automatically notify you via email. You simply register to set up a profile, identifying new issues of journals you’d like to review, or search terms you’d like to have run against the database..
Even if the Consortium Library does not have access to the journal either online or in print, you can still receive email alerts. It is helpful to have these alerts, as you can request the journal article of interest through our Interlibrary Loan Department.
