Setting up Email Alerts
An alert is a saved search that will scan databases for new content every week. You will receive an email message when a databases has new matching content. Instead of returning constantly to frequently used databases to search for updated content, the database will let you know when material about your research is added.
You can set up alerts with many of the major database vendors that the Libraries have subscriptions. Setting up an alert involves registering your email address and recording a search. It is a time saving service that will ensure that you stay on top of developments in your topic.
Here are some database vendors (and the databases that might be useful to your research) who offer Alerts, with information on how to set up the service.
EBSCO (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Medline)
CSA (Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index)