Because your research projects will continue on for quite some time after doing your literature review search in the Fall, you will want make sure you find any journal articles relevant to your topic that come out between now and your finished project. Setting up alerts is a great way to automate this process.
Two types of alerts may be particularly useful:
Database/Resource | Search Alerts | Citation Alerts | Must Create Account |
PubMed | X | Yes | |
Google Scholar | X | X | No |
Scopus | X | X | Yes |
ScienceDirect | X | Yes | |
EBSCO (e.g., PsycINFO, Academic Search Complete) |
X |
Yes |
Below are the ways to set alerts in several different databases. Please feel free to meet with me to get help and/or contact me for instructions for a database/resource I have not covered below.
Search Alert in PubMed
Search Alert in EBSCO databases (PsycINFO, Academic Search Complete, etc.)
Search Alert in Google Scholar | Citation Alerts in Google Scholar |
To create an alert for a search in Google Scholar:
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To create an alert for articles citing a particular paper:
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Search Alert in Scopus
Search Alert in ScienceDirect
Skip to 40 of 75 to watch the portion of the video specifically about setting up search alerts.
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