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Database and Search Engine Alerts

Many library databases, full text journal providers, and some search engines feature the ability to alert the user about new information that is added to the database or search index about a particular topic or person. Some databases provide table of contents alerts for newly published issues of journals. These alerts can come in two forms: email sent to the user or an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed that the user subscribes to using an RSS or news aggregator. Some databases offer one form; others offer both. Listed below are some databases and search engines that offer alerts with links to instructions for using the alert service.

Provider Form of alert Link to Instructions
American Chemical Society Journals Email and RSS Instructions for Email

Instructions for RSS

ACM Digital Library Email (table of contents) Instructions
BDSL Online (Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft) RSS Instructions
BioMed Central RSS (table of contents) Instructions
Compendex (Engineering Village) Email and RSS Within the database, select the Help tab in the upper right. In the Contents menu select "RSS Feature" or "Blog this!" or "Search History Feature"
CSA Illumina: ASSIA, IBSS, PAIS, Worldwide Political Science Abtracts, and more Email Instructions (click on the Index tab, then Alerts in left menu)
EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, and more Email and RSS Instructions (Select "Saving Searches and Alerts" in left menu)
Google Email Registration
Highwire Press Email, RSS, and PDA Registration
Institute of Physics Journals Email and RSS Instructions for Email

Instructions for RSS

IEEE Xplore Email (table of contents) Registration
informaworld Email and RSS Instructions
IngentaConnect Email and RSS Instructions for Email

Instructions for RSS

Project Muse Email and RSS (table of contents) Instructions for Email

Instructions for RSS

ProQuest: Dissertations & Theses, Ethnic NewsWatch, and more Email Instructions
PubMed Email and RSS Instructions for Email

Instructions for RSS

Sage Email Registration
Science Direct Email Registration
SciFinder Web Email Info about Keep Me Posted
Springer Email and RSS Instructions
Washington University Libraries Catalog Email Instructions under Save Searches & Receive Email Alerts
Web of Knowledge: Web of Science, INSPEC, and more Email and RSS Instructions for Email
Instructions for RSS
Wiley InterScience Email and RSS Instructions
WilsonWeb: Education Full Text, Essay & General Literature Index, and more Email Click Help at top of screen, then choose RSS Feed or SDI Alerts