This document provides instructions for setting up alerts in the ScienceDirect database to receive email or RSS notifications when new articles matching searches or journal tables of contents are added. It discusses how to create search alerts by performing and saving searches, and journal alerts by selecting a specific journal title. The workshop concludes by providing contact information for assistance and a feedback form.

1. SETTING UP ALERTS 2:
SCIENCEDIRECT
At Charles Darwin University, researchers have access
to a wide range of journal databases through their
Library - databases are an invaluable tool for accessing
current information. Most databases allow you to set up
a profile, where you can save searches and create
alerts.
By setting up alerts in journal databases, researchers
can save time and keep up-to-date with information in
their area of research.
This workshop will guide you through the process of
setting up alerts.

2. You can set an alert for a subject search, or for the table of
contents of a journal title. This means that when articles that
match your search are added to the database, you will get
sent an email alert.
When you set an alert for a subject search, you will get sent
an email alert each time articles matching your search terms
are added to the database. Similarly, when content from a
new issue of a journal is added to the database, you will get
sent an email with either the table of contents or a link to the
articles from the issue of the journal.
It is possible to set alerts in this way in most major databases.
Let’s look at an example.

3.  Example ScienceDirect
 In this Workshop we will look at setting up
alerts in ScienceDirect.
 To access this database, navigate to the
Library’s Home Page
and select the link to Databases.

7. Creating a Search Alert
in Science Direct

10. You can limit
your search to
particular fields

12. You need to
register and set up
an account before
you can login in

13. Complete your
details including
all the required
fields, then submit

19. Creating a Journal Alert
in Science Direct
You can also set up an alert for a journal so that each time
articles from a new issue are added to the database, you will
receive an email with the table of contents for that issue.

24. Creating a RSS Feed
in Science Direct
Alternatively you can set a RSS feed for both your saved
search as well as your journal title. RSS stands for Really
Simple Syndication, and a RSS feed is also known as a
news feed, which allows you to feed results from your alerts
into a RSS reader or aggregator.
Unlike an email alert, a RSS feed allows you to access your
alerts by clicking on a link either in your favourites, or via a
news reader. Using a news reader will allow you to view
your feeds from any computer. There are a number of free
news readers available, for example, My Yahoo!, Bloglines
and Google Reader.

32. For further assistance, please
contact the Research Services
Coordinator at
jayshree.mamtora@cdu.edu.au
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