Fletcher Library at the West Campus
Article Alert Services
Alert services help users 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.
Table of Contents Alert (TOC)
A table of contents alert (TOC) automatically e-mails you the latest table of contents for your selected journals.
Saved Search
A saved search permits you to re-run a successful search at a later date to collect relevant results added since the last time you ran the search.
Search Alert (SDI)
A search alert (SDI) is a saved search that runs automatically whenever the database is updated and automatically e-mails you the results.
Citation Alert
With a citation alert you receive an e-mail alert each time an article on your list is cited in a new article.
| Almost all academic databases and indexes provide some form of alert capability. The following is a selected list of resources that provide alert service(s). Selecting the hyperlinked title directs you to an information page for the resource. Use the "set-up alert" hyperlinks to register or learn more about that service. For other resources that provide alert services contact your subject liaison librarian. |
Selected Resources With Alert Services |
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| Electronic Journal Service (EJS) Ebsco's gateway for electronic access to thousands of journals subscribed to by Arizona State University Libraries. Set-up alerts |
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| EBSCO Gateway to multiple indexes licensed through Ebsco, including Academic Search Premier. Within Advanced Search, use the Search History tab to set up alerts. |
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| Web of Knowledge A gateway to multidisciplinary bibliographic access to scholarly journals. Consists of three separate databases: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Set-up alerts |
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| CSA Subject databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts include Communication Abstracts, ERIC, PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and others. To sign up for alerts, connect to the resource. Click on "Alerts" above the blue bar on the right side. |
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| Science Direct Offers access to the Elsevier Science journal collection along with journals from a host of prestigious societies and STM publishers. The full text collection covers a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines. Set-up alerts |
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| Springer Link This database is divided according to field into life sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics & astronomy, engineering, environmental sciences, law, and economics. To sign up for alerts, connect to the database. Click on "Alert" in the blue bar. |
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| Emerald Publisher of the world's widest range of management and library & information services journals, as well as a strong specialist range of engineering, applied science and technology journals. Set-up alerts |
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