Setting Up Journal Alerts in Ebsco and ProQuest
March 2, 2007
Judy Metcalf
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SETTING UP JOURNAL ALERTS
Two types of Journal Alerts may be set up in the ProQuest and Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) journal databases. One simply sends you a Table of Contents by email when the newest issue of your favorite journal becomes available. The second regularly applies a search created by you to the whole journal database and emails you the results.
1. Table of Contents Alerts
Go to the library home page <http://library.centralia.edu/> and look under Find Information for the List of Our Magazines, Journals & Newspapers.
Searching for journal titles:
This can be done in multiple ways:
Find e-journals by title or ISSN or
Browse e-journals by title or
Browse e-journals by subject
Results List Example:
American theatre (8750-3255)
Setting Up TOC Alerts:
Click on a ProQuest (various collections) or Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) link that looks current. Ignore the others (eLibrary, etc.) The screen that appears will have a link to set up alerts on the right hand side. Click and follow directions. Ebsco requires setting up an account.
2. Search Results Alerts
ProQuest: Search. If your search results list looks useful, click on the Set Up Alert link on the right of the screen and follow directions.
Ebsco: Go to Advanced Search and search. If your search results list looks useful, click on the Search History/Alerts tab, then Save Searches/Alerts tab, and follow directions. Ebsco requires setting up an account.
Watch Out! Emails from ProQuest and Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) may appear in your Junk email folders.
Questions:
Ask a librarian if you have questions. Reference Desk: 691 or librarian@centralia.edu
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