Alert Services Available through the UW Libraries
Many of the databases provided by the UW Libraries offer alert services that automatically send email notifications for new citations or table of contents that match a requester's interests.
The names (alert, autoalert, sdi) and the procedures for setting up these services vary among vendors, but they generally operate in the same way. You specify the search terms or the journal titles and the database automatically provides you with updated results via email. For some you must register with a password and establish a profile or personal account; for others you simply provide your email address. Some alert services limit the number of searches you can save. In many databases you can define how often a search is run.
Here is a list of alert services available through the major databases available at the UW. There are many more - ask us if you have questions about an alert service.
Databases Description of Service UW Libraries Catalog Preferred Searches - is a function available through the Libraries catalog that provides weekly updates of newly received books in the library catalog. More information. CSA Databases:
ASFA
Save your searches as alerts. Click the Alerts link located in the top right corner of the screen. Click the New user? link. EBSCO Databases:
Create an Alert directly from the Result List, Search History, or the Publication list. Create instant RSS feed Alerts by clicking on the orange RSS Feed icons. Engineering Village 2 Databases:
Save searches and set up email alerts. Click My Alerts and then click Register Now. ISI Databases:
Save searches and set up email alerts. Click Citation Alerts in the drop-down menu located in the green bar at the top of the screen and then click the Go button. Click the Register link. Set up email alerts to receive tables of contents of journals whenever a new issue is published. Click on Alerts on the opening page. Ovid Databases:
Click the Personal Account button on the main database page to use the Saved Searches/Alerts service. Check the database's Help - Save Search Options page for more information. This database includes many journals, most of which are science-oriented, but some other subjects are covered. Click the Alerts button to save subject-type searches or table of contents searches. Click the Help button and read the Alerts section for more information. Silverplatter Databases:
Silverplatter SDI - Users can save subject-type searches or table of contents searches. Click here for help with this service.