Current Awareness Alerts

Subject / Author / Citation Alert Service

Table of Contents Alerts

Current Awareness Training

Guide to Alerts

QUESTIONS about alerts? Please e-mail the Biosciences Informationist or call x5846.

PORPOISE NOTE: The PORPOISE alert service was discontinued on April 18, 2007, as the Web of Science access was transitioned to Thomson's Web of Knowledge. Alerts for Web of Science are still available via the Web of Knowledge interface. You will need to register for a FREE account to use this service. See the right side of the Web of Knowledge screen to register.

Subject / Author / Citation Alert Service

Let the staff at the Scientific Library set up an alert, or current awareness search, for you. Alerts can be run weekly, monthly or quarterly, depending on the database. This service enables you to receive timely updates on the latest developments in the area of your choice. Alerts are sent to your e-mail address.

We can create alert profiles to:

Monitor news and journal coverage of your research area

Track advances in research and development

Uncover important technological advances

Stay current on biomedical and drug research

Identify new research opportunities

Track product life cycles

Stay abreast of regulations and legislation

Know when an author of interest publishes a new article

Monitor whom is citing your work or citations of interest

Information on databases that provide alerts

How to request an alert:

Complete the electronic form and check "Yes" when asked if you want the search as an alert.

A librarian will complete an initial search* from the database of your choice and send the results to you to make sure that the search is finding what you want.

Approve the search and specify how often you want to receive the alerts (frequency may depend upon database selected).

Sit back and enjoy your alerts as they arrive in your e-mail box.

*Any possible search costs that may accrue are charged back to individual programs. If this need arises, you will be contacted for approval and signature authorization prior to searching. This rarely occurs, as most of the resources are provided by the Library.

Learn more about how the Library staff can help you find what you need with Literature Searches.

Table of Contents Alerts

E-mail delivery of journal tables of contents may be generated using several resources provided by the Library:
**NOTE: Registration is usually required to receive alerts. You will need to register with each provider.

Individual Journal Web Sites: Many electronic journals will allow you to be notified via email when a new issue is available and receive tables of contents. You will need to register with each journal provider.
List of electronic journals provided by the Library

ScienceDirect: Establish a list of favorite journals published by Elsevier and receive e-mail alerts when new issues are released. ScienceDirect covers only titles published by Elsevier.
List of titles available via ScienceDirect

Web of Science: Receive contents listings via e-mail from the web-based versions of Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index, updated weekly.
List of titles indexed by Web of Science (choose "General Search" and click the link for the "full source titles list")