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Keep Updated in Research: Using Alert Services
HKIEd LibraryOct 2011http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/instruct/workshops/materials/
Contents
Basics – What are Alert Services and Why How to subscribe to a RSS feed using IE
▪ Working Example 1: subscribe a predefined news feed▪ Working Example 2: customize your own news feed
More ways to subscribe & read RSS feeds
Alerts for Academics and Researchers Journals TOC Alerts – directly at publisher's web site or via Library-
subscribed databases Customized Search Alerts Citation Alerts Free Alert Services on the Web
Use Citation Linker to check full text availability from off-campus computers
Library Research Services for Faculties
Q&A + Hands-on: create your own alerts
Basics – What are Alert Services? And Why?
What are Alert Services Used For?
Alert services help you get informed on latest updates of information based on your choice of channels or pre-set criteria.
Alerts can be chosen from pre-defined channels or customized searches1. Channels offered by the information provider ▪ E.g. table of contents of the latest issues of a particular journal; statistics
update from the HK Census & Statistics Department; monthly new book list of publications on special education from your favorite publisher; non-academic stuff like latest football match scores, etc.
2. Alerts based on your search criteria▪ E.g. new additions to a particular database written by a particular author;
anyone citing a particular article that you have written; news articles matching certain keywords like ‘cyberbullying primary school students’;
Common forms of alerts: by email or RSS feeds
What is a RSS Feed?
In the good old days, news and information are often disseminated by print materials like newsletters and print catalogues.
Now, vendors want your email address so they can send all kinds of information they want you to know
Unlike email, RSS feeds provide you with the choice to choose what kinds of information to receive. Like listening to a radio, you can choose to tune in (subscribe) to the channels that you like and turn off (unsubscribe) at any time.
And unlike email, normally you don’t need to disclose your email address or even your identity when subscribing to RSS feeds
For more non-technical introduction to the nature and use of RSS: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/rssandlivewebfeeds/f/rss.htm
Subscribing a RSS Feed
Look for wordings like "Alert Services", RSS and symbols like these
You can choose and download a RSS Reader. But the easiest way to begin is to subscribe a RSS feed using your Internet browser like the Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Simple Task: Subscribe to some News Feeds
Subscribe to Yahoo! News RSS Feed(1) Predefined News Groups
http://news.yahoo.com
Scroll to the Bottom for “All Yahoo News”
Mouse over a category and you’ll see the option to
subscribe with RSS or My Yahoo!
Add the Feed to the
"My Favorite"
bar
The RSS Feed is now added to the "My Favorite"
Bar
Now you can access the Feed any time you want to
Subscribe to Yahoo! News RSS Feed(2) Customize Your Tracking Termshttp://news.yahoo.com
Do a News Search. E.g. occupy wall
street
Note the RSS icon of
IE is currently dimmed
When RSS Feed is available for the web page, the IE RSS Icon
will be on
Or click the RSS Icon to
subscribe this search
Many More RSS Feeds Available Elsewhere … simply look for
CNN News HK Yahoo! News, Mingpao iNews,
RTHK Express News Library Pressdisplay
SCMP, The Guardian, The Washington Post, etc.
HK Gov't Services RSS
Virtually all blogs provide some sorts of RSS Feeds: e.g. the HKIEd Library Blog
Any you may already notice: RSS is just One of Many Other Web 2.0 Social Networking Features
Other Ways to Read RSS Feeds
You can add your RSS Feeds to your Google / Yahoo! Personal home page and access it anywhere My Yahoo! iGoogle or use the Google Reader
Other Ways to Read RSS FeedsGoogle Reader
Other Ways to Read RSS FeedsGoogle Reader
Other Ways to Read RSS FeedsEmail readers (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird, etc)
RSS in MS
Outlook
Other Ways to Read RSS FeedsDownload a Dedicated RSS Reader
There are many free RSS Readers. E.g. RSSOwl Reader (http://www.rssowl.org/)
RSS Reader can stay at the Windows Bar
but pop up the headings when new
feeds arrive
Alert Services for Academics and Researchers
Journals Table Of Contents Alerts
Most major publishers are providing various alert services by email and / or RSS.
For those journals that no alert services are provided by the publisher, you can probably get the TOC indirectly via Library-subscribed databases
Usually you will need to register with the publishers first before you can set up email alerts. In addition to TOC alerts, many publishers also provide additional functions like allowing you to keep a bookmark of your favorite journals, favorite articles, saved searches and even tracking services.
Links to Selected E-Journal Publishers Alert Services Instructions / Signup Pages
Cambridge Journals Online http://journals.cambridge.org/action/registration
Emerald Fulltext http://www.emeraldinsight.com/profile/index.htm
Oxford Journals Online https://access.oxfordjournals.org/oup/login/local.do
SAGE Journals Online http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts/etoc
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) http://help.sciencedirect.com/flare/Content/faq_alerts.htm
Springerlink http://www.springerlink.com/help/faq/personalization.mpx#1
Taylor & Francis http://www.tandfonline.com/page/help/account-features
Wiley Online Library http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-404512.html
Journals TOC Alerts via Publishers Example 1: Oxford Journals Online
E.g. Found Literature & Theology in Library catalogue
A typical OUP journal home
page.RSS and
other alerts options are available.
Some require a free
registration first.
Registration allows you to receive information by email
Registered users can also create Cite Alert and receive emails by setting up keywords / citation tracking
Journals TOC Alerts via Publishers Example 2: Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals E.g. Found
International Journal of Educational Research in Library catalogue
A typical ScienceDirect journal home
page.RSS and other alerts options are available.
Some require a free
registration first.
You may also save your favorite
searches and set up search alerts if you register with
Elsevier
Journals TOC Alerts via Publishers Example 3: SAGE Journals Online
E.g. Found Theory and Research in Education in Library catalogue
A typical SAGE journal home page.
RSS and other alerts options are available.
Some require a free
registration first.
Register with SAGE if you want email alerts for TOC & Customized Searches
Journals TOC Alerts via Lib Databases Example 1: ProQuest platform Found Teaching Business and Economics from
Library catalogue
You may create RSS Alerts
You may also sign up for Email Alert
You must click the confirmation link in
an email sent to your email account to activate the alert
service
You may also create your ProQuest account under "My Research" for additional functions
For more comprehensive functions on top of email alerts, create your ProQuest account under "My Research"
Journals TOC Alerts via Lib Databases Example 2: EBSCOhost platform Found
Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly from Library catalogue
Check: make sure this journal
is an active journal in this
databaseAlert options available. But
user must register and sign
in to create alerts
Add the RSS Feed but You Must Click “Save Alert” after adding the feed
Email Option Only Appears AFTER
you Sign In
Alerts using Customized Search Terms – EBSCOHost platform
Sign in first in order to be able to save your search, set up email
alerts, etc.
Click "Folder" icon to Manage Your Alerts
Sample Email Alert from Ebscohost
Citation Alerts – Tracking Citations to Articles
Citation Alert for an Article Using Web of Knowledge (Social Sciences Citation Index)
Sign in first in order to be able to save your search, set up email
alerts, etc.
Register to create search history alerts, citation search alerts,
etc.
Create Citation Alert from article
details screen
Click "My Citation Alerts" to Manage
Your Citation Alerts
Can Also Save Your Searches and Create Alerts
SCOPUS is Another Database Providing Citation Alerts
Other Free Alerts for Academicson the Web
You can create Email Alerts for your Searches
Email Alerts with Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
You don't need to register or login first. But you must confirm the verification email
Article Citation Alerts is also Available in Google Scholar
Click "Cited by XX" will show all works citing this
item
From this result list of entries
citing a particular article, "Create email alert" will track citations to
this article
Accessing Articles from Off-campus Computers – Using the Citation Linker
Links in Vendor's Email Alerts / RSS feeds may ask you to PAY …
Try Citation Linker to check if the Library has already provided full text access
Enter the ISSN or Name of the Journal; plus year, volume,
issue and start page in Citation Linker to check
Library Research Services for Research & Academic Staff
We can Create Email / RSS Alerts for Faculties
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