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Dear MR chapuis,
With new information appearing on the Web all the time, how can you
be sure you stay up-to-date with the latest search results, citations
and journal issues relevant to your specific subject?
In this edition of the Web Research Guide we will show how to stay up-to-date by using email alert services.
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Advanced tip: «Citation
alert»: Find research that cites a particular article
Saving
you hours chasing up bibliographic data, you can use citation
alerts to get regular updates of new work which cites an article
you are interested in. Setting up an alert is easy, and you
can do it directly from any article you are viewing on ScienceDirect.
Select
a subject area from the drop down menu below. You will see a
page displaying the abstract of a well-known article in your
chosen subject area. Select the 'Full text + links' option in
the green box on the right side of the page.
When
you are viewing the full text version of an article, select
the 'Cited by' option in the green box on the right side of
the page. To receive an automatic email update of new articles
which cite this article, select the save as a citation alert'
link in the green bar underneath the bibliographic details of
the article you are interested in.
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Select a subject area, and click 'Show abstract' to see an article relevant to your subject.
Follow the instructions above to set up a citation alert for this article.
Note - Access to the full text of articles depends on your institute's subscription to ScienceDirect.
In order to set up a citation alert, you will need to register on ScienceDirect.
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Tip:
«Journal issue alert»: Email updates from your favorite
journal
The journal issue alert sends you an e-mail, each time a new issue of your favorite journal
is published. This includes an overview of the journal's
table of contents which links directly to the full text articles
on ScienceDirect. Journal issue alerts save you time, and give
you instant access to the latest articles in your selected journal.
You
can sign up for a journal issue alert when you are viewing
a particular journal on ScienceDirect. Select the 'Alert me
when new Journal Issues are available' option on the right hand
side of the page, and you will automatically receive journal
issue alerts of this journal via e-mail.
Select
a subject area from the drop down menu below. You will see a
page with a well-known journal in that subject area. Select
the 'Alert me when new Journal Issues are available' option
to activate the journal issue alert for this ScienceDirect journal.
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Select a subject area, and click 'Show journal' to see a journal relevant
to your subject. Follow the instructions above to set up a journal
issue alert for this journal.
Note - You must register to create a new journal issue alert.
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Tip:
«Google alert»: Set up a search alert for a general
web search
Google
has recently launched the Beta-version of the Google alert service,
which allows you to define search alerts through Google. You
need to register with Google to use this service, which enables
you to keep track of the latest search results for a particular
topic on the Web via automatic e-mail alerts.
 For
more information, see Google alerts
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Next
week: Learn how to use advanced search techniques to find exactly what you need, as quickly as possible |
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View the summary of all topics covered in this guide, and an archive of previous emails.
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About
ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect provides online access to more than 1,800 journals,
representing over 4 million full-text articles. Every article is
available in seamlessly linked, fully searchable html format, as
well as paginated PDF. ScienceDirect also offers a range of email
alerts, enabling you to set up personalized updates that automatically
notify you of the latest article citations, search results and journal
issues.
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About
the Web Research Guide
The guide consists of ten weekly emails focused on specific areas
of web research. Each email is illustrated with subject-specific
examples so that you can start using the research tips immediately.
The tips cover a broad range of topics, from finding hidden information
online, to locating expert directories and setting up subject-specific
alerts of the latest news. The Web Research guide includes contributions
from research scientists, information professionals and search engine
specialists.
For more information about this guide, click
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