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EBSCO’s New One-Step RSS Feed Alerts,EBSCO’s New One-Step RSS Feed Alerts,

plusplus Search and Journal Alerts Search and Journal Alerts

by Marcie Brown, EBSCO Publishing – 11/29/07by Marcie Brown, EBSCO Publishing – 11/29/07

Automated Delivery of New Articles and Automated Delivery of New Articles and Journal Availability InformationJournal Availability Information

EBSCO offers integrated tools that allow you to:EBSCO offers integrated tools that allow you to:

Automatically broadcast the latest articles from EBSCOAutomatically broadcast the latest articles from EBSCOhost host to a group of faculty to a group of faculty membersmembers

Regularly distribute updated information to students collaborating on a project:Regularly distribute updated information to students collaborating on a project:

One-Step RSSOne-Step RSS AlertsAlerts are ideal for researchers who want Search or are ideal for researchers who want Search orJournal Alert updates sent directly to a news reader or web page, Journal Alert updates sent directly to a news reader or web page, without email notification.without email notification.

Search AlertsSearch Alerts provide automatic email notification of new results provide automatic email notification of new results on a schedule you determine, to one or many email addressees. on a schedule you determine, to one or many email addressees.

Journal AlertsJournal Alerts provide automatic email notification to as many email provide automatic email notification to as many email recipients as you specify, whenever a new issue of a specified publicationrecipients as you specify, whenever a new issue of a specified publicationbecomes available in the database.becomes available in the database.

New! One-Step RSS Feed AlertsNew! One-Step RSS Feed Alerts

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Feeds represent an easy, convenient way to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Feeds represent an easy, convenient way to stay up-to-date on the most recent articles and issues of desired publications in stay up-to-date on the most recent articles and issues of desired publications in EBSCOEBSCOhosthost. Begin by conducting a search, and then clicking on the . Begin by conducting a search, and then clicking on the Create Create alert for this search alert for this search link:link:

One-Step RSS AlertsOne-Step RSS Alerts

That’s it! EBSCOThat’s it! EBSCOhost host provides RSS alert confirmation. Simply copy the provides RSS alert confirmation. Simply copy the Syndication Feed URL into your news reader or web page to receive automatic, Syndication Feed URL into your news reader or web page to receive automatic, updated Search or Journal Alert results. For automatic email delivery of new updated Search or Journal Alert results. For automatic email delivery of new results with this alert, click on the results with this alert, click on the Sign in and create a new alertSign in and create a new alert link. link.

EBSCOEBSCOhost host Search AlertsSearch Alerts

Search Alerts generate automatic email notification with links to new, relevant Search Alerts generate automatic email notification with links to new, relevant articles, to help you push the information out to those who are interested in articles, to help you push the information out to those who are interested in updated information, e.g., faculty members working on a special project, or updated information, e.g., faculty members working on a special project, or students involved in ongoing research. Simply conduct the search, click on the students involved in ongoing research. Simply conduct the search, click on the Search History/AlertsSearch History/Alerts tab, and then the tab, and then the Save Searches/AlertsSave Searches/Alerts link: link:

Search Alerts are Stored in Your My Search Alerts are Stored in Your My EBSCOEBSCOhost host Personalized FolderPersonalized Folder

Sign in to your personalized folder account (My EBSCOSign in to your personalized folder account (My EBSCOhosthost), where Search ), where Search Alerts are saved:Alerts are saved:

Setting up Search AlertsSetting up Search Alerts

Name and describe the alert, and click on the Name and describe the alert, and click on the AlertAlert button: button:

Setting up Search AlertsSetting up Search Alerts

Decide how often, and for how long, you want the alert to run. Enter the email Decide how often, and for how long, you want the alert to run. Enter the email addresses of those who would benefit from receiving the most recent articles addresses of those who would benefit from receiving the most recent articles on your topic, such as faculty, students or coworkers.on your topic, such as faculty, students or coworkers.

Search Alert Customization OptionsSearch Alert Customization Options

You can customize the subject line and title of the alert, to help others You can customize the subject line and title of the alert, to help others recognize and manage their email alert results. You can also customize the recognize and manage their email alert results. You can also customize the alert “from” address, to avoid being blocked from recipients’ email systems. alert “from” address, to avoid being blocked from recipients’ email systems.

Search Alert ConfirmationSearch Alert Confirmation

Here is an example of a Search Alert email confirmation, sent to the creator Here is an example of a Search Alert email confirmation, sent to the creator upon completion of the setup process.upon completion of the setup process.

Search Alert ManagementSearch Alert Management

Your new Search Alert will remain in your My EBSCOYour new Search Alert will remain in your My EBSCOhost host folder until you delete folder until you delete it, or until the expiration date you assigned. Search Alerts can be assigned to it, or until the expiration date you assigned. Search Alerts can be assigned to run for up to a full year.run for up to a full year.

Journal AlertsJournal Alerts

Journal Alerts eliminate the need to check a database to see if the latest issue Journal Alerts eliminate the need to check a database to see if the latest issue of a particular publication is available. To set up a Journal Alert, simply click on of a particular publication is available. To set up a Journal Alert, simply click on the the PublicationsPublications link, enter a journal name, and then click on it in the Result link, enter a journal name, and then click on it in the Result List:List:

Journal AlertsJournal Alerts

The Publication Details screen opens. Click on the The Publication Details screen opens. Click on the Journal AlertJournal Alert Link: Link:

Journal AlertsJournal Alerts

Select the duration and destination, and then Select the duration and destination, and then SaveSave. You may want to include . You may want to include the email addresses of coworkers, students or department heads in the the email addresses of coworkers, students or department heads in the recipient list to let them know when the newest issue has arrived.recipient list to let them know when the newest issue has arrived.

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