Current Awareness Tools
Mobile and library tools for keeping current with new research
Journal Options to Follow New Content
From journal websites
Search or browse by subject to find a favorite journal
Look for information about ways to follow the journal. Many journals offer multiple ways. For example, the options in the the image below are offered by the the Journal of Dental Research published by SAGE.
This is the standard icon for information about setting up an RSS feed (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) to the journal content.
Alerts for New Journal Articles from Databases
- Go to a database and create (or sign in to) your individual account.
- Search for a journal title and save the search.
- Set up an email notification or an RSS feed to receive content from the saved search.
Below are links to the help documents from commonly used databases for saving searches and setting up alerts.
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EBSCOHost: setting up a journal alertAcademic Search Premier, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Social Work Abstracts, SPORTDiscus and more
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Web of Science: journal alertsUses the library subscription to Current Contents Connect