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Help:
Alerts
The Alerts section of your account lets you view the alerts you have set up
To add an alert
Browse to any item on the site that interests you, click on the Alerts link, and then choose the type of alert you would like. Where a list of items is viewed, check the box adjacent to the item(s). Choose the action ‘Create alert’ from the dropdown list and then choose the type of alert you would like. A range of alert types are displayed, depending on the items that have been selected. Hit Go once the alert type has been selected.
To add an alert for all content in a subject area
Go to Browse Subjects A-Z (there is a link to this in the top right corner of the site). Broad subject areas are listed. Select the Create alert link next to your preferred subject. You will be asked to select the alert type you require for this subject. Please note that a broad subject will provide you with many results. For a more specific set of results select the + symbol next to the broad subject area and sub-categories will be displayed. Each sub-category has a create alert link that can be selected.
To request alerts for all content in a subject:
Go to Browse Subject A-Z (the link to this can be found in the top right corner of the screen). Select create alert next to the subject you require. You will then be asked which type of alert you require. Note that selecting this for a broad subject area will give you lots of results. To select a more specific subject area select the + symbol next to the broad subject and the sub-categories will be displayed. Continue this process to access niche subjects.
Type of alerts to choose
New Issue Alerts - tells you when new issues of your chosen journals are available
Citation Alerts - tells you when your chosen pieces of content are cited by other new content
Publication Alerts - tells you when there are new publications in your chosen subject areas
eBook Series Alerts - tells you when new books in your favourite series are available
iFirst Alerts - tells you when new ifirst articles are available
Database Alerts - tells you when your chosen A&I databases have been updated
Reference Work Alerts - tells you when your chosen reference works have been updated
Search Alerts - tells you when new content matching your saved search expression is available
To delete an alert
Click on the relevant link in the left menu. Check the box adjacent to the alert(s) you wish to remove or check the top box to select the whole list. Once you have selected the alert(s) to be removed, choose the action ‘Delete’ from the dropdown list and click Go.
To change your Email alert to a Web alert
Click on the relevant link in the left menu. You will be given the option to select yes/no for Email alerts. Click [no] to convert the alert(s) to a Web alert and to stop emails from being sent for the alert(s). Web alerts will appear in the Received Alerts list in the left menu. You can view Web alerts by logging into your account and clicking the relevant link in the Received Alerts menu
Managing Search Alerts
To manage a search alert, select the Searh Alerts link in the left menu. This will take you to the saved search screen where you can re-run or edit preferences for your saved searches.
On the saved search page: select the [edit] link next to the search you want to edit and choose either a different number maximum number of results to receive each week, or select the no email alert option .
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