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Science direct advanced features
The document provides instructions for setting up various personalized alert features on the ScienceDirect platform. It describes how to create an account to save searches and set up search alerts that will notify the user when new articles match their favorite searches. It also explains how to save individual searches without creating an alert and how to access saved searches. Additionally, it outlines how to set up journal alerts for new articles in specific publications and topic alerts for broad subject categories.
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- 2. Create an Account Totake advantage of ScienceDirect’s personalized features, you will need to Register for a new account (or log in if you already have done this).
- 3. Create an Account Completethe registration form to register, and then log in to your account.
- 4. Save Search Alert Tobe alerted when new articles match one of your favorite searches, run your search, and then select Save as a search alert.
- 5. Save Search Alert Assigna name to the search alert, and then select Save Alert.
- 6. Save Search Alert Youwill see a red message letting you know that the alert was saved properly. To review search alerts (or any alerts) select My alerts from the top menu.
- 7. Save Search Alert Anysaved alerts can be deleted, updated, or re-run. Note that the search is also available as an RSS feed.
- 8. Save A Search Searchescan also be saved without creating an alert. Perform your search, and then select Save this search.
- 9. Save A Search Ared message should appear, letting you know that the search was saved.
- 10. Save A Search Toaccess saved searches, return to the ScienceDirect home page, and select Recall Saved Searches.
- 11. Save A Search Asaved search can be completely rerun, or it can look only for articles that have become available since the last time it was run. To do this, select your search and then select Retrieve new articles.
- 12. Save A Search Inthis example, the search was run for new articles just minutes after it was created, and so no new articles were found.
- 13. Journal Alert For newalerts on your favorite publications, select Publications from the top menu.
- 14. Journal Alert If youknow the title of your publication, search for it under Journal/Book title at the top. To browse journals by subject, select a subject on the list at left…
- 15. Journal Alert Avoid frustrationby taking advantage of the limiters provided. • Uncheck All Books if you’re specifically interested in journals. • Check Full-text access if you only want to see journals that FSU has access to. Select Limit to after making any selections.
- 16. Journal Alert Click onthe title you’re interested in…
- 17. Journal Alert Browse issuesat the left to see what is currently available. Select Alert me about new articles at the top to set up a journal alert.
- 18. Journal Alert After settingup a journal alert, the text at the top of the journal page will say that you’re Signed up for new article alerts.
- 19. Topic Alerts Another featurethat may be helpful is to set up topic alerts. Select MyAlerts to access this option.
- 20. Topic Alerts In theTopic Alerts section, select Add/Delete topic alerts.
- 21. Topic Alerts Select asubject category from the drop down list.
- 22. Topic Alerts Then, checkas many sub-topics as you’re interested in.
- 23. Topic Alerts All ofyour selections will appear on the Topic Alerts list, and can be removed if needed.
- 24. OneSearch ScienceDirect journals areincluded in the OneSearch interface. Be sure to use the find it button to locate the full-text of the articles.
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