What are Current Awareness Services? They are services databases provide to help you effectively manage your research. Some of the options available: Saved Searches - save your searches for future reference (so you know what keywords you used a month ago) Search Alerts - You can save a search as an alert. The alert automatically (daily, monthly, or weekly) searches the latest update to the database and then sends the results to you by email. *You will only receive the newest articles* Table of Contents Alert - when a new issue of a journal becomes available, you will receive the journal's TOC in your email. Citation Alerts - every time an article is cited you will receive an email

Some Databases with Current Awareness Services:

Academic Search Premier/Business Source Premier (EBSCO)

Save Searches/Alerts First do a search. Click on the "Search History/Alerts" tab. Click on the "Save Searches/Alerts" link. Log-in or make a MyEBSCOhost Account. Name and Describe your search. Choose to make your search Permanent, Temporary (24 hours), or and Alert. If you choose Alert: Choose the Frequency (once a month, once a day, bimonthly, once a week) Choose to receive articles published only within the last (month, 2 months, or six months.) Choose how long you want to run the alert (one month, 2 months, 6 months, or one year).

*When you are finished making choices - Click on Save.

Table of Contents Alerts Click on "Publications" located on the top green stripe. Type in a journal title in the "Browse Publications" field. Click on "Browse." Click on the blue journal link. Click on the "Journal Alert" link on the right side of the page. Either create a "My EBSCOhost" account or login to your account. Select alert options. *An e-mail notification will be sent each time a new issue of your selected journal is made available on EBSCOhost.

Ingenta (faculty, staff, and graduate students)

Save Searches First do a search. Click on "Saved Searches." Choose to save the search as Individual Items or in a Folder and Click on "Go." Search Alerts Do a Search Click on "Saved Searches" Choose to save the search as Individual Items or in a Folder and Click on "Go." Click on "Saved Searches and Alerts" tab Choose "Search Alert On" Click "Update Alerts." Table of Contents Alerts Click on the "Manage Profile" tab Click on "TOC Alerts" link Click on "Add" tab Either use the Alphabetical list of journals or type in the journal title Check mark the box next to the desired title and Click "Add to Alert"

Web of Knowledge

Saved Searches/Alerts Do a search Click "Search History" tab Click "Save History" tab Log-in or create Web of Knowledge Account Name your Search If you choose Alerts: Choose to receive alerts weekly or monthly

Citation Alerts Do a Search Click on the desired citation(s) Log-in or create Web of Knowledge Account Click on Create Citation Alert tab