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Keeping up to date

Keep up to date with new research and developments in your area of clinical practice or research by setting up subject alerts. 


There are two easy ways to do this:

  1. Sign up to the Library's General Subject Alert emails. These are general alerts across a broad range of topics from core specialty journals.
     
  2. Submit a Subject Alert Request for a tailored alert that is developed by a librarian to meet your specific requirements.

You can also set up your own subject and author alerts and table of contents (TOC) alerts. Click on the tabs below for guidance on this.

Setting up your own alerts

Set up table of contents (TOC) alerts to receive details of new issues of journals that cover your areas of clinical practice or research. Some alerting services will also send details of new articles prior to publication.


There are several options for setting up TOC alerts:

OVID Discovery TOC alerts

  • From the Library home page, click on the OVID Discovery Journal alerts tab
  • Sign up to create an account, or Log in if you already have an account
  • Search or browse for a journal title
  • Click on Activate Journal Alert
  • These emailed alerts will incorporate the Library authentication for seamless access
  • Note: Alerts will only be available for current journal titles.

Activating an alert to receive a table of contents


 

 

BrowZine TOCs

BrowZine

  • Set up a BrowZine account
  • Check the box to receive email notifications when journals that you follow publish new content
  • Log in
  • Go into your BrowZine settings and set your email notifications frequency
  • Search for a journal title or browse by category
  • Click on Add To My Bookshelf
TIP: A BrowZine app is available for convenient access on mobile devices.
View more information on BrowZine


 

Publisher Alerts

  • Search for a journal title on Google 
  • Go to the journal home page on the publisher's website
  • Look for the option to sign up for email alerts and enter your email address
  • Alerts received directly from publisher websites will not contain Library authentication. For seamless access to content from these alerts use one of two options:
Set up subject alerts to receive details of new articles in your area of clinical practice or research; and set up author alerts to track prominent authors in your field of practice.


There are several options for setting up subject and author alerts which are shown below.

If you are interested in doing this, please access the relevant resource from the Library homepage.

  • Click on My Account and create a personal account
  • Log in
  • Click on search and undertake a subject or author search
  • Click on Create Auto-Alert
  • Select the required frequency and format
  • Click on Save
  • To modify or delete alerts, go to My Searches & Alerts and click on AutoAlert (SDI) Searches
  • Click on My Research (the person icon, top right of screen) and create a personal account
  • Log in
  • Undertake a subject or author search
  • Click on Save search/alert and then Create alert
  • Fill in the alert criteria and schedule the alert
  • Click on Create alert - your choices will be confirmed
  • Click Close window
  • You will receive an email confirming the alert details
  • To modify/view or delete existing alerts, log in to your personal account, and click on Alerts 
  • Click on Log In and create an account
  • Log in
  • Undertake a subject or author search
  • Click on Create alert
  • Select the frequency 
  • Click on Save
  • To modify or delete alerts, access alerts via your account dashboard
  • Click on Log In and create an account
  • Log in
  • Undertake a subject or author search
  • Click on Create Alert
  • Assign an Alert Name
  • Tick the box to receive email alerts
  • Click on Create
  • Alerts will be sent weekly
  • To modify or delete alerts, click on Saved Alerts and Alerts

 

 

NEJM Journal Watch

Summaries of the most important research, medical news, drug information, public health alerts, and guidelines across 12 specialties to help you stay informed.

There are a variety of services available to help you keep up with literature in your area of clinical practice or research.