A database alert can help if you are doing a long-term research project and you want the database to notify you of new articles on your topic. Most library databases have an alert feature. Here is how to create alerts in OneSearch:
When you go into OneSearch, make sure that you are signed in--do so in the upper right corner of the OneSearch screen. When you are signed in, you'll see your name there.
To create an alert, first enter a search and then, on the search-results screen, click "Save query":
Now use the menu at your name in the upper right corner to navigate to "My Folder":
Once you're in My Folder, navigate to "Search History," then click the pin icon at right to save the search that you want to get alerts for:
Now that you've saved the search, navigate in My Folder to "Saved Searches," and click the bell icon to setup an alert for the saved search:
That's it! Please contact Ask a Librarian if you have any questions.