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Alerts: Search, Table of Contents, & Citation Alerts: Academic OneFile

Use this guide to create auto alerts for your research.

Search Alerts in Academic OneFile

To create a search alert in Academic OneFile:

1. Enter your search terms. Click on magnifying glass icon to run the search.

 

2. On the search results screen, click the Search Alert icon at top right.

Academic Onefile search screen

 

3. Click on how you want to be alerted, Email or RSS feed.

Gale Academic OneFile Search Alert options box

 

4. If you select Email, fill in the Search Alert form. Click Create Alert at the bottom right.

Gale Academic OneFile Search alert email option form

 

5. If you select RSS, copy the url in the Search Alert form. Click Done. Paste url into your RSS reader.

Gale Academic OneFile Search Alert RSS option form

Journal/Table of Contents Alerts in Academic OneFile

To create a Journal/Table of Contents alert:

1. At the top of the search screen click Publication Search.

 

2. On the Publications Search screen, enter a publication title in the search box or click List All Publications and select a journal title from the alphabetical list. Click Search.

Gale Academic OneFile  Publications  Search screen

 

3. On the publications search results screen, click on the the title you are interested in to get the full record for the publication.

Gale Academic OneFile  Publications  Search  results screen

 

4. From the full record, click Create Journal Alert icon at top right.

Gale Academic OneFile  Create Journal Alert screen

 

5. Click on how you want to be alerted, Email or RSS feed.

Gale Academic OneFile Journal alerts option box

 

 6. If email, complete the Create Journal Alert form. Click Create Alert.

Gale Academic OneFile journal alert email option form

 

7.  Click Ok on the confirmation message you will receive

Gale Academic OneFile journal alert email confirmation form

 

8. If RSS feed, copy and paste the url into your RSS reader. Click Done.

Gale Academic OneFile journal alert RSS option form