Keep Up-to-Date with Research Interests - Database Alerts  

Many of the EMU library's research databases and journal vendors support features that help keep you up-to-date on new material published related to your research area(s) of interest. To use these features, you create a no-cost personal account with each of the databases/vendors. Not all our databases/journal vendors support all the features below.

• Search Alerts:

Develop a search in a database that displays results of interest to you and then automatically receive alerts (by email or rss feeds) containing new, relevant items that match your original search criteria when the database is updated

• Publication / Table of Contents (TOC) Alerts:

As soon as new issues of journals are published/indexed automatically receive the table of contents or a list of articles in the issue via email or rss feed

NOTE: If this feature is not available from a database/vendor, but Search Alerts are available, you can create a search where you put the journal name of interest in the publication title/source field, and then create an alert for that search

• Saved Searches:

Create a database search that displays results of potential interest and then save the search so that you can run it quickly whenever you want without having to type all the original search terms

• Citation Alerts:

Select specific articles that interest you in a database/journal vendor collection and then automatically receive notice when those articles are cited by new articles that are tracked by the database/vendor

Access Databases from Home
1. Use database links on EMU library web site or guides.
2. Enter my.Emich login and password.

Problems?
Overdue to change your my.emich password?
Changing your my.Emich password often solves the problem.

Other access problems?
Check - Troubleshooting Access
Or, call the
EMU Library Reference Desk
734-487-2445

Not a current EMU Student?
Use MeL Databases
These databases can be used by Michigan residents.