Current awareness

Current awareness

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Keep up-to-date with the latest developments, research and publications in your field by using some of the many alerting services available.

Ebscohost Search Alerts

The "Search Alerts" feature in Ebscohost databases allows you to save your search terms as an "Alert". The database will then send you an email each time a new record containing your search terms is added. N.B. You will need to set up a personal account on Ebsco (which is free) to make use of this service.

RSS Feeds

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to receive alerts from websites and blogs. Each time the site is updated an alert is sent to one single site called a feed reader or news reader which you have subscribed to. Most web browsers (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox have an RSS feed button in the top menu bar to allow you to subscribe to feeds.

Discussion lists

JISCmail - hosts thousands of discussion lists for higher education and research. Once you've identified a useful list follow the joining instructions.

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