Search alerts send an email to you when new literature is published that matches a saved search query.
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We've included alert service information for some of the popular platforms, but search alerts are for most databases.
FiNDit allows signed-in users to receive email alerts when there is an update to a saved search query, for example when new resources are published.
To set an alert:


To cancel or modify an alert:

Note: alerts that have not had any activity for 90 days are deleted. You should check and renew your alerts every 3 months.
Search Alerts
A multidisciplinary, global citation database covering a broad range of subject areas including the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Useful for tracking where, by whom and how often an article has been cited.
Abstract and citation database of peer reviewed literature in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Use Scopus metrics and analytical tools to identify authoritative research and experts.
PubMed is the free internet platform for searching over 37 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals, and online books.
Most database vendors provide instructions for creating search alerts in the database help pages.
Below are links to instructions for how to set up alerts on some of our popular databases at Notre Dame.
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