Setting Up Search and Publication Alerts in ProQuest Products

Sprague Library subscribes to the following ProQuest products which support email alerting:

• ABI/INFORM
• GenderWatch
• The New York Times
• The Wall Street Journal

Below are instructions from the ProQuest help manual on how to set up search and email alerts in a ProQuest database.

ProQuest lets you create alerts to notify you of new information.

• You can create an alert for a search you've just run, and receive an email notification of new search results.
• You can create an alert for a recent search, and receive an email notification of new search results.
• You can create an alert for a publication, and receive an email notification of new issues published.

Search Alerts
Depending on the ProQuest collection you are searching, you may see a Set up Alert link on the search results page. Click this link to create an alert on the current search.

Once you have set up a search alert, you will receive an email that will include a results list similar in layout to the standard ProQuest search results page, including links to the pertinent information. This email can include up to 50 results. At the bottom of the page, you will see a view all search results link. Click this link to rerun the search, showing both the newly published information and all previous information.

Near the top of the email you will see a Delete this alert link. Click this link to delete the alert, so you no longer receive updated results.

Publication Alerts
While you are browsing publications, you may see a Set Up Alert link. Click this link to create an alert on the current publication.

Once you have set up a publication alert, you will receive an email that will include a results list similar in layout to the standard ProQuest search results page, including links to the pertinent information. At the bottom of the page you may see a View more results for this alert at ProQuest link. Click this link to view the next page of search results.

At the bottom of the page you may see navigation links. Click these links to view additional pages of search results.

Near the top of the email you will see a Delete this alert link. Click this link to delete the alert, so you no longer receive updated results.