Current Awareness Services

Questions about alerts? Please contact us..

Subject / Author / Citation Alert Service

Let the staff at the Scientific Library set up an alert, or current awareness search, for you. Alerts can be run daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly, depending on the resource. This service enables you to receive timely updates on the latest developments in the area of your choice. Alerts are sent to your e-mail address.

We can create alert profiles to:

Monitor news and journal coverage of your research area
Track advances in research and development
Uncover important technological advances
Stay current on biomedical and drug research
Identify new research opportunities
Track product life cycles
Stay abreast of regulations and legislation
Know when an author of interest publishes a new article
Monitor whom is citing your work or citations of interest

Information on databases that provide alerts

How to request an alert:

Please contact us with the information you need.
A librarian will complete an initial search from the database of your choice and send the results to you to make sure that the search is finding what you want.
Approve the search and specify how often you want to receive the alerts (frequency may depend upon database selected).
Sit back and enjoy your alerts as they arrive in your e-mail box.

Learn more about how the Library staff can help you find what you need with Literature Searches.

Table of Contents Alerts

E-mail delivery of journal tables of contents may be generated using several resources provided by the Library:
**NOTE: Registration is usually required to receive alerts. You will need to register with each provider.

Individual Journal Web Sites: Many electronic journals will allow you to be notified via email when a new issue is available and receive tables of contents. You will need to register with each journal provider.
List of electronic journals provided by the Library
ScienceDirect: Establish a list of favorite journals published by Elsevier and receive e-mail alerts when new issues are released. ScienceDirect covers only titles published by Elsevier.
List of titles available via ScienceDirect
Web of Science: Receive table of contents listings via e-mail from the Current Contents Connect database on Web of Science.
List of titles indexed by Web of Science

Daily Science News

The Daily Science News Service is an email service to help NCI at Frederick employees stay current with science and medical news. Library staff maintains a list of email addresses of interested NCI at Frederick employees. Each day, the Library staff sends out emails about current issues on science, health, NCI at Frederick, and the federal government to the email list. The topics are wide-ranging and come from a variety of sources. Learn how to sign up for Daily Science News.