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Source: Resource Shelf
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They’re Here! E-Mail Alerts for Google Scholar Now Available Direct from Google
Until now, Google Scholar users had to use a variety of methods to create alerts to notify them of new content in Google Scholar. Well, the wait is over and as of this weekend, Google Scholar E-Mail Alerts are now available. It’s Google, of course they’re free.
NOTE: This post was updated at 10 P.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 after ResourceShelf chatted with Anurag Acharya, the founding engineer of Google Scholar.
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Keeping Up with Research Using RSS and Alerts
Faculty, come to a library workshop this week to learn about RSS (Really Simple Syndication). We’ll discuss setting up RSS feeds and alerts in your favorite databases to keep track of the latest scholarship from news sources, journals, and blogs.
DATE: Wednesday, March 10th
TIME: 1-2pm
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty members. All workshops are held in our electronic classroom (Rm A540) on the 5th Fl. of the City Tech Library, Atrium Bldg (unless otherwise noted). RSVP is strongly suggested to Prof. Maura Smale, msmale@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5748.
