Search alerts can be set up within databases to provide automatic notification when new results are available. They are an easy and effective way of gathering scholarly information on your subject without having to constantly re-enter the exact search terms into a databases. You will usually need to register with a database in order to save your search.
Citation alerts are a good way of keeping track of essential articles in your subject area by building on resources you have already identified as being very helpful. If an article, which cites your selected article or author, is added to the database you will be alerted. Citation databases, such as Scopus and Web of Science, offer the option of citation alerts.
Journal alerts helps you keeping up to date with newly published articles from favorite journals. Sign up for alerts from journals website, or use the journal tool Browzine, available as web page and app.
Using a reference managament program can be useful when you are writing academic texts and have a large number of references to manage throughout your work. At Malmö University we use and support EndNote.
Find out more about EndNote in this guide:
If you prefer to add your references manually this page on the library web can come in handy: