D’YouSearch has many great features. It does a multi-disciplinary search of several databases using a simple interface to quickly help you locate the full text you need. It also has several helpful features to help you increase your search efficiency even more.
One such feature is the search alert tool. It can help you find the most current information without having to run new searches. Set up a search alert and D’YouSearch will let you know when new articles appear that match your keywords.
Setting up a search alert is simple, receiving the alerts is even easier. Select how frequently you would like updates and the database will conduct your saved searches and send you the results with links to the full text. This will save you from having to manually run your favorite searches in the databases to get updates.
Instructions
Start by selecting the “Sign In” link in the upper right hand corner of D’YouSearch.
You will need to create an account to use this service if you haven’t already. It is a personal research account that is different from your D’Youville network login. Create the account by selecting a username and password to use.
You can also use Google authentication to link it to your Gmail account.
The Google sign in will open a new window where you can login to your personal Google account (this will only work if you have a Google account). The Google sign in is convenient because you will not have to create and remember a new username and password.
Once you have signed in you can start searching. Once you have create a search that you like you can select the “Create Alert” button next to the search button.
The “Create Alert” pop window will appear. The top of the screen will show you the current search that will be used to generate the alerts.
The second section of the window will show options for email. You can customize the subject line for the alerts so that they make sense to you. You can select to have a plain text or HTML formatted email sent. You can also have the alerts sent to several email addresses which might be helpful for those working on team projects.
Alert Customization
You can get search alerts everyday or just once a month. You also have several options to for finding articles published within the last month to the last year.
Select the Save Alert Button and away you go!
You will now recieve notifications each time the database is updated with new information matching your search criteria.
Changing or Deleting an Existing Search Alert
You can edit already created searches by going into your account and clicking on the folder icon in the top horizontal menu.
Open the “My Folder” icon in the left hand column and select “Search Alerts”.
Select the “Edit Alert” link below your search alert to make changes. All of the original options from the creation of the search alert are there and can be adjusted.
Contact Us
There are other options for saving, modifying or organizing your searches. These steps above will get you started and help you become a more efficient researcher. Contact the library for additional information or help with your research.
