The slide shows you the different ways you can keep yourself up-to-date in research with focus on alerts and RSS feeds.

1. Keeping up-to-date in
research
Awot K Gebregziabher
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2. Tools to keep up with current research topic of your
choice
• Search Alerts
• RSS feeds
• Citation alerts
• Journal TOC alerts
• Learned Societies
• Blogs & Social networking
For detailed information, check Keeping up-to-date in
Science and Engineering library guide
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3. Search Alerts
• Is an email alert set-up from conducted search
o email notification for new publication
• Several databases and Primo allows you to save
your search and set email alert
o Example: Scopus, Web of Science ….
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4. RSS Feeds
• RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich
Site Summary
• Alerting system for updates
• Primo and databases create RSS Feed as you save
search statements
• After setting up RSS Feeds, feed reader would
enable you to access updates: e.g. Feedly
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5. Create search alert and get RSS Feed for the following
search statement
(“Climate change” OR “Global warming” OR “greenhouse
effect”) AND (“Cape vegetation” OR fynbos OR “Cape flora”)
Keeping up-to-date in research: Example

6. Keeping up-to-date in research: Primo
1. Sign in to Primo
2. Enter your statement and search
3. Make relevant filters using Tweak your results
4. Save your search by pinning Save query
5. Open your Favourites at the top right corner
6. Select Saved Searches tab and activate notification
using the bell icon

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Favourites

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Options for search and RSS Feed alert

11. 1. Access Scopus from www.lib.uct.ac.za  Search &
Find  Databases (A-Z)  Scopus
2. Register using your UCT email to be able to set
search and RSS Feed alert
3. Construct your search statement and search
4. Make relevant filters using refining tools on left side
5. Save, edit, set alert or set feed using the option on
the top left side
Keeping up-to-date in research: Scopus (database)

12. Keeping up-to-date in research: Scopus (database)

13. Keeping up-to-date in research: Scopus

14. Create profile to save searches,
set search or RSS Feed alerts
Use your UCT email
Keeping up-to-date in research: Scopus

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Name of alert will
be used as subject of
alerting email.
Choose simple
keywords of your
topic.

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Manage your saved
searches and alerts

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Set RSS Feed

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Copy the link
and paste it in
RSS Feed reader
to see updates.
RSS Feed reader
e.g. Feedly
Open the link if
your device has
built-in feed reader

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21. Keeping up-to-date in research: RSS Feed reader
Feedly is
free tool
www.feedly.com

22. Keeping up-to-date in research: RSS Feed reader
Available
options to
create account

23. Keeping up-to-date in research: RSS Feed reader
Enter the
RSS Feed
URL in to
the search
box and
search.
Then follow
the feed.

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29. Thank You
For more information and in-depth training check:
Library guides: Biological Sciences, Environmental
and Geographical Sciences
Trainings: Savvy Researcher Series, List of potential
topics for library skills training
Specific Query: use Ask a Librarian facility Or email
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