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PubMed Alert Services

Alert services notify you when new articles appear in PubMed@UCSF that match a search strategy you have developed.

There are two principal ways to set up alerts with PubMed@UCSF. You can use

  • email alerts from PubMed's My NCBI; or
  • establish PubMed RSS feeds.

Comparison of Alert Services

The main difference between these two approaches is that

  • you will receive an email on a predetermined schedule (My NCBI email alerts); or
  • you will receive alerts to a feed reader that you check whenever you choose (RSS feeds).

Ready to Move On?

View a multimedia tutorial on PubMed RSS Feeds.

Go to PubMed@UCSF or continue with this QuickGuide - [My NCBI Instructions] [RSS Feeds]