Using RSS to Keep Up with Scholarly Research: Using Specific Databases

Part I of the guide can be found here

If your journal is in an EBSCO database like Academic Search Complete or Business Source Complete:

1. Click on the Alert / Save / Share link.

   

2. Click on the RSS Feed link.

   

3. Copy the URL of the RSS feed.

   

4. Go to your Google Reader account.
5. Click on the Add a subscription button in your reader.

   

6. Paste the subscription URL into the box and click Add.

   

NOTE: You can also create RSS feeds for keyword and author searches.

If your journal is in Project Muse:

1. Right-click on Latest Issue Feeds and Copy Shortcut.

   

2. Go to your Google Reader account.
3. Click on the Add a subscription button in your reader.

   

4. Paste the subscription URL into the box and click Add.

   

NOTE: Project Muse also has a helpful RSS guide.

If your journal is in a ProQuest database:

1. Click on Create RSS feed.

   

2. Right-click on the feed link and Copy Shortcut.

   

3. Go to your Google Reader account.
4. Click on the Add a subscription button in your reader.

   

5. Paste the subscription URL into the box and click Add.

   

NOTE: You can also create RSS feeds for keyword or author searches.

If your journal is in ScienceDirect:

1. Click the New Article Feed link.

   

2. Right-click on the RSS feed and Copy Shortcut.

   

3. Go to your Google Reader account.
4. Click on the Add a subscription button in your reader.

   

5. Paste the subscription URL into the box and click Add.

   

NOTE: You can also create RSS feeds for keyword or author searches. ScienceDirect also has a helpful RSS guide.

If your journal is in a WilsonWeb database:

1. Type the name of the journal into the Search Within this Publication box and click the Start button.

   

2. Click on the RSS feed button.

   

3. Click on the Create Alert button (make sure that the "RSS feed" radio button is selected).

   

4. Right-click on the feed link and Copy Shortcut.

   

5. Go to your Google Reader account.
6. Click on the Add a subscription button in your reader.

   

7. Paste the subscription URL into the box and click Add.

   

NOTE: You can also create RSS feeds for keyword or author searches.