Creating/Editing/Saving Searches & Alerts

Creating Alerts

When you see the desired results on CSA Illumina, simply click on “Alert Me” button.



You will be prompted to login to My Research, if you’re not already logged in. Next, you will need to setup your alert by choosing the desired options: Format, Expiration, Delivery Method, and then click the “Save” button.

Editing Saved Searches & Alerts

You can change the Selected Databases, Comments, Expiration Date and Delivery Method of your Search Alert.

 Delivery Methods include RSS, HTML email or Plain Text email. 

Your search terms cannot be edited, but you can create a new Saved Search or Alert by copying the search terms from the old Alert and creating a new one. 

To do this:

• Click the “Create Alerts” on the left navigation panel.
• Enter your new search terms or paste a search strategy from an old Search Alert and then edit it in the box.
• Select the databases or subject area groups to search.
• Click on the “Alert Me” button to finish the process.

RSS Feeds

Alerts can be saved, and delivered as an RSS feed.

To create an RSS feed, perform a search then click the “Alert Me” button.  You will be prompted to login to My Research if you aren’t already logged in.  From the “Delivery Method” menu, select RSS and then save the Alert.

To access your RSS feed, click on “Manage Searches & Alerts”, then select the RSS icon on the Alert.  You will see the RSS link on the next screen.  Click it or copy and paste it into your favorite RSS reader.

Saved Searches

A Saved Search is a CSA Illumina search that you run and save in My Research. You can use this to manually check for new records instead of setting up an Alert.