Stay current with alerts
Books, DVDs & videos
BCIT Library Catalogue Preferred Searches and E-Mail Alerts allow you to find out when books, DVDs and videos that match your interests are added to our collection. Select the link below to find out how to create your library account and set up preferred searches and alerts.
Journal articles
Stay current in your subject area by receiving email alerts from BCIT Library’s article databases.
Table of Contents Alerts notify you when a new issue of a selected journal is added to a database.
Search Alerts notify you when an article matching specific search criteria is added to a database.
EBSCOhost is a collection of over a dozen databases that cover business, education and health subjects. Most of the articles available through EBSCOhost are full-text – the entire article can be accessed online from your desktop. For full instructions on setting up EBSCOhost and a list of the databases available through EBSCOhost select the link below.
Current Awareness: myEBSCO [PDF]
Proquest is a collection of databases that cover news, business, education and scientific/technical information. Many of the articles available through Proquest are full-text – the entire article can be accessed online from your desktop. For full instructions on setting up Proquest alerts and a list of the databases available through Proquest select the link below.
Current Awareness: Proquest [PDF]
If you have questions about any of these alerting services contact Deirdre Grace by telephone at 604-431-4912 or by email.