four note friday 1.22 | Photovoice + Google Scholar Alerts

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about setting up and scanning Google Alerts as a way to keep up with new photovoice projects. Google Alerts are a good way to keep up with photovoice projects on the internet—think blogs and news articles. On the other hand, Google Scholar Alerts are a good way to keep up with new photovoice scholarship—think journal articles and dissertations.

Let's go through the mechanics of how to set up such an alert, then I will provide four things to keep in mind when reviewing the alerts you receive. Here are the steps:

➕ Go to scholar.google.com
➕ Type in your search term or terms (i.e., photovoice or something more specific such as photovoice and critical consciousness)
➕ Click on the envelope icon and text that says "Create Alert"
➕ Enter your email address
➕ Click "Create Alert"
➕ Sit back and wait!

As the Google Scholar Alerts start filling up your email inbox, you want to review the results carefully and with a discerning eye. Here are some things to consider.