Google Launches "Google Alerts"

Google Alerts (in Beta) is a new email notification
service for receiving updates on a topic or issue from
Internet news sites, blogs, and other web sites. Setting
up an alert is easy: enter your keywords, select which
source categories you want to search, chose a frequency,
and provide an email address. You must have
a Google account to manage your alerts (you can create an
account from the Alerts page). Check out the FAQ for
more information.

The service searches international news sources, web sites
and blogs that can provide information and perspectives not readily
available through the Westlaw and Lexis updating services.
Students who wish to establish alerts for their research should
be reminded to evaluate search results carefully.