Search alerts are a great way of keeping up to date with new articles in your research area. Once you've got a search that gives you the most relevant results, create a search alert and you'll be notified when new articles that match your search criteria are added to the database.
The following screencasts show you how it's done in a selection of the databases you have access to through the Library and also through Google Scholar.
Create a search alert - Scopus
Create a search alert - EBSCO databases (eg. PsycInfo, PsycArticles, Academic Search Complete)
Create a search alert - Google Scholar
Remember you can see which databases are the most useful for your subject area via your Subject Guide: