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Simon PrattThomson ScientificMarch 2007
Use the Web of Science effectivelyOverview and explanation of the latest Web of Science features and search techniques such as the Citation Report and Author Finder. Followed by a case study to show how these tools can be utilised for effective and efficient searching and analysis using this world renowned citation database.
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AnalysisAlerting
Full text linksCrossSearch
MultidisciplinaryCitation searching
Quality content
Editorial contentSpecialized indexing
Powerful Search tools
Evaluation, ComparisonDecision making aids
Collate
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Diversity
Evaluated authoritative content– Team of specialists evaluate journals to ensure that the content is
trustworthy– Third party evaluation of all journals regardless of source:
• Commercial publishers• Academic societies• Open Access journals
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Why evaluate journals?
• It is estimated that there are morethan 50,000 journals in circulation.
• Journal editors and publishers aim to:– Ensure that publishing standards are adhered to– Select the best articles from reputable authors– Submit articles for “Peer Reviewed”
• Ensure that sound scientific principals have been used
• Thomson Scientific evaluates Journals to ensure that standards of editorial policy are maintained
• Citation Analysis is used to insure that the most influential journals are included.
• Additional journals are included for representative coverage of all disciplines and geographic regions
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How do we evaluate journals?
Thomson Scientifics editorial staff review around 2,000 new journals annually. 10-12% of these journals are added
• Basic publishing standards– Timeliness, Follows publishing conventions – English language bibliographic information– Peer Review
• Editorial content– Will it enrich the database? Is it a hot topic?
• Citation analysis– Impact Factor, Immediacy index– How the journal compares to other journals in its field– Citation analysis of editorial board
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Truly Multidisciplinary– Journals are selected to provide coverage of all fields of research – 8,700+ journals in 200 categories
– 6,100 journals in the hard sciences– Social sciences – 1790 titles– Arts & humanities – 1125 titles
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A vast archive of important research– 1900 in the Sciences– 1956 in the Social Sciences– 1975 in the Arts and Humanities
All the data is produced by Thomson Scientific and consequently the data has a very high degree of accuracy and consistency throughout
All journals indexed cover-cover, no limit on number of authors, addresses or size of abstract.
Depth Depth & & ConsistencyConsistency
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Einstein Feynman
Pauling
Langmuir Hubble
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Crick & Watson
One of the key benefits to the Web of Science is the value of its retrospective coverage.
All content has been indexed in house by Thomson Scientific:
High quality and consistency throughout the archive
Authoritative content – only journals which meet our selection criteria are included
Links to publisher full text
Seamless integration of this historic archive
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BET Theory - An example of historic research that is still valuable today
Although the main topic of the article is gas adsorption the article also outlines a method for the calculation of surface area of solids and is commonly used in many fields of research such as nanotechnology, geo-sciences and environmental sciences.
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This example of a recent citing article is genuine cutting edge research in the field of nanotechnology
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The BET article is not the only historic work to be cited
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Historic data and citation searching
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Connected throughcommon citations
Environmental sciences research
Uses the BET method to measure the impact of
pollution
Nanotechnology research
Use the BET method to evaluate the effectiveness
of Micro-Carbon filters
Can help remove pollution
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Historic data and citation searching
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No accessto back file
Environmental sciences research
Uses the BET method to measure the impact of
pollution
Nanotechnology research
Use the BET method to evaluate the effectiveness
of Micro-Carbon filters
Can help remove pollution
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A wealth of valuable archival information now exists in a very
accessible format -- e-journal backfiles.
ISI Web of Knowledge is an ideal platform to access Full Text
archives
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The capture of Author Cited References for over 100 years of data provides for unique features of searching and navigation
- Track research pathways through time - Expand a search using Related Records- Gauge the impact of a paper using citation counts
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Cited References
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Citation Index - The Value Add
The language of science is always changing. Concepts and terminology
continue to evolve. For this reason:
Free-text searching may miss critical information
LAV(Europe)
HTLV-III (USA)
HIV + many variants, “SIV”
1983 1987 Present Future
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A unique resource!
No other database offers the same level of high quality, authoritative and trustworthy content with advanced searching capabilities over 105 years of multidisciplinary coverage
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Summary of new features
• Full Name support View the author name as it is shown on the original article
• Citation Report Instantly analyze the citations to any search
• Distinct Author Identification This clustering tool groups all results System (DAIS) by the same author based
Further enhanced to display all clusters
>180,000 individual clusters identified
• EndNote Web Fully integrated bibliographic recordmanagement.
Late 2006 – Early 2007
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Full author names
In September 2006 Thomson started indexing author names in the same format as they appear on the original article
In September 2006 Thomson started indexing author names in the same format as they appear on the original article
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Citation Report – A new tool from Thomson Scientific
Launch Citation Report from any set of search results, up to 10,000 records
Launch Citation Report from any set of search results, up to 10,000 records
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Citation Report – A new tool from Thomson Scientific
Statistical summary of search results. Provides instant analysis of citation statistics, such as total and average citation count and the h-index. Also includes graphical summaries and the ability to save to file.
Statistical summary of search results. Provides instant analysis of citation statistics, such as total and average citation count and the h-index. Also includes graphical summaries and the ability to save to file.
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Distinct Author Identification System (DAIS)
When clicking the link to an author name, the DIAS system is utilized to retrieve only records by that individual
When clicking the link to an author name, the DIAS system is utilized to retrieve only records by that individual
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DAIS extended Articles are clustered together to represent all the articles by an individual. Statistics about each cluster are displayed to provide an overview of the content.
Click the hyperlinks to display the records
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Distinct Author Identification System (DAIS)
The Distinct Author Identification System uses citation data to create clusters of
articles by a particular author.
The Distinct Author Identification System uses citation data to create clusters of
articles by a particular author.
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Distinct Author Identification System (DAIS)
Permanently save records to you EndNote Web library
Permanently save records to you EndNote Web library
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Store references in EndNote Web
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Link back to the ISI Web of Knowledge in one click
Use links to access key ISI Web of
Knowledge information such as Times Cited
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Search online resources directly from EndNote Web
Search Hundreds of Resources
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Format reading lists in thousands of styles
Search Hundreds of Resources
Format bibliographies in over 2,300 publishing styles (output styles).
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Create instant bibliographies Use the Cite While You Write™ plug-in with Microsoft Word, or use the Format Paper for other word processors.
Use Cite While You Write™ toolbars for EndNote Web and EndNote desktop —cite from both in a single document.
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Share EndNote Web folders—simplify collaboration
Customize access to EndNote Web folders easily:
Working groups – any level of study or research
Professors, Librarians – post reading lists and subject bibliographies for students and faculty
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Summary
ISI Proceedings®
Web of Science®
Results
Current Contents Connect
Searching
Analysis
Research
Journals, Conference
proceedings etc
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