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A Look at Citation Indexes for Evaluation and A Look at Citation Indexes for Evaluation and Navigating ResearchNavigating Research

CONCERT, November 12, 2004

Allen Yeo Ph.D C.Phys B.Eng

Principal ConsultantGlobal Sales Support, Asia Pac

The hybrid library

"The challenge associated with the management of the hybrid library is to encourage end-user resource discovery and information use, in a variety of formats and from a number of local and remote sources, in a seamlessly integrated way.” (S. Pinfield, 1998)

– Numerous providers, disparate formats

– Local, consortial, national, international collaboration

– Internet, intranet, mixed mode systems

– Proprietary databases, subscriptions, full-text

– Library training materials, administrative information

– Enterprise solutions / The library “portal”

Information Management Tools Tools &

Technology Bibliographic Databases

Links ManagementFull Text & Holdings

Unified Digital Library Environment Unified Digital Library Environment

Usage Usage ReportingReporting

AlertingAlerting

Links to Full Text & Links to Full Text & Open URLOpen URL

Formula for Research ExcellenceMultidisciplinary Citation Index + Comprehensive Subject Specific Index = A rich research resource

Role of Information Managers

• Implementations from Leaders who can offer new technologies for organization, searching, and links navigation

• Information providers must provide fully integrated solutions

• Challenges for Information Managers

Selection of the highest quality content that meets the needs of users

Ensuring that tools and technologies build upon their own research environment’s infrastructure

The Ideal Vendor Platform

• Allow Researchers to freely follow an idea wherever it may lead

• Content and Tools to Navigate and Discover• Ensure that the platform’s Links Management system

integrate with the system in use at the library• Allows the System to Integrate, Extend and Organize the

Research Environment – Highlights natural relationships between different

content sets – Provides comprehensive connections between the

literature to stimulate investigation and discovery of new ideas

Targeted Exploration of the Most Valuable Content

• Inter-product Links

– Providing connections in the literature to stimulate ideas

– Exploration of a set of databases in a “targeted” way

– Gather unique information provided in each easily and efficiently

• Connections between content in the context of an organization’s subscriptions

Explore New Ways to Assist the Researcher along the Path of Discovery

• Shared Citation Information across the platform• Permits novice users to discover the absolute

power of citation indexing and citation navigation • Empowers additional resources like INSPEC, CAB

ABSTRACTS, BIOSIS Previews, FSTA and Medline

• Cited References • Citing Articles • Related Records

• Depth!– Coverage back to 1945 in the Sciences, to 1956 in the

Social Sciences, to 1975 in the Arts & Humanities.

– 1900-1944 Backfiles in Development!** Current information is of course critical. However, access

to an archive of influential research is absolutely important.** Impact of previous findings, even decades old, may be

very significant. One must retain the resources necessary to make these assessments. 60% of highest cited items are 40 years or older

• Data: unique capabilities– Capture of Author Cited References over 55 years

provides for methods of discovery that are simply not possible elsewhere. Navigate “Cited References” and “Times Cited” backward and forward in time across decades of research.

Web of Science Value to Your Institution

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“A cost effective index must restrict its coverage, as nearly as possible to only those items that researchers are likely to find useful.”

(Eugene Garfield PhD)

No matter what the specialty (research area), a relatively small core of journals will account for as much as 90% of the SIGNIFICANT literature

(Bradford’s law of scattering)

UNPRECEDENTED CONTENT SELECTION:

That is why THOMSON Scientific has been able to provide SIGNIFICANT research information from its CONSISTENT, QUALITY journal selection criteria and citation references indexing policy

-”QUALITY” not “QUANTITY”-journals are carefully evaluated and selected for international influence.

2,000 journals evaluated annually-10% accepted

Thomson editors: information professionals; librarians; experts in the literature of their subject area.

-Five or ten years of backfiles only begins to tap the wealth of information accessible through General and Cited Reference search and navigation.-Clearly researchers are still heavily citing papers from more than 20, 30, 40 years ago – and even longer.

Web of Science BackfilesWeb of Science Backfiles

Subject-specific, authoritative

resources

Subject-specific, authoritative

resources

• The ISI Web of Knowledge adds an easy-to-use interface, common to all partner databases – modeled on the Web of Science – yet maintains the unique controlled-indexing strengths of each native database.

• Implementation of key ISI Web of Knowledge features

- CrossSearch with other ISI Web of Knowledge resources

- Links to Web of Science citation data.

- “Inter-database” and Full-Text linking.

Hosted Content – ISI Web of Knowledgesm Philosophy

• The selection of focused coverage to complement Thomson-ISI core multidisciplinary databases.

• Partnering with the experts who provide authoritative sources -- emphasis on Quality, not Quantity

Premium content – deep, focused coverage – value-added indexing

Web of Science 7.0

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Term Lists provide user-friendly assistance in defining and adding terms the search.

“Search Aids”!

– The result of Thomson Scientific efforts -- For the user, this means a Cited Reference Search against a true, quality-controlled index.

– This of course translates into a broadened scope of cited reference search accuracy, providing greater retrieval of relevant search results.

– The correction, standardization, unification and file-depth of this data is a unique aspect of the Web of Science.

Author Cited Reference data, key points on:Its capture, handling, and presentation in the Web of

Science

Its importance in completing the literature search process.

The “research environment” is often one of rapid progression.

Concepts and terminology continue to evolve.

Key Word searching alone will never maximize retrieval of critical information -- Utilize the Cited Reference Search.

Web of Science 7.0

“Look Up” all cited authors.

Even those that are not the “first author” of the paper are

displayed.

Web of Science 7.0

Concise – Easy to Navigate Summary Results

OpenUrl links may be placed on Results

Summary

OpenUrl links may be placed on Results

Summary

Analyze Results!

Analyze Results!

Recognize trends and access subsets

by:

AuthorDocument Type

InstitutionLanguage

Publication YearsSource Titles

Journal Categories

Refine results to see what institutes have published the most

articles

Recognize trends and access subsets

by:

AuthorDocument Type

InstitutionLanguage

Publication YearsSource Titles

Journal Categories

Refine results to see what institutes have published the most

articles

Results Analysis ToolResults Analysis Tool

New -- Results Analysis ToolNew -- Results Analysis Tool

Publication Year

Create and view subsets by year(s).

Analyze the growth of published research for

a particular query.

Publication Year

Create and view subsets by year(s).

Analyze the growth of published research for

a particular query.

Subject Category

View results oriented toward specific

disciplines. Based on the Journal Category.

Subject Category

View results oriented toward specific

disciplines. Based on the Journal Category.

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New Features enhance value of every Web of Knowledge resource

Fall 2004Fall 2004

Web of Science INSPEC PsycINFO Biological Abstracts

BIOSIS Previews

Author Author Author Author Assignee Document Type Classification Institutional

Author Concept Code Author

Institution Name Controlled Index Age Groups Language Concept Code Language Document Type Classification Major Concepts Document Type Publication Year Language Form/Content

Type Publication Year Language

Source Title Source Title Descriptor Source Title Major Concepts Subject Category

Treatment Type Document Type Super Taxa Publication Year

Language Source Title Locations Super Taxa Population

Groups

Publication Year Source Title

The Web of Science Full Record

Go to Current Co

Enhanced Links Management

Cited References, Times Cited, and Related Records.

Navigate to other relevant content

Links to Full Text

The Web of Science Full Record

Go to Current Co

Links to full text are now enhanced through more extensive use of the DOI.

Links to full text are now enhanced through more extensive use of the DOI.

Link to Full-Text, OpenURL options, Library Holdings, and additional content within the

Web of Knowledge.

Current Contents Connect

CC Connect Table-of-

Contents

BIOSIS Previews

Journal Citation Reports

New -- For Related Records, Web of Science 7.0 presents the number of references shared by related papers – a proven method for gauging relevance.

New -- For Related Records, Web of Science 7.0 presents the number of references shared by related papers – a proven method for gauging relevance.

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Citation Information – Driving Discovery of Prior Art

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Citing …navigating

• Backward in time via Cited References• Forward in time via Times Cited• and through Related Records

Cited References

Times Cited

Related Records

New – Citation Alert

Receive an e-mail alert containing information on published papers that cite a particular paper

you’ve selected.

Current Contents Connect

CC Connect Table-of-

Contents

BIOSIS Previews

Journal Citation ReportsCitation Alert!

Take advantage of the vast collection of Influential Papers

within the Web of Science for all platform products

Citation Alert!Take advantage of the vast

collection of Influential Papers within the Web of Science for all platform products

• Premium Content– The Web of Science foundation, with additional Thomson Scientific core content complemented by carefully selected partner content. Key bibliographic and analytical resources. Diversity discipline, selective coverage

• Integration & Navigation – A dynamic, Web-based platform integrating data from a variety of sources to allow the user to follow natural pathways of research -- driving discovery.

• Ease-of-use– Discovery made easy through flexible, powerful search options, including tools to organize and manage the research process.

The ISI Web of Knowledge. Impact through…

– Web of Science– Current Contents

Connect– Biosis Previews– Biological Abstracts– Zoological Record– ISI Proceedings– Derwent Innovations

Index– JCR Web– Essential Science

Indicators

– Inspec– PsycINFO– FSTA– CAB Abstracts

– Free Resources– OpenURL – Endnote – Ref Manager

Tools &Technology

Thomson ScientificDatabases

Hosted ContentDatabases

Web of Knowledge Platform Web of Knowledge Platform Content – Integration – Navigation Content – Integration – Navigation

Usage Usage ReportingReporting

AlertingAlerting

Links to Full Text & Links to Full Text & Open URLOpen URL

Formula for Research ExcellenceMultidisciplinary Citation Index + Comprehensive Subject Specific Index = A rich research resource

THOMSON SCIENTIFIC

ISI Web of KnowledgeISI Web of Knowledge

Thank you. Thank you.