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Web of Knowledge (new version)
Template for new Web of Knowledge
Contents:
1) How to Access2) Selecting ears and !nde"es: Soc Sci # Sci
H$m # Soc Sci%) Searc&ing ('eneral # Searc& Histor): H$manities
Social Science Science
) iewing *es$lts+) ,-mailing *es$lts.) /inding *elated *ecords0) Analsing *es$lts) Saving and *er$nning *es$lts) A$t&or Searc&
13) Citation searc&ing 11) /inding 4oo5 *eviews
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How to Access
16 /rom t&e 7niversit8s &omepage clic5 on:
Current Students | Study Resources | York Information Connections |Databases at York
26 Scroll down t&e list9 or $se t&e Arts and H$manities lin58 at t&e top of t&epage to find t&e Arts and H$manities Citation !nde"6 Clic5 on t&e !S! Web of Knowledge via ;!;AS lin56
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Selecting Inde$es % Years to Searc& (H7; S>C SC!)
/rom t&is screen o$ can select t&e database and ears t&at o$ wo$ld li5e to searc&
4 defa$lt Web of Science searc&es t&ree citation inde"es:
Science Citation !nde" (1+ D present)Social Science Citation !nde" (1+. D present) Arts and H$manities Citation !nde" (12- present)
/or t&is e"ercise o$ will be searc&ing t&e Arts and Humanities Citation, (11-233)and Social Sciences Citation !nde" (SSC!)--1+.-present9 for all ears6
1. @eselect t&e Science Citation Inde$ b clic5ing in t&e bo" ne"t to t&e title (t&etic5 will disappear)6
2. Now click on General Search.
Selecting Inde$es % Years to Searc& (S>C SC! SC!)
/rom t&is screen o$ can select t&e database and ears t&at o$ wo$ld li5e to searc&
4 defa$lt Web of Science searc&es t&ree citation inde"es:
Science Citation !nde" (1+ D present)Social Science Citation !nde" (1+. D present) Arts and H$manities Citation !nde" (12- present)
/or t&is e"ercise o$ will be searc&ing t&e Science Citation !nde" (1+ D present)and t&e Social Sciences Citation !nde" (SSC!)--1+.-present9 for all ears6
2. @eselect t&e Arts and H$manities Citation !nde" b clic5ing in t&e bo" ne"t to t&e
title (t&e tic5 will disappear)6
http://wos1.mimas.ac.uk/LinkOut.cgi?dest=help/helptoc.html%23ssci&origin=http%3A//wos1.mimas.ac.uk/CIW.cgi%3FQXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8_402213C9_QXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8-0%26Func%3DGoBackhttp://wos1.mimas.ac.uk/LinkOut.cgi?dest=help/helptoc.html%23ssci&origin=http%3A//wos1.mimas.ac.uk/CIW.cgi%3FQXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8_402213C9_QXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8-0%26Func%3DGoBackhttp://wos1.mimas.ac.uk/LinkOut.cgi?dest=help/helptoc.html%23ssci&origin=http%3A//wos1.mimas.ac.uk/CIW.cgi%3FQXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8_402213C9_QXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8-0%26Func%3DGoBackhttp://wos1.mimas.ac.uk/LinkOut.cgi?dest=help/helptoc.html%23ssci&origin=http%3A//wos1.mimas.ac.uk/CIW.cgi%3FQXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8_402213C9_QXYooYJYy2AAACbxWF8-0%26Func%3DGoBack
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2. Now click on General Search.
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'eneral Searc& (Humanities)
/rom t&e Searc& Screen o$ can now c&oose to enter some simple searc& termsand combine t&em b $sing t&e 4oolean >perators >*9 and A=@:
*R /inds references w&ic& contain eit&er word 4ritain >* ,ngland
A"D /inds references containing bot& terms got&ic A=@ novel
Bo$ can also ma5e $se of tr$ncation and wildcard smbols:
+ 7se t&is to searc& for t&e variant endings of a word stem6
e6g6 Hist+ finds &istory, &istories, &istorical
- 7se t&is to replace an single letter
e6g6 wom-n finds woman or women.
• =ow tr entering a searc& in t&e topic bo"9 eit&er t&e 5ewords from o$r own
searc& strateg or from t&e e"ample below6
• /or t&is searc& o$ will be $sing t&e 4oolean operator A=@6
,"ample: writ* AND brit* AND world war*
T&e n$mber of searc& res$lts will be displaed at t&e top left of o$r res$lts list6 Howman res$lts did o$ findE
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Combining Searc&es
T&e Searc& History b$tton in 'eneral Searc& can be $sed to combine searc&es6/or t&e ne"t section again $se eit&er o$r own Searc& Strateg or t&e e"ampleprovided:
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Keywords/ writ< brit< world war<
>* >* >*
poet< engl< first world war
>* >* >*
A$t&or< 7K second world war
>*
'reat war
*emember t&at WoK allows o$ to ma5e $se of bot& 4oolean operators andtr$ncation and wildcard smbol6
• Clic5 on (top of t&e page) to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6 Clic5 on t&e
Clear8 b$tton at t&e top of t&e page to remove o$r previo$s searc& terms
Bo$ are now going to searc& $sing o$r searc& strateg and &opef$ll o$ will findmore res$lts t&an for t&e 'eneral topic searc&6
• Clic5 in t&e *0IC te"t bo" and enter t&e searc& terms from one of t&e col$mns of
o$r searc& strateg6 T&is time o$ will be tping >* between eac& wordGp&raseand remember to $se t&e tr$ncation smbol w&ere appropriate6 T&en clic5 onSearc&6
• T&e results of t&e searc& will be displaed6 T&e n$mber of res$lts will bedisplaed at t&e top of t&e res$lts list6
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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• Clic5 on to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6 Clic5 on t&e Clear b$tton at
t&e top of t&e page to remove o$r previo$s searc& terms and enter t&e searc&
terms from anot&er col$mn of o$r searc& strateg6 Again remember to tpe >*between eac& wordGp&rase and to $se t&e tr$ncation smbol were appropriate6T&en clic5 on Searc&6
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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• Bo$ ma wis& to repeat t&e steps if o$ want to enter a t&ird searc&
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF T&e ne"t step is to combine bot& sets of searc& res$lts so t&at o$ are left wit& as$bset of references t&at are relevant to o$r topic6
• Clic5 on (top of t&e page) to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6
• Bo$ will now be loo5ing at t&e Combine Searc&es screen (as below)
• Tic5 t&e bo"es ne"t to t&e searc&es t&at o$ wis& to $se
• T&en select t&e 4oolean operator A=@ to combine t&em
• /inall clic5 on t&e b$tton
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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• Clic5 on t&e bl$e $nderlined res$lts of t&is searc& to view t&e references6
• Spend a few min$tes loo5ing at t&e references6 !f o$ &ave too man res$lts or
too few9 please as5 for &elp from a member of librar staff6
• ,"periment $sing different searc& terms9 eval$ate t&e res$lts and ma5e a note of
t&e searc& terms w&ic& are t&e most prod$ctive6
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'eneral Searc& (Social Sciences)
/rom t&e Searc& Screen o$ can now c&oose to enter some simple searc& termsand combine t&em b $sing t&e 4oolean >perators >*9 and A=@:
*R /inds references w&ic& contain eit&er word 4ritain >* ,ngland
A"D /inds references containing bot& terms c&ild A=@ development
Bo$ can also ma5e $se of tr$ncation and wildcard smbols:
+ 7se t&is to searc& for t&e variant endings of a word stem6
e6g6 0ol+ finds 1olitics, 1olitical, 1olitician
- 7se t&is to replace an single letter
e6g6 wom-n finds woman or women.
• =ow tr entering a searc& in t&e topic bo"9 eit&er t&e 5ewords from o$r own
searc& strateg or from t&e e"ample below6
• /or t&is searc& o$ will be $sing t&e 4oolean operator A=@6
,"ample: child* AND soldier* AND war*
T&e n$mber of searc& res$lts will be displaed at t&e top left of o$r res$lts list6 Howman res$lts did o$ findE
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Combining Searc&es
T&e Searc& History b$tton in 'eneral Searc& can be $sed to combine searc&es6/or t&e ne"t section again $se eit&er o$r own Searc& Strateg or t&e e"ampleprovided:
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Keywords: c&ild< soldier< war<
>* >* >*
minors fig&ter< conflict<
>*
fig&ting
*emember t&at WoK allows o$ to ma5e $se of bot& 4oolean operators andtr$ncation and wildcard smbols
• Clic5 on (top of t&e page) to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6 Clic5 on t&e
Clear8 b$tton at t&e top of t&e page to remove o$r previo$s searc& terms
Bo$ are now going to searc& $sing o$r searc& strateg and &opef$ll o$ will findmore res$lts t&an for t&e 'eneral topic searc&6
• Clic5 in t&e *0IC te"t bo" and enter t&e searc& terms from one of t&e col$mns of
o$r searc& strateg6 T&is time o$ will be tping >* between eac& wordGp&raseand remember to $se t&e tr$ncation smbol w&ere appropriate6 T&en clic5 onSearc&6
• T&e results of t&e searc& will be displaed6 T&e n$mber of res$lts will be
displaed at t&e top of t&e res$lts list6
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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•Clic5 on to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6 Clic5 on t&e Clear b$tton att&e top of t&e page to remove o$r previo$s searc& terms and enter t&e searc&terms from anot&er col$mn of o$r searc& strateg6 Again remember to tpe >*between eac& wordGp&rase and to $se t&e tr$ncation smbol were appropriate6T&en clic5 on Searc&6
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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Bo$ ma wis& to repeat t&e steps if o$ want to enter a t&ird searc&
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How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF T&e ne"t step is to combine bot& sets of searc& res$lts so t&at o$ are left wit& a
s$bset of references t&at are relevant to o$r topic6
• Clic5 on (top of t&e page) to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6
• Bo$ will now be loo5ing at t&e Combine Searc&es screen (as below)
• Tic5 t&e bo"es ne"t to t&e searc&es t&at o$ wis& to $se
• T&en select t&e 4oolean operator A=@ to combine t&em
• /inall clic5 on t&e b$tton
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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• Clic5 on t&e bl$e $nderlined res$lts of t&is searc& to view t&e references6
• Spend a few min$tes loo5ing at t&e references6 !f o$ &ave too man res$lts or
too few9 please as5 for &elp from a member of librar staff6
• ,"periment $sing different searc& terms9 eval$ate t&e res$lts and ma5e a note of
t&e searc& terms w&ic& are t&e most prod$ctive6
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'eneral Searc& (Sciences)
/rom t&e Searc& Screen o$ can now c&oose to enter some simple searc& termsand combine t&em b $sing t&e 4oolean >perators >*9 and A=@:
*R /inds references w&ic& contain eit&er word 4ritain >* ,ngland
A"D /inds references containing bot& terms foetal A=@ development
Bo$ can also ma5e $se of tr$ncation and wildcard smbols:
+ 7se t&is to searc& for t&e variant endings of a word stem6
e6g6 1&armac+ finds 1&armacist, 1&armacy, 1&armacology
- 7se t&is to replace an single letter
e6g6 wom-n finds woman or women.
• =ow tr entering a searc& in t&e topic bo"9 eit&er t&e 5ewords from o$r own
searc& strateg or from t&e e"ample below6
• /or t&is searc& o$ will be $sing t&e 4oolean operator A=@6
,"ample: water AND disease* AND contact lens*
T&e n$mber of searc& res$lts will be displaed at t&e top left of o$r res$lts list6 Howman res$lts did o$ findE
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Combining Searc&es
T&e Searc& History b$tton in 'eneral Searc& can be $sed to combine searc&es6/or t&e ne"t section again $se eit&er o$r own Searc& Strateg or t&e e"ampleprovided:
Keywords/ water disease< contact lens<
>* >*
!nfection< gas permeable
>* >*
damage soft lens<
*emember t&at WoK allows o$ to ma5e $se of bot& 4oolean operators andtr$ncation and wildcard smbols
• Clic5 on (top of t&e page) to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6 Clic5 on t&e
Clear8 b$tton at t&e top of t&e page to remove o$r previo$s searc& terms
Bo$ are now going to searc& $sing o$r searc& strateg and &opef$ll o$ will findmore res$lts t&an for t&e 'eneral topic searc&6
• Clic5 in t&e *0IC te"t bo" and enter t&e searc& terms from one of t&e col$mns of
o$r searc& strateg6 T&is time o$ will be tping >* between eac& wordGp&rase
and remember to $se t&e tr$ncation smbol w&ere appropriate6 T&en clic5 onSearc&6
• T&e results of t&e searc& will be displaed6 T&e n$mber of res$lts will be
displaed at t&e top of t&e res$lts list6
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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• Clic5 on to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6 Clic5 on t&e Clear b$tton at
t&e top of t&e page to remove o$r previo$s searc& terms and enter t&e searc&terms from anot&er col$mn of o$r searc& strateg6 Again remember to tpe >*between eac& wordGp&rase and to $se t&e tr$ncation smbol were appropriate6T&en clic5 on Searc&6
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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Bo$ ma wis& to repeat t&e steps if o$ want to enter a t&ird searc&
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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T&e ne"t step is to combine bot& sets of searc& res$lts so t&at o$ are left wit& as$bset of references t&at are relevant to o$r topic6
• Clic5 on (top of t&e page) to ret$rn to t&e searc& screen6
• Bo$ will now be loo5ing at t&e Combine Searc&es screen (as below)
• Tic5 t&e bo"es ne"t to t&e searc&es t&at o$ wis& to $se
• T&en select t&e 4oolean operator A=@ to combine t&em
• /inall clic5 on t&e b$tton
How man res$lts &ave been fo$ndE
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• Clic5 on t&e bl$e $nderlined res$lts of t&is searc& to view t&e references6
• Spend a few min$tes loo5ing at t&e references6 !f o$ &ave too man res$lts or
too few9 please as5 for &elp from a member of librar staff6
• ,"periment $sing different searc& terms9 eval$ate t&e res$lts and ma5e a note of
t&e searc& terms w&ic& are t&e most prod$ctive6
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2iewing Results
T&e summary list of references is s&own in t&e format: a$t&or9 title and abbreviatedso$rceGo$rnal title9 ten res$lts per page6 Bo$ can view articles in more detail b
clic5ing on t&eir &ig&lig&ted titles9 or move to t&e ne"t set of res$lts b clic5ing on t&e&ig&lig&ted n$mbers at t&e bottom and top of t&e page (e6g6 3 | 4 | 5)6 To navigatet&ro$g& t&e res$lts o$ can also $se t&e arrows at t&e top and bottom of eac& page6
W&en viewing a detailed or 6ull record9 options for moving t&ro$g& t&e records aregiven at t&e bottom and top of t&e screen6 To ret$rn to t&e previo$s record clic5 on0re7ious and to advance to t&e ne"t record clic5 "e$t6 *et$rn to t&e s$mmardispla b clic5ing on Summary6
=,,@ !;A', THAT !=C?7@,S TH, S/ 47TT>= AT TH!S I>!=T A=@,I?A=AT!>= >/ H>W T> 7S, !T
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!89ailing Results
T&e Web of Knowledge allows o$ to mar5 and save references so t&at t&e areavailable for f$t$re $se6 Saving t&e references in an e-mail is a ver efficient wa of 5eeping trac5 of t&e material t&at o$ &ave fo$nd and ma5es life easier w&en it
comes to p$tting toget&er t&e bibliograp& for o$r dissertation6 Alternativel o$ canprint t&e references9 e"port to a bibliograp&ic pac5age (e6g6 Reference Manager or EndNote)9 or simpl save t&em to dis56 Bo$ m$st mar5 t&e references first before o$can save t&em66
• ?oo5 t&ro$g& o$r res$lts and mar5 % or more references t&at loo5 interesting6
• ;ar5 individ$al references from t&e res$lts s$mmar screen b clic5ing on t&e
c&ec5 bo" ne"t to t&em and t&en clic5ing on Submit 9arks6
Select o$r mar5ed records b c&oosing Selected
records from t&e mar5ed options
Bo$ can mar5 all ten records on t&e page9 bselecting All records on t&is 1age from t&e mar5edoptions6
To select more enter t&e range of records t&at o$wis& to select in t&e bo"es provided9 (t&is m$st note"ceed +33 records)6
• =otice t&at a new men$ icon &as appeared at t&e top of t&e screen 6
W&en o$ &ave mar5ed t&e references9 clic5 on t&is icon6
• T&e defa$lt o$tp$t format onl contains t&e basic reference information9 and does
not incl$de details s$c& as t&e n$mber of cited references or t&e abstracts of t&earticle6 (not all records will &ave an abstract)6
• To incl$de abstracts clic5 on t&e tic5 bo" ne"t to abstract (in t&e 6ields to include
portion of t&e screen)6 A tic5 will appear to confirm o$r c&oice6
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• Bo$ are now read to e-mail or save t&e references6
• ,nter o$r e-mail address in t&e ,-mail t&e *ecords to8 bo"6 !ncl$de t&e f$ll
address6
e6g6: oe6bloggsJor56ac6$5
• Add a note in t&e =otes bo" (optional)
• Clic5 on t&e ,-mail8 b$tton to send t&e res$lts to o$r acco$nt6
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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• Bo$ clic5 Cited *eferences to loo5 at t&e articleMs cited reference list6
• All 2 references loo5 relevant to o$r wor59 so o$ leave all t&e items c&ec5ed
(t&e defa$lt)9 and t&en clic5 /ind *elated *ecords6
•T&e *elated *ecordsNS$mmar page displas articles w&ose reference listsincl$de at least one of t&e items cited b t&e Kirc&ner article6
• Bo$ observe t&at some of t&e *elated *ecords were among t&e res$lts fo$nd b
o$r initial 'eneral Searc&9 b$t man of t&em were not beca$se t&eir titles andabstracts do not contain t&e words honeybees and hearing 6 However9 t&e docontain words li5e bees9 honeybee9 honey bee9 acoustical 9 communication9signals9 and ot&er terms snonmo$s wit& or closel related to terms in o$r initialL$er6
*elated *ecords are displaed in ran5ed order6 T&at is9 t&e articles t&at s&are t&egreatest n$mber of references wit& t&e parent article appear at t&e top of t&e list6
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Analysing Results
As well as &aving t&e options to organise o$r res$lts list b date of p$blication or a$t&or name o$ can also to c&oose to f$rt&er analse o$r res$lts in order to find
o$t &ow man of t&e articles are written b t&e same a$t&or9 or if t&e originate froma partic$lar o$rnal or instit$tion6
To do t&is clic5 on t&e b$tton9 at t&e rig&t &and side of t&e res$lts list6
Bo$ ma t&en c&oose t&e element t&at o$ wis& to analse9 i6e6 a$t&or9 doc$menttpe etc6
Bo$r c&oose &ow man res$lts o$ wis& to displa9 t&e a$t&or wit& t&e most res$ltswill be fo$nd at t&e topO of t&e list6
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Sa7ing and Rerunning Results.
A saved searc& &istor consists of t&e searc& L$eries in t&e Searc& Histor table9
along wit& lang$age9 and doc$ment tpe selections6 !t does not contain t&e timespanselection6
To save a searc& &istor9 clic5 t&e b$tton at t&e top of t&e Searc& Histortable6 T&en follow t&e instr$ctions on t&e page to save t&e &istor6 /or more &elp9clic5 t&e Hel1 b$tton at t&e top of t&e Save Searc& Histor page in !S! Web ofKnowledge6
Warning: @o not $se t&e Save As option on t&e /ile men$ of o$r Web browser tosave o$r searc& &istor6 Bo$ m$st $se t&e Save Histor b$tton to save it6
Bo$ can save t&e first 23 L$eries on t&e Searc& Histor table6 !f t&e table contains
more t&an 23 L$eries9 t&en t&is message will appear above row 23: Bo$ will onl beable to save t&e 23 sets below t&is line6
To r$n a searc& &istor9 clic5 at t&e top of t&e Searc& Histor table oron t&e &omepage6 T&en select a &istor to r$n6
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Citation Searc&ing
Cited reference searc&ing enables o$ to find articles t&at &ave cited a previo$sl
p$blis&ed wor56 T&ro$g& a cited reference searc&9 o$ can discover &ow a 5nownidea or innovation &as been confirmed9 applied9 improved9 e"tended9 or corrected6 !n Arts " Humanities Citation !nde# 9 cited reference searc&ing also enables o$ tofind articles t&at ma5e reference to andGor incl$de an ill$stration of a wor5 of art or am$sic score6 T&ese references are called implicit citations6
How o Do a Cited Reference Searc&
Clic5 on t&e b$tton from t&e top bar
,nter t&e name of a cited a$t&or and t&e abbreviated title of a cited wor56 T&en clic5Searc&6 Bo$ can also enter data in $st one field9 b$t o$ ma retrieve &$ndreds ort&o$sands of references6
!f o$ retrieve too man &its9 ret$rn to t&e form and add a cited ear or a limitedrange of cited ears6
After o$ clic5 Searc&9 o$ will see references from t&e citation inde" t&at contain t&ecited a$t&orGcited wor5 data o$ entered6
Select reference(s) from cited inde"9 and t&en clic5 6
W&en o$ clic5 6inis& Searc&9 o$ will retrieve records of articles t&at cite t&ereferences o$ selected from t&e citation inde"6
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Aut&or Searc&
,nter t&e last name first9 followed b a space and $p to five initials6 Bo$ ma alsoenter last names wit&o$t initials6
As a r$le9 enter t&e last name followed b t&e first initial and an asteris56
Driscoll C+ finds @riscoll C9 @riscoll C/9 @riscoll C;9 @riscoll C;H9 and so on6
Driscoll C9+ finds @riscoll C;9 @riscoll C;H6
Driscoll finds all a$t&orsGeditors wit& t&e s$rname @riscoll6
T&e a$t&or inde" contains all a$t&or names in t&e Web of Science database(s)incl$ded in o$r s$bscription6
Bo$ can find a name in two was:
,nter t&e last name of an a$t&or or t&e first few letters of t&e last name in t&e bo"6T&en clic5 9o7e o6
Clic5 a letter to go to t&e alp&abetical section of t&e inde"6 T&en $se t&e 0re7ious and "e$t b$ttons to move t&ro$g& t&e inde"6
Clic5 Add to select a name andtransfer it to t&e bo" at t&e bottom of t&e page6 !f o$ select m$ltiplenames9 t&e will a$tomaticall be oined b t&e >* operator6
Clic5 *K to transfer t&e name(s) tot&e searc& page6
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Finding book reviews
*eading t&e reviews of a boo5 can &elp o$ to decide w&et&er or not a boo5 t&at isn8tavailable in Bor5 is wort& tring to find6 A review will give o$ more information abo$tt&e s$bects t&e boo5 covers and its strengt&s and wea5nesses6
To find a review:
16 Clic5 on 'eneral Searc&8 to access t&e general searc& screen6
26 W&en o$ are loo5ing at t&e 'eneral Searc&8 screen9 enter t&e title of t&e boo5o$ want reviews of into t&e Topic8 bo"6
(Remember t&e :Aut∨ searc& to look for t&e aut&or of t&e re7iew and nott&e aut&or of t&e book you want re7iews of