Transcript Web of Science 7.0 Basics

THOMSON SCIENTIFIC
The Next Generation of
Integrated Information Solutions
A Look at Citation Indexes for Evaluation and
Navigating Research
CONCERT, November 12, 2004
Allen Yeo Ph.D C.Phys B.Eng
Principal Consultant
Global 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”
Unified Digital Library Environment
Information
Management
Tools
Tools &
Technology
Alerting
Bibliographic
Databases
Links
Management
Full Text &
Holdings
Usage
Reporting
Links to Full Text &
Open URL
Formula for Research Excellence
Multidisciplinary 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
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Web of Science Value to Your Institution
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
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Data: unique capabilities
– Capture of Author Cited References over 55
years provides for methods of discovery that
UNPRECEDENTED CONTENT SELECTION:
That is why THOMSON Scientific has been able to provide
SIGNIFICANT research information from its CONSISTENT,
No matter what the specialty (research area), a relatively
QUALITY journal selection criteria and citation references
small core of journals will account for as much as 90% of
indexing policy
the SIGNIFICANT literature
(Bradford’s law of scattering)
-”QUALITY” not “QUANTITY”-journals are carefully
evaluated and selected for international influence.
“A cost effective index must restrict its coverage, as
2,000
evaluated
annually
nearlyjournals
as possible
to only
those items that researchers
are-10%
likelyaccepted
to find useful.”
(Eugene Garfield PhD)
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
-Clearly
researchers
Reference
are
still heavily
search
and citing
papers
from more
navigation.
than 20, 30, 40 years
ago – and even
longer.
Web of Science Backfiles
Subject-specific,
authoritative
resources
Hosted Content – ISI Web of Knowledgesm Philosophy
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The selection of focused coverage to
complement Thomson-ISI core multidisciplinary
databases.
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Partnering with the experts who provide
authoritative sources
-- emphasis
on Quality, not Quantity
The ISI Web
of Knowledge
addsfocused
an easy-to-use
Premium
content – deep,
coverage –
indexing
interface, common value-added
to all partner
databases –
modeled on the Web of Science – yet maintains
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the unique controlled-indexing strengths of
each native database.
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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.
Web of Science 7.0
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Term Lists provide user-friendly
assistance in defining and
adding terms the search.
“Search Aids”!
Web of Science 7.0
Author Cited Reference data, key points on:
 Its capture, handling, and presentation in the
Web of Science
 Its importance in completing the literature
– The search
result of process
Thomson. Scientific efforts -- For the user, this
means a Cited Reference Search against a true, qualitycontrolled 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.
 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.
OpenUrl links may be
placed on Results
Summary
Analyze
Results!
Concise – Easy to Navigate
Summary Results
Results Analysis Tool
Recognize trends
and access subsets
by:
Author
Document Type
Institution
Language
Publication Years
Source Titles
Journal Categories
Refine results to see
what institutes have
published the most
articles
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New -- Results Analysis Tool
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.
New Features enhance value of every Web of Knowledge resource
Web of Science
INSPEC
Author
Document Type
Author
Classification
Institution Name
Language
Publication Year
Controlled Index
Document Type
Language
Source Title
Subject
Category
Source Title
Treatment Type
PsycINFO
Author
Institutional
Author
Age Groups
Classification
Form/Content
Type
Descriptor
Document Type
Language
Locations
Population
Groups
Publication Year
Source Title
Biological
Abstracts
Author
Concept Code
BIOSIS
Previews
Assignee
Author
Language
Major Concepts
Publication Year
Concept Code
Document Type
Language
Source Title
Super Taxa
Major Concepts
Publication Year
Source Title
Super Taxa
Fall 2004
The Web of Science Full Record
Enhanced Links Management
Cited References, Times Cited, and
Related Records.
Navigate to other relevant content
Links to Full Text
Go to Current Co
The Web of Science Full Record
Link to Full-Text, OpenURL
options, Library Holdings, and
additional content within the
Web of Knowledge.
Go to Current Co
Links to full text are now enhanced
through more extensive use of the DOI.
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New -- For Related Records,
Web of Science 7.0 presents the number
of references shared by related papers –
a proven method for gauging relevance.
Current Contents Connect
CC Connect Table-of-Contents
BIOSIS Previews
Journal Citation Reports
Citation Information –
Driving Discovery of Prior
Art
2004
2003
Times
Cited
2003
2001
Cited
References
2004
2000
1998
Related
Records
1993
…navigating
• Backward in time via Cited References
• Forward in time via Times Cited
• and through Related Records
2004
2002
 Citing 
1999
1994
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
Citation Alert!
Take advantage of the vast
collection of Influential Papers
within the Web of Science
for all platform products
Journal Citation Reports
The ISI Web of Knowledge. Impact through…
• 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.
Web of Knowledge Platform
Content – Integration – Navigation
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Free Resources
OpenURL
Endnote
Ref Manager
Usage
Reporting
Tools &
Technology
Thomson
Scientific
Databases
Hosted
Content
Databases
Alerting
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Inspec
PsycINFO
FSTA
CAB Abstracts
– Web of Science
– Current Contents
Connect
– Biosis Previews
– Biological Abstracts
– Zoological Record
– ISI Proceedings
– Derwent Innovations
Index
– JCR Web
– Essential Science
Indicators
Links to Full Text &
Open URL
Formula for Research Excellence
Multidisciplinary Citation Index + Comprehensive Subject Specific Index = A rich research resource
THOMSON SCIENTIFIC
ISI Web of Knowledge
Thank you.