Showing posts with label Web of Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Web of Science. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Web of Science: New Features

Web of Science is planning to reveal some new features on 13 July 2014. Details are available at http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/wok_5_14_releasenotes.pdf.

These include being able to choose the number of search fields you can use in basic search, and the most current Medline data.

Information on accessing Web of Science via the Universities of York and Hull can be found at http://libguides.hull.ac.uk/medicine/FindArticles.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Web of Science masterclass at University of Hull

Finding quality articles with Web of Science, Wednesday 19 February 2014, 2.15pm-3.05pm, Derwent Computer Suite 2
Web of Science is useful for its coverage of general and multidisciplinary titles, and can be used for searching for articles or tracking citations – i.e. seeing how a known work or author has been cited by other authors. Learn how to use the advanced features of this database.
Workshop requirements:
Use of search engines and/or databases would be useful.
By the end of this session you will be able to:
  • Search for material effectively in Web of Science
  • Track citations and create citation alerts
  • Export citations to bibliographic software like Refworks or Endnote
This masterclass is ideal for students who wish to use Web of Science to research topics.

Friday, January 10, 2014

Web of Knowledge to become Web of Science

Thomson Reuters are updating Web of Knowledge on 12 January 2014. The platform will undergo a name change to Web of Science, with the Web of Science database changing its name to Web of Science Core Collection. While all of the features of the platform will remain, the interface will look and work a little differently.

Happily Thomson Reuters have created some materials to help users through the transition to the new interface:

A PDF guide is available at http://images.info.science.thomsonreuters.biz/Web/ThomsonReutersScience/%7bd75b8aa8-43b7-484c-a319-d93b93f216b8%7d_wos-corecoll_qrc_en.pdf?elq=1979b37d5e7c437189e43b0196683e53&elqCampaignId=8112

YouTube videos are available at http://www.youtube.com/user/WoSTraining