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Accessing Web of Science on Web of Knowledge
Once in the Web of Knowledge interface
- Select Web of Science from the list in the left-hand frame
or from the drop-down menu at the top
- On the Web of Science entry page, choose your Search Option:
use General Search to search by topic, author, journal,
or address; or use Cited Reference Search to find articles
that cite an author or work
Using General Search
From the General Search interface:
- Type your search term(s) - (eg. you can combine topic keywords
with an author or journal)
- Click on the Search button
- You will then see a list of brief citations on the "Search
results - Summary" page
- Up to 100,000 hits will be listed, but sorting of these results
is only available for 300 items or less
The General Search interface for Web of Science:
- Click on title link to view the full record
- Remember that the Help button is there when you need it!
Printing, Saving, Exporting to EndNote,
or E-mailing records
- Mark the citations that you want to print/save/export/e-mail
- Click on Submit button (marks must be submitted before
moving to the next screen)
- Continue marking and submitting marks on subsequent pages
- When all required records are marked, click on the Marked
List button at the top of the window
- Select fields that you want to include (eg abstract, controlled
terms etc.)
- Choose the appropriate button: Format for Print, Save to File,
Export to Reference Software or E-mail
When Exporting to Reference Software:
- EndNote will automatically engage and the Select a Reference
Library window appears
- Select your library and click Open
- Exported references will download into your library
Editing searches and combining search results
- Click on the General Search button at the top of the screen
to return to the Web of Science search interface. Here you can
edit the original search or enter new searches.
- Once you have conducted two or more searches you can combine
them using the Search History button. Use this function
to 'break up' your searches.
Citation features
The full record shows:
- Cited References, a link to the items cited by the
authors
- Times Cited, the items that have cited the article
since its publication
- Related Records, the items that have one or more references
in common with the record displayed.
A Web of Science Full Record featuring the citation links:
Search strategies
Effective searches strategies are essential for finding relevant
references on your topic. The search operators below will help
in combining terms that reflect your topic.
Boolean Operators:
Boolean operators define the relationships between words or groups
of words.
| Use |
To |
| AND |
Narrow search and retrieve records
containing all of the words it separates. |
| OR |
Broaden search and retrieve records
containing any of the words it separates, such as
synonyms, eg: inductor or transformer or reactor. |
| NOT |
Narrow search and retrieve records
that do not contain the term following it. |
| ( ) |
Group words or phrases when combining
Boolean phrases and to show the order in which relationships
should be considered, eg: (inductor or transformer) and
electric* and air-cored |
Proximity Searching:
Proximity searches limit the number of words between your search
terms.
| Use |
To |
| SAME |
Find words within the same sentence, eg:
electrical same inductance retrieves records that contain
the words electrical and inductance in the
same sentence; Univ SAME Tasmania in the Address
field finds records where one of the authors is from the
University of Tasmania. |
Wildcard Symbols:
Wildcard symbols can expand the scope of your search.
| Use |
To |
| *
(asterisk) |
To represent any number of characters, including
no characters. e.g.
electric* matches electric,
electrical, electricity
sul*ur matches sulfur or sulphur
Jones A* (in an Author/Editor search) matches Jones
A; Jones AB; Jones A |
| ?
(question mark) |
To represent any single character. e.g.
neuros?s matches neurosis and neuroses
organi?ation matches organization and organisation
iodi?? matches iodine, iodide |
| $
(dollar sign) |
To represent one or zero characters.
e.g.
colo*r matches colour or color
Hof*man matches Hofman or Hoffman
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Saving searches
You can save your searches as Alerts and/or to run again yourself
at a later date. Once you establish a search that retrieves relevant
records, the search can be saved. Web of Science runs saved searches
against weekly updates, and the results are then e-mailed to you,
or you can run the search against future updates to the database.
To save a search (using Internet Explorer):
- Click on the Search History button to open the Search
History window
- Click on the Save History button at the top of the
Search History table
- You will be prompted to register with your e-mail address
and a password.
Once registered, choose either of the options from the Save Search
History page:
- Save on the ISI Web of Knowledge Server : use this
option to save alerts
- Save on Your Workstation: use this option to save
searches to run again yourself.
Use Help for in-context, detailed instructions.
Using Cited Reference Search
Use the Cited Reference Search to find articles that cite a specific
author or work. This feature enables you to find Web of Science
records that cite an article, book or thesis regardless of when
the work was published.
Use Help and the Web of Science tutorial
Web of Knowledge provides very useful Help screens that relate
to the screen or function that you are currently using.
The Web of Science Tutorial explains the main features and functions
of the database. The Tutorial is accessible from the Web of Science
entry page.
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