April 18, 2002 ISI Web of Knowledge SM Integrated Research Platform Keith MacGregor, Jim Pringle

ISI Web of Knowledge2 Understanding ISI Web of Knowledge A Growing Research Platform –Increasing Popularity –Intense Researcher Interest and Use To the Researcher: A Rich, Dynamic, Integrated Environment –Quality, Selected Content –New Tools to Organize, Integrate, and Extend the Environment To the Administrator: An Efficiently Managed, Open Infrastructure

ISI Web of Knowledge3 ISI Web of Science: A Global Research Product….

ISI Web of Knowledge4..Is Now the Centerpiece of An Integrated Environment DII Patents ISI Chemistry BIOSIS Previews JCR Web Current Contents ISI Proceedings Web Content Full-Text ESI

ISI Web of Knowledge5 Integration –A dynamic, integrated, Web-based environment providing high quality content and tools to access, analyze, and manage research information Ease of Use –It incorporates a homepage that uses new technologies to integrate, extend, and organize the research environment …The ISI Web of Knowledge

ISI Web of Knowledge6 ISI Web of Knowledge Content: Multidisciplinary & Specialty, Evaluated, Essential

ISI Web of Knowledge7 (New!) (Enhanced!) ISI Web of Knowledge Design: Complementary Content, Tools, and Linkages

ISI Web of Knowledge8 Control Panel Cross-collection discovery; integrated journal, proceedings, and patent searching Access to all your ISI applications One session across all applications in the platform ISI HighlyCited.com and other free content ISI Web of Knowledge Today: Platform Organization and Access

ISI Web of Knowledge9 Institution Branding Search of External Resources Soon to Come:

ISI Web of Knowledge10 Initial External Resources Offered Web Content via Current Contents Connect Extended Searching

ISI Web of Knowledge11 Extended Searching

ISI Web of Knowledge12 Current Contents Connect: Closer Integration into ISI Web of Knowledge Current Contents Connect Today –Complete Bibliographic Data for 7,600 Journals and 2,000 Books –Advanced Search/Profiling Features –Table of Contents Browse and Display –Over 4,000 Evaluated Web Sites –eSearch: Over 250,000 Web Documents –Subject Alerting Integration –Web of Science Full Record-to-ToC Link –Personal Journal List –CrossSearchable Journal/Book Data and eSearch –Alerting Infrastructure –Subject Alerting –Table of Contents Alerting

ISI Web of Knowledge13 Access and manage saved searches; create alerts from all ISI Web of Knowledge applications Access to favorite journals and latest table-of-contents; Create TOC alerts Application and platform settings Further Development in

ISI Web of Knowledge14 Alerting –Subject Alerting –Citation Alerting –Chemical Alerting –Patent Alerting –Table of Contents Alerting –Enhanced Functionality - Text or HTML Format and Link to Full Records Personalization –ISI Web of Knowledge Recognizes Each User –Homepage is User-Customizable - Start Page (Application, Saved Search, Personal Journal List) Alerting & Personalization

ISI Web of Knowledge15 To the Administrator: An Efficiently Managed, Open Infrastructure ISI Web of Knowledge is an Open Environment –User Navigational Behaviors are Evolving Administrative Challenges, ISI Response –Access: ISI Offers Multiple Options –Sessioning: ISI Responding to Changing Needs –Usage Metrics: Evolving to Meet New Concerns

ISI Web of Knowledge16 Publisher Links –Signed Linking Agreements with Most Major Publishers –Announced Agreements with Aggregators –Management through Links Gateway OpenURL –SFX/Ex Libris –Additional Link Parameters under Active Review Links from External Search Engines –Query Protocols Available ISIResearchSoft Access –Direct Search from the Desktop Interproduct Links ISI Web of Knowledge is an Open Environment

ISI Web of Knowledge17 Need for Multiple Access Options Enhanced Session Management Usage Reporting An Open Environment Challenges Previous Assumptions

ISI Web of Knowledge18 Rising Number of Sessions

ISI Web of Knowledge19 More Users are Linking to Full Text...

ISI Web of Knowledge20 Rising Number of Interproduct Links

ISI Web of Knowledge21 ISI Supports a Variety of Access Methods –Internet Access/Simultaneous Users –Intranet Access/Local Hosting –Dedicated Server Mode ISI Supports Multiple Authentication Methods –IP-Based –Token-Based –Password/ID for Special Situations Multiple Access Options

ISI Web of Knowledge22 Session Management –Continued Refinement Based on Better Understanding of Session Behavior Controls for Multiple Browser Windows “10-60” Session Maintenance Benchmarking Programs with Heaviest Users Customized Reports to Assess Turnaways –ISI Web of Knowledge Single Session Management Load Balancing to Maximize Performance Rollout in Progress: Results Will be Carefully Monitored Sessioning: ISI Response

ISI Web of Knowledge23 Web of Knowledge –Reporting at “Gateway” and Product Levels –New Metrics will Assess Success of Web of Knowledge in Resolving Usage Issues New Usage Reporting System –Web-Based System to be Phased in During –Based on ICOLC Guidelines: Interpretation Under Review Aggregate and Detailed Reports –Research Completed, Development in Progress Usage Metrics

ISI Web of Knowledge24 High-Quality Content –Journals –Patents –Proceedings –Chemical Structures –Web Resources In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers

ISI Web of Knowledge25 Complementary Hosted Content –BIOSIS –CAB Abstracts –INSPEC –More to Come... In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers

ISI Web of Knowledge26 Tools –Managed Links to Full Text and Other Resources –CrossSearch –Extended Search –Alerting –Personalization –ISIResearchSoft Bibliographic Management In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers

ISI Web of Knowledge27 Analysis –Journal Citation Reports –Essential Science Indicators –ISIHighlyCited.Com In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers

ISI Web of Knowledge28 (New!) (Enhanced!) In an Integrated Research Platform: the ISI Web of Knowledge