Web of Science User’s guide

What is Web of Science? How to Register? How to use Web of Science Main screen of Web of Science How to do a search General Search Cited Reference Search Search Results Type/ /save/download bibliography Search History Log out ContentContent

Web of Science provides seamless sitewide access to Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts&Humanities Citation Index-and to in-depth chemistry information via Index Chemicus (for new compounds) and Current Chemical Reactions (for novel reactions). Users can find current information as well as backfiles to This wealth of multidisciplinary information is derived from approximately 8,900 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.

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Main Display consist of many difference functions and conditions which can classify as follows: 1. Select a search option: then click General Search when do a search by using keyword, or click Cited Reference Search for search author name or title which show in the list, click Author Finder for search paper of specific author. 2. Select database to do a search and published period within Select databases (s) and times part. 2 Main Display of Web of Science 1 1

1 Search by using Author Finder Type Last Name in blank and type First Initial ex. o byrne p.

2 Search by using Author Finder 2. Click for select the name which has the same last name but difference in the first initial of name or click Add Another Name if author have another name aside and then click Next

3 Search by using Author Finder 3. Select Subject for sort your search within Subject Category and then click Next

4 4 Search by using Author Finder 4. Select the institution the most 50 sites where related with the author and/or click Finish

1. Type word or phrase in Topic blank ex. Plastic. This will do a search within Titles, Keywords, Abstracts or if want to limit your search only in Title, select Title only 2. Type author last name or follow by first initial of author’s name in Author blank ex. warren j 3. Type institution or organization name of the author ex. World Health Organization 4. Type title or journal in Source Title blank. 5. Type publication year or range 6. Type author’s affiliation Search by using General Search

? Use instead of 1 alphabet Ex. Barthold? = Bartholdi or Bartholdy * Abandon the alphabet behind Ex. network* = network, networks, networking bank* = banker, banking $ Use instead of 1 alphabet in case of finding difference between English and America style word spelling Ex. vapo$r = vapor and vapour Operators & Special Characters

Ex. laser OR gas OR : find either with this two words or both AND : find both in the same document Ex. laser AND gas NOT : Don’t show the word behind Not within the document Ex. laser NOT gas SAME : find every word within the same Subfield Ex. laser SAME gas Operators & Special Characters

1. Search within results for refinement by type the word or phrase ex. packag* then click Search 2. Show result found (Set # 1) and show no. per page 3. Display bibliography of each article in the result page, click on interest article to see more detail Result Display in General Search

4. Show result found within Set #1 (Set # 2) 5. Sort by: arrange the result by Latest date, Times Cited, Relevance, First author, Source Title, Publication Year 4 5 Result Display in General Search (Cont.)

6. Output Records: How to manage with the result Selected records on pages: specify only selected article All records on page : all finding articles Records: Only a part with the article ex. Bibliographic Define the method of deliver the information/article ex. PRINT, , SAVE, EXPORT TO REFERENCE SOFTWARE, Save to My EndNote Web Click ADD TO MARKED LIST to keep only selected article. 6 Result Display in General Search (cont.)

Refine your results by 1. Select Subject Categories 2. Mark on the selected subject title 3. Then click view records Result Display in General Search (Cont.)

Display results found after using subject categories button Result Display in General Search (Cont.)

Analyze Results: To analyze your search result. This help to group the interested articles by Analyze Results: To analyze your search result. This help to group the interested articles by Subject, Source Title Click Result Display in General Search (Cont.)

1. Select the group of information that want to analyze which are Author, Country/Territory, Document type, Institute Name, Language, Publication Year, Source Title, Subject, 2. Analyze: select the amount of articles that want to analyze 3. Set display options: Display the no. of the results or no. of records 4. Sort by: sort the result 5. Click to analyze Results Analysis

6. How to display results analysis: Field, Record Court, % of xxx (show the Records of founded result by percentage), Bar Chart 7. Click in the box that you are interested (can select more than 1) and then click view records to see more details. 8. Select save analysis data to file to keep your result Results Analysis (Cont.)

1 2 3 In results display page will show the information as follows: 1. Bibliography of each article, Click on the name to see in detail. 2. Click the amount of Times Cited to see the reference 3. Click View Full Text, it will connect with the subscription database to see Full text. Results Display in General Search (Cont.)

Consist of the information as follow: 1.Bibliography of main article, and Click on the title name, and back to Full Records of the main article 2. Cited Reference of the main article 1 2 Cited References

Consists of information as below: 1. Bibliography of main article, click on title for back to Full Records page of the main article 2. Amount of articles use same reference with the main article, in each article are showing amount of same reference with the main article in “ Shared Refs. 2 Article from same cited reference : Related Records Article from same cited reference : Related Records 1

Consists of information as below: 1. Cited Author: Type author’s last name or first initial [Ex. Warren] then click on “Cited author index” to view author list 2. Cited Work: type abbreviated of journal/book or click on “View the Thomson ISI list of journal abbreviations” 3. Cited Year(s): 4. Search Cited Reference Search

Consists of information as below: 1. Select: Select the record 2. Times Cited: Result of Record for cited reference 3. Cited Author: Name of Cited Author 4. Cited Work: Name of Publishing can be to show together with name that you can click at show expanded titles 5. Year: Year of Publication 6. Volume : Number Volume 7. Page: Page Number 8. View Record : Click View Record for show more details Result ofCited Reference Search Result of Cited Reference Search

Show Expanded Titles Cited Reference Search (Cont.)

Finish Search will show you result cited reference 1. How many cited article 2. Biography of Citing Article 3. Manage my result 4. Back to Cited Reference just click Return to Cited Reference IndexReturn to Cited Reference Index Result ofCited Reference Search (Cont) Result of Cited Reference Search (Cont)

1 2 The user able to select the article for Print, , Save or Export by 1. Click the required lists 2. Click Add to Marked List for keep your article Marked List

3 3. Click “Marked List” for display and arrange with the title list that collected Marked List (Cont)

1. Select the format which required to export in STEP1 Blank 2. Select the type for exporting the data by Step 2 for example: Format For Print: For printing the titles list. Save To File: For collect the data lists in the form of Electronic file Export To Reference Software: For transferring the data lists to bibliography software management such as EndNote Records: For sending the data by 3. Click “Return” for previous page Marked Records

The result arrangement able to manage in the display page result in any type of searching on Output Records: 1. Specific the required article list follow by the detail in Slide 2. Select the type of data 3. Select the type of exporting for sending the article by print Save as file Transfer to EndNote software Transfer to EndNote Web Print / / Save /Export to Reference Software 1 2 3

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