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Web
of Science User Guide
Like
traditional indexes, the Web
of Science Citation Database may be used to located articles,
reports, books and book reviews and may be searched by subjects
terms (topic searching), author (person searching), institution,
or geographical area.
The
most unique advantage of a citation database, however, is
the ability to link to the list of references used in preparation
of the book or article. The Web
of Science Database provides a mechanism by which you
may search for these references as well (cited reference searching).
Main
Menu Options:
| General Search:
| Search by topic, author,
journal, or address |
| Cited Reference Search:
| Search for articles that cite an
author or work |
| Advanced Search:
| Search using complex queries including
field tags and set combinations |
Citation
Databases and Search Timespan:
You
may select any or all databases in either search mode:
- Science Citation Index Expanded
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Arts & Humanities Citation
Index
The
default selection of years to search is "all years." There
are other options to limit by date.
Boolean
Features Allowed:
| and
| limits search; results
must contain all search terms |
| or
| expands search; results contain at
least one of terms |
| not
| excludes a particular term |
| same
| searches for terms within the same
sentence |
Truncation
allowed (wildcards):
| ? or $
| single character replacement
within or at end of word |
| *
| multiple character replacement within
or at end of word |
1. General Search
General
search allows you to retrieve a set of citations by searching
on a topic, by an author, journal (source) title, or an institution
(address or author's affiliation). The search form displays
separate boxes in which to enter the above separately or in
any combination the searcher requires.
| Topic Search
| Enter
one or more terms or phrases, utilizing Boolean or proximity
commands as needed. You can also limit your search
to topics only in the title.
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| Author Search
| Enter
the name of the cited author.
Use
the last name first, followed by initials
If
you are unsure of one or both of the initials, use the
wildcard *
- For example: edison t* will retrieve edison
t, edison ta, edison tb etc.
To
ensure comprehensive results, names containing punctuation,
hyphens and articles should be entered all possible
ways:
- For example: o'brian OR obrian de la rosa
OR delarosa
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| Source Title Search
| Journal
(source) title abbreviations may be obtained by clicking
on the hot link "list" on the source title line. You
may mark the abbreviated title and "copy" (Ctrl +C)
the authorized abbreviation, then "paste" (Ctrl
+ V) the title in the search form box. (Using full titles
will retrieve considerably fewer citations.)
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| Address Search
| To
efficiently search for most institutions or geographic
areas, you will need to look up the authorized abbreviations
used in this database. Click on the "abbreviations list"
hot link. The list is organized alphabetically. Look
up each word that makes up an institution's name and
use the appropriate abbreviation given. If a word is
not included in the list, then you should use the complete
word.
- For example: University
of South Florida --> univ s florida
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The
pull-down menus, at the bottom of the search screen, allow
you to further limit your search query by language
and document type.
2. Cited Reference Search
Use
this search form when you want to retrieve a list of articles
that cite a particular publication or author. The search form
displays separate boxes in which to enter the above separately
or in any combination the searcher requires.
| Cited Author |
Enter
the name of the cited author.
Use
the last name first, followed by initials
If
you are unsure of one or both of the initials, use the
wildcard *
- For example: edison t* will retrieve edison
t, edison ta, edison tb etc.
To
ensure comprehensive results, names containing punctuation,
hyphens and articles should be entered all possible
ways:
- For example: o'brian OR obrian de la rosa
OR delarosa
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| Cited Work |
Enter
the abbreviated journal/book title in which the work
appeared, a patent number, or another work. Refer to
the Thomson ISI list of Journal Abbreviations
to find the journal's abbreviated title. The journal
abbreviation list is in alphabetical order.
- For example: for the journal:
"Health Promotion International," copy (Ctrl
+C) and paste (Ctrl + V) the abbreviated title: "Health
Promot Int"
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| Cited Years |
Enter
year, or range of years, the cited work was published.
- For example: 1995 or 1994-1996
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3.
Advanced Search
Use
this search method when you are an experienced searcher, comfortable
construting search sentences using Charater Tags (listed below)
and Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT, SAME). Nest terms
using parentheses ( ).
| Character
Tags |
| TS =Topic
TI =Title
AU =Author
GP =Group Author
SO =Source
AD =Address
OG =Organization
SG =Suborganization
SA =Street Address
CI =City
PS =Province/State
CU =Country
ZP =Zip/Postal Code |
The
Web of Science provides three Search Aids to assist with your
search:
- Author Index
- Group Author Index
- Full Source Title List
You
may restrict your search by language or document type.
The Web of Science Database will also record your search history
and enable you to combine searches by AND-ing or OR-ing them
together.
4.
Search Results and Citation Records
General
Search The results retrieved are listed in reverse chronological
order (most recent first). The number of total items retrieved
is indicated at the bottom of the screen. Click on the highlighted
title to go to the full record. Click on the "Summary" button
to return to the list of results.
Full
Record
The full record includes the complete citation, identifies
article type and language, abstract, authors' affiliations
and other information. There may be three hot links on the
record:
| Cited References |
Click
on this to retrieve a list of the references used in
this article. If a complete record exists in the database
for any of these references, it will also be a "hot
link". To return to the "parent" record, click on the
title of the original record at the top of the screen.
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| Times Cited |
Click
here to retrieve a list of all the articles that have
cited the original record. Click on an individual title
to retrieve its full record. Use the Browser Back button
to return to the original record.
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| Related Records |
This
retrieves a list of articles whose cited reference list
includes one or more of the "Cited Reference" sources
listed by the parent or original article. Cited Reference
Search The search performed is listed at the top of
the screen with the total number of hits retrieved.
The list of the results and its arrangement depends
on how much information was used in the cited reference
search. The results may be sorted by date or alphabetically
by author or item title. If an author name displayed
is not the primary author, the name is proceeded
by an ellipse (...). The number of hits is equal to
the number of times that each work has been cited by
others. If the citation is highlighted, you may click
on it and retrieve the full citation record for that
item. (Click on Browser Back button to return to index).
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Mark, Print & Save
There
are three (3) ways to mark records:
- To
mark a record from the Results Summary screen, click on
the box to the left of the title.
- If
all records are desired, click on the "Mark All"
button at the top of the screen. After marking is complete,
click on the "Submit" button to save marking.
- To
mark from the Full Record screen, click on the "Mark"
button as the top of the screen.
To
print or save to a floppy disk, click on the "Marked
List" button. A new list will appear, displaying only
the selected records.
Format
to Print
Select the fields of information to print (bottom of the screen).
Otherwise, the default is a brief citation format.
Click on Format to print . Use the Browser print function
(under "File") to preview and implement the print. Use the
Browser back button to return to summary list.
Save
to File
As above, select the fields and click on "Save to file."
A menu will appear where you may enter a storage location
and file name, e.g. a:[filename].
Questions?
Online
help is available at any time by clicking on the "help" icon
on the menu bar at the top of the screen or by clicking on
highlighted labels such as on the search forms.
If you have any additional questions, click on the online
help button or call the Poynter Library Reference Desk at
727-553-4124.
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