Introducing Web of Science
The subscription contains these citation databases:
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) --1945-present
- Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) --1956-present
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) --1975-present
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (CPCI-S) --1991-present
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) --1991-present
The citation databases contain the references cited by the authors of the articles. You can use these references to do cited reference searching. A cited reference search enables you to find articles that cite a previously published work. In addition, you can search the three databases by topic, author, source title, and address.
There are four search possibilities:
- Quick Search: Enter terms in the Quick Search text box. Click the Go button. You may use search operators (
AND, OR, NOT, SAME) and wildcards (* ? $) in Quick Search. - General Search: Search for records by topic, author name, source title, and author address.
- Cited Reference Search: Search for articles that cite other works that you select from the citation index.
- Advanced Search: Create complex searches using field tags and set combinations.
You also may use the saved search option: Open Saved Search. You search for records by opening a previously saved search history file.
Web of Science Quick Reference Guide:
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ssr/training/wok5_wos_qrc_en.pdf
Web of Science Search Tips:
https://www.brainshark.com/thomsonscientific/searchtipswok5_v2
Web of Science training and support site for tutorials, searchguides en quikreferenceguides:
http://wokinfo.com/training_support/training/