WEB OF SCIENCE

Training Opportunities

 

Web of Science® provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases, with authoritative, multidisciplinary coverage from nearly 9,300 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900.

We invite you to explore the following Web of Science training opportunities.

Overview

Free Web of Science Education & Training

Whether you want to get the basics and get started fast — or fine tune your skills, Thomson Reuters can help with a variety of targeted training opportunities. Classes are conducted over the internet — some live with open question-and-answer sessions — and others prerecorded so you can take advantage of them at your convenience, around the clock.

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Live Sessions

Topic: Web of Science 1: General Search and Basic Navigation (12/03 14:00)
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Go to: https://thomsonscientific.webex.com/thomsonscientific/k2/j.php?ED=114344362&UID=98639587&FM=1

Topic: Web of Science 2: Cited Reference Search (12/04 14:00)
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Go to: https://thomsonscientific.webex.com/thomsonscientific/k2/j.php?ED=114344612&UID=98639742&FM=1

Topic: Web of Science 1: General Search and Basic Navigation (12/10 10:00)
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 10:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Go to: https://thomsonscientific.webex.com/thomsonscientific/k2/j.php?ED=114344412&UID=98639627&FM=1

Topic: Web of Science 2: Cited Reference Search (12/11 10:00)
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Time: 10:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Go to: https://thomsonscientific.webex.com/thomsonscientific/k2/j.php?ED=114344642&UID=98639797&FM=1

Recorded Training

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New Features Update

Learn what's new in the ISI Web of Knowledge in the October 2008 upgrade.
(10:45 minutes)


Introduction to the New ISI Web of Knowledge

View this short introduction to the newly redesigned ISI Web of Knowledge — January 2008
(4:00 minutes)


Search Tips for Web of Science

Learn tips to help you search Web of Science effectively, including tips on using search operators and wildcard characters
(07:33 minutes)


Cited Reference Searching

Learn the basics of Web of Science's powerful citation search capabilities.
(06:54 minutes)


Citation Report and H-index

Learn how to quickly create and export a report that details citation activity to an author's publications. Each Web of Science citation report includes a calculated h-index which is also discussed in this presentation.
(5:40 minutes)

Citation Map

Create interactive maps of an article's citation data to visualize trends.
(06:27 minutes)


Citation Alerting

Learn how to keep up to date on who is citing your work or the work of others within your field of research.
(4:17 minutes)


Managing Search Results

Find out how to export, print, email and save records in the ISI Web of Knowledge.
(04:14 minutes)


Saving Search Histories and Creating Alerts

Learn how to save your histories and receive email alerts to your desktop.
(05:45 minutes)


Exporting and Using Citation Report Data

Use data exported from Citation Report to create charts and graphs in a spreadsheet program.
(07:46 minutes)


Search Proceedings Literature in the Web of Science

Learn about searching for conference proceedings in the Web of Science.
(04:11 minutes)

Materials

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Quick Reference Card English Oct. 2007 PDF
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Quick Reference Card French Nov. 2007 PDF
Quick Reference Card German Nov. 2007 PDF
Quick Reference Card Italian Oct. 2007 PDF
Quick Reference Guide Japanese   PDF
Quick Reference Card Portuguese Nov. 2007 PDF
Quick Reference Card Russian July 2008 PDF
Quick Reference Card Spanish Oct. 2007 PDF
Quick Reference Card Turkish Mar. 2008 PDF

Registered Customers

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