Most Recent Enhancement: May 16th

As of May 16th, exciting enhancements in Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge now allow you to search, analyze and use your results more efficiently than ever. Plus, enhancements to ResearcherID and Endnote Web will boost online collaboration and help you build more robust portfolios.

Get a better look …
At new tools for author promotion available in ResearcherID

  • Highlight the impact of an author’s work with citation counts for papers indexed in Web of ScienceSM
  • Use EndNote® Web to manage a personal publication list for ResearcherID.
  • Explore the world of research with an interactive map that can help locate researchers by country and topic, or use the new country tag cloud.


At collaborating and creating bibliographies on the go with EndNote Web

  • Sort reference lists by times cited, date added to the library, and date modified to locate references easily.
  • View group affiliations for each reference in a list.
  • Save edits whenever you decide or let auto-save capture your changes.
  • Transfer up to 10,000 references between the Web and Thomson Reuters EndNote on the desktop

At the most up to date life sciences and biomedicine coverage in MEDLINE*

  • 2010 MeSH vocabulary, including new headings and brand new concepts

*subscription required

February :

  • Web of Science now covers the open access journal PlosOne.
    Because your users need access to peer reviewed, open access literature from the scientific and medical community, Web of Science now covers the open access journal PlosOne.
  • Link from Web of Science to over 230 new journals.
    Make sure that you’re making the most of your full text collections by adding links from Web of Science to over 230 new journals including titles from SciELO and Redalyc-- providing critical, regional journal content from Latin America, Portugal and Spain.
  • Display in Japanese
    Field labels in the full record and summary display can be viewed in Japanese, further enhancing search and analysis for native language users.

 

  • Invite colleagues to ResearcherID by import of Google and Hotmail contacts.
  • Access the citation metrics data on a researcher’s profile via a direct link.
  • A new look homepage makes locating collaborators easier.
  • Choose the number of records you want to view per page

 

  • Cite While You Write™ with references found in shared EndNote Web groups
  • Save time transferring up to 5,000 references between EndNote Web and EndNote desktop
  • Take advantage of the new Japanese interface for native-language users

November:

What you can expect: GET A BETTER LOOK...

At who is funding research in your field
It's even easier to use funding information available within Web of Science SM. Users can refine & analyze by funding agency to see where funding money is going, what research has been developed from a specific grant, and who funded research at their institution.

At where conference proceedings are published*
with a new publication reference type tag in Web of Science for conference proceedings in books (b), journals (j) , and serials (s)

At new Tools for Author Promotion and Collaboration using Researcher ID

  • Build an online publications list.
    ResearcherID members can provide colleagues and researchers worldwide with easy access to their body of work. Publications can be quickly added to ResearcherID by searching Web of Science or Web of Knowledge and uploading files through EndNote® Web. Alternatively, members can build their individual publication lists.
  • Enhancing your users' profiles with links to other websites, blogs or communities.
    Users can now add up to three URLs to their profile which can be made either publicly or privately available. Urls can now be added which will increase personalization and provide for an opportunity to collaborate with peers through shared areas of interest and current research topics.
  • ResearcherID Upload and Download Enhancements
    If you are an administrator, you can now upload enhanced information relating to researcher status enabling you to better support the people at your institution and encourage interaction between members.
  • ResearcherID users can now include a unique identifier
    and will see new fields which will provide enhanced data for downloading purposes.

At a new, exciting tools for creating bibliographies on the go
With EndNote Web, you can now easily capture non- traditional, new media like you tube videos for inclusion in your reference list!

At usage reporting enhancements
As an information professional, who may be responsible for tracking usage at your institution, we want you to know that the Web of Knowledge usage reporting system has been upgraded to include: an "all databases" (formerly cross-search) search feature usage report, a new library consortium usage report, and individual reports for federated and automated searches. The system is SUSHI compliant which means that you now have the ability to download COUNTER usage reports into your system automatically.

*subscription required

July 2009

Expanded World Views.
More Effective Colleague Collaboration.

  • Enhanced visualization of research relationships:
    Recent ResearcherID Labs improvements, including a new map view, allow users to expand their view of Worldwide research.

  • Easier to use:
    The new Refer-a-Colleague feature aids in collaboration. Users can keep track of their work and their colleagues' as it's indexed in Web of Science.

Inbound open URL linking.

You can provide direct access to links to specific Web of Science records information which users can use to feed your institutional repository. For more information click here.

 

Keep research on the fast track with EndNote X3

Endnote X3 includes more new and unique features than ever before to simplify bibliographies for researchers and students. Cite While You Write™ with new word processors, employ EZProxy for off campus access to resources, manage ResearcherID lists in EndNote/EndNote Web and more. Watch the online video for more details. Update your free training materials today.

April 2009

Precisely Pinpoint Information

Enhance your institutional repository and publisher pages with easy access to citation data and more! If you subscribe to Web of Science® or Journal Citation Reports®, you can now perform a real-time search of bibliographic metadata using the Article Match Retrieval Service.

New! Search by PubMed ID.

New look, New Tools for Author Promotion & Collaboration

The latest enhancements to ResearcherID boost online collaboration and help your researchers’ build more robust portfolios.

  • Enhanced collaboration:

    Integration with EndNote® Web allows users to build, manage and share their ResearcherID publication lists with colleagues. You can create an EndNote Web account through Web of Knowledge (institutional subscription required) or within the EndNote desktop software.

    More clearly identify a collaborator by verifying affiliation – use the address field when searching Web of Science and Web of Knowledge from ResearcherID.

  • More organization:

    Multiple publication lists help authors manage their work; two additional publication lists have been added for all users.

    A new tool will show authors which articles have already been added to their publication list when they’re searching Web of Science or Web of Knowledge.

  • Increased flexibility:

    Over 30 more reference types are supported for import through the RIS file upload feature.

    Up to 3 URL’s can be added per publication, allowing links out to full text articles or materials hosted on other sites. This feature is available within EndNote Web only but will be reflected in your ResearcherID profile.

February 2009

Broader analysis

Make sure your funding efforts pay off

  • Search grant activity and funding acknowledgements in Web of Science® and see where funding money is going; what research has been developed from a specific grant; and who is funding research at your institution.

Gain a better understanding of your journal collection’s impact

 

Deeper content

Discover hard-to-find material in global agriculture and applied life sciences literature
  • CAB Abstracts® via Web of Knowledge subscribers have direct access to the full text via CAB Abstracts Full Text Select. Previously available only as a separate subscription, this full-text collection includes over 36,000 journal articles, reports, and conference papers.
New on Web of Knowledge, Global Health from CABI
  • This unique public health database and biomedical database delivers hard-to-find content that complements existing BIOSIS and MEDLINE databases to provide complete, wide-ranging life sciences coverage, accessible through one integrated Web of Knowledge search. It includes data from over 3500 journals, plus books, conferences, theses, field notes, etc., and focuses on aspects many other health databases ignore—including literature on developing countries, sociological aspects, and more.

More convenience

Targeting exactly the information users need
  • You and your users can access searches created with the Refine and Analyze capabilities through the Search History – and can also create alerts on searches created with the Refine tool. Rev t a step from an earlier search in your history—there’s no need to set up an alert anymore!
Differentiate between authors and editors in your Web of Science searches
  • Now you can search on either “author” or “editor” and use this information to enhance your analysis and usage of citation reports!
Discover an easier way to let the world know about your users’ achievements
  • Create new accounts. Suggest publication lists. And get metrics and data analysis - all specifically for researchers at your institution, with the new ResearcherID batch upload and download Web services.
  • Install the new Firefox 3 plug-in with EndNote Web to locate and store references from other online databases. And now, EndNote X2.0.1 includes an EndNote Web account for each user. You can activate an account easily upon opening your EndNote library.
  • Personalize your view of citation relationships with enhanced citation mapping capabilities. Retain your preferred color settings after redrawing your map and select default colors for nodes.
Expanded Simplified Chinese interface
  • Field labels in full record and summary display can be viewed in Simplified Chinese, further enhancing search and analysis for Chinese-speaking users.
Get the most out of your search and analysis efforts with single sign-on to Scientific Web Plus.
  • Now you can log on by using your Web of Knowledge user name and password.


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