Have you seen the new ISI Web of Knowledge?

 
October 2007

In August, we launched the new version of ISI Web of KnowledgeSM. If your institution has ISI Web of Knowledge, we hope you’ve had a chance to look at the new version and that you are becoming accustomed to the upgraded interface and its capabilities as you use it in your daily work.

What's New

As you access the new version, you'll immediately notice the redesigned interface. You'll also see changes that make your search more intuitive and more flexible:

  • An easy-to-use tabular format — Choose to search across all databases, an individual database, or additional resources such as relevant websites and analytical and administrative tools
  • All-database search — The new ISI Web of Knowledge takes a unique approach to the multi-database search. It uses one common vocabulary that recognizes the varying terms used by different databases and maps them to a unified subject classification. This means that a search with ISI Web of Knowledge will find all relevant items that may have originally been categorized differently. Newer terms recognize older terms. And specialized terms from one database recognize specialized terms from another
  • Refine your search — You can narrow down your results using categories meaningful to your search, including subject area, document type, author, language, and other terms that help you pinpoint the data you need
  • Citation results and related records are clearly highlighted in individual full records, helping you use these powerful tools to find a wider variety of relevant articles

You also have free access to EndNote® Web, which is fully integrated into ISI Web of Knowledge. Organize, store and share your references online, speeding the research, writing and publishing process. EndNote Web helps users easily access and organize references online, search ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed® and hundreds of library OPACs directly, share EndNote Web folders with colleagues, and easily transfer files to EndNote on the desktop for further management.

What's next:

Quarterly enhancements: ISI Web of Knowledge will continue to be enhanced every quarter. In a few weeks, you'll see the addition of the fully functional Marked List, which allows you to easily print, export, save or download records, as well as enhancements to EndNote Web. We'll keep you informed as each quarterly enhancement approaches.

Helping you transition: Currently, you have dual access to the new and previous versions of ISI Web of Knowledge. As you become more familiar with the new features and functionality, we hope you'll make the new ISI Web of Knowledge your primary portal by simply bookmarking the portal homepage — or any homepage in the new interface.

At any time, you can go from the older version to the newer one via the "Access the new version!" link at the top of any page of the older version of ISI Web of Knowledge. You'll have dual access to both versions until January 2008, when all databases will be incorporated into the new ISI Web of Knowledge.

The new ISI Web of Knowledge is a versatile solution that helps all levels of users accomplish their research goals. The redesign goes deeper than the surface. The user-focused design introduces a unique approach to searching, discovering and organizing the premier scholarly research available on the platform.

For more information:

ISI Web of Knowledge website

Take a Quick Tour of ISI Web of Knowledge (Flash required)  

Register for live, WebEx training sessions (available in several languages)

View short recorded trainings (available in several languages)

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