Research Guides: Web of Science for Library Research: Web of Science

Intro to Web of Science

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Search for articles in Science & Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article

Understanding how Web of Science is different from most other library databases is the first step to using it successfully:

It is an index, not a repository of articles (findtext+ links you to EMU-owned content)
The WoS Core Collection indexes millions of records from the top journals, conference proceedings, and books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. EMU's access is from 1975 to the present.
It augments the records with information about author affiliations, funding, organizations and other contextual information important to the world of scholarly communication.
It offers powerful cited reference searching.
You can capture citation activity graphically with Citation Report; and use the Analyze tool to identify trends and patterns.

Web of Science overview video
This promotional video makes the case for WoS as a tool to visualize relationships among ideas and scholars.
Web of Science search tips video
This ~5-minute video walks you through a basic topic search, and then sharpens the search with some advanced techniques.
Web of Science quick reference (PDF)
This PDF Quick Reference Card introduces the main elements of a Web of Science Core Collection search.

Go to the EMU Library Home Page: https://www.emich.edu/library/
Click the box for DATABASES

Click the letter W
Scroll down the page and click on Web of Science

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