Web of Science

Instructions on Registration and setting up Alert Services

Registration

In order to take full advantage of the ISI Web of Knowledge features, registration is required. You may establish a personal profile, using an email address and password that you choose.

  1. Choose ISI Web of Knowledge from the Pull down

menu on the top of the page and click “GO”

  1. On the side there is a bar that will allow you to register.
  2. Click on the “Register” link

  1. At the Registration Screen fill in the information required
  2. Then click “Submit Registration”

Once you have registered you will be able to setup search alerts and table of content alerts for journals in your research areas. You will also be able to “sign –in” from several different areas in the database.

Saving Histories and Creating Alerts

You can save a search history locally to your own computer or network or to the ISI Server. A locally saved history can be opened and run against updates to the data. Server Save allows you to set alerts and easily open and manage your search histories. This process can be used for both General and Cited Reference searches.

Server Save

To save a search to the ISI Server, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to ISI Web of Knowledge via the link on the ISI Web of Knowledge homepage. Note: If you have not signed in you will be prompted to do so when you attempt to save your search history.
  2. Enter and execute the search query or queries you would like to save

  1. Choose the database and dates of coverage to search
  2. Click on the General Search or Advanced Search

  1. Perform a search (you can set limits at the bottom of the page)

6. When you receive the desired results from your search, then click on “Combine Searches” button at the top of the page

7Click the Save History button.

  1. Enter a History Name and Description (optional), then click Save. You can also set an alert and modify the alert settings from this page

9After reviewing the Server Save Confirmation, click Done.

Saving a History to your Workstation (Local Save)

Search Histories can also be saved to your own workstation. Follow steps 2 through 4 in the Server Save directions above, then click Save near the bottom of the Save Search History page. You will need to enter a History Name, but you do not need to enter any alert information.

You will be prompted to download the history to your own workstation or network. You can give the file any name. The file extension will be .wos

Note: You do not have to sign in to ISI Web of Knowledge to save a history locally. You must sign in if you want to receive the results of a history as an alert.

Running Saved Histories

You can open and run a Saved History from four places:

  • Full Search/Date & Database Limits page
  • Open History button on the Combine Searches page
  • Open History button on the Advanced Search page
  • ISI Web of Knowledge Homepage (You will need to sign in to ISI Web of Knowledge to open histories saved to the ISI Server.)

Note: When you open and run a saved history, any search sets in your current session will be replaced.

To open queries from the ISI Web of Knowledge homepage:

  1. Sign in to ISI Web of Knowledge using your e-mail address and password.
  2. From My Saved Searches, click on the name of the search that you wish to run.
  1. The selected history will load in your browser. Click Run to run your history.

4.The Select Database Sections & Limits page will appear in your browser. Choose the desired file depth and databases, then click Continue.

  1. The Combine Searches page lists the results for each set of your search. Click the number in the Results column to view your search results.

To open saved search histories from within a Web of Science search session (Server Save):

  1. Click the Open History button on the Combine Searches, Advanced Search, or Full Search / Date & Database Limits page.
  2. The Open / Manage Saved Searches page will load in the Browser. (If you have not signed in to the Web of Knowledge you will be prompted to at this point.)
  3. In the row for the history you would like to run, click Open from the Open/Run History column.
  1. After the history loads in your browser, click the Run button to execute your search.

To open search histories that are saved to your work station (Local Save):

  1. Click the Open History button on the Combine Searches, Advanced Search, or Full Search / Date & Database Limits page. The Open / Manage Saved Searches page will load in the Browser.
  2. Click the Browse button to navigate to your locally saved history.
  1. After you have identified the query you wish to run, click Open to load the saved search history.
  1. Click Run to run your search history.

Receiving Alerts

Each week you will receive an email containing the results which match your search criteria. Below is a sample portion of an alert email and an expiration notice.

Creating Table of Contents Alerts

To setup table of content alerts you must be registered. See instructions under “Registration”

Choose Full Search from the Web of Science homepage

Click General Search

To search a Journal title enter it into the Source Title field.

To search for all titles that can be found in Web of Science click on the “source list” link.

The Source List will be in alphabetical order. You can cut and paste the title you want and place it in the “Source Title” search field

Once the search is performed you will need to click on “Combined Searches”

Click on “Save History” button save this search. Then you will be asked to fill out information (See examples for save your alert under “Saving Histories and Creating Alerts”)