The Next Generation of Integrated Information Solutions A Look at Citation Indexes for Evaluation an

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The Next Generation of Integrated Information
Solutions A Look at Citation Indexes for
Evaluation and Navigating Research
CONCERT, November 12, 2004
Allen Yeo Ph.D C.Phys B.Eng Principal
Consultant Global Sales Support, Asia Pac
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The hybrid library

• "The challenge associated with the management of
  the hybrid library is to encourage end-user
  resource discovery and information use, in a
  variety of formats and from a number of local and
  remote sources, in a seamlessly integrated way.
  (S. Pinfield, 1998)
• Numerous providers, disparate formats
• Local, consortial, national, international
  collaboration
• Internet, intranet, mixed mode systems
• Proprietary databases, subscriptions, full-text
• Library training materials, administrative
  information
• Enterprise solutions / The library portal

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Unified Digital Library Environment
Information Management Tools
Tools Technology
Alerting
Bibliographic Databases
Links Management Full Text Holdings
Usage Reporting
Links to Full Text Open URL
Formula for Research Excellence Multidisciplinary
Citation Index Comprehensive Subject Specific
Index A rich research resource
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Role of Information Managers

• Implementations from Leaders who can offer new
  technologies for organization, searching, and
  links navigation
• Information providers must provide fully
  integrated solutions
• Challenges for Information Managers
• Selection of the highest quality content that
  meets the needs of users
• Ensuring that tools and technologies build upon
  their own research environments infrastructure

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The Ideal Vendor Platform

• Allow Researchers to freely follow an idea
  wherever it may lead
• Content and Tools to Navigate and Discover
• Ensure that the platforms Links Management
  system integrate with the system in use at the
  library
• Allows the System to Integrate, Extend and
  Organize the Research Environment
• Highlights natural relationships between
  different content sets
• Provides comprehensive connections between the
  literature to stimulate investigation and
  discovery of new ideas

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Targeted Exploration of the Most Valuable Content

• Inter-product Links
• Providing connections in the literature to
  stimulate ideas
• Exploration of a set of databases in a targeted
  way
• Gather unique information provided in each easily
  and efficiently
• Connections between content in the context of an
  organizations subscriptions

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Explore New Ways to Assist the Researcher along
the Path of Discovery

• Shared Citation Information across the platform
• Permits novice users to discover the absolute
  power of citation indexing and citation
  navigation
• Empowers additional resources like INSPEC, CAB
  ABSTRACTS, BIOSIS Previews, FSTA and Medline
• Cited References
• Citing Articles
• Related Records

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Web of Science Value to Your Institution

• Depth!
• Coverage back to 1945 in the Sciences, to 1956 in
  the Social Sciences, to 1975 in the Arts
  Humanities.
• 1900-1944 Backfiles in Development!
• Current information is of course critical.
  However, access to an archive of influential
  research is absolutely important.
• Impact of previous findings, even decades old,
  may be very significant. One must retain the
  resources necessary to make these assessments.
  60 of highest cited items are 40 years or older
• Data unique capabilities
• Capture of Author Cited References over 55 years
  provides for methods of discovery that are simply
  not possible elsewhere. Navigate Cited
  References and Times Cited backward and
  forward in time across decades of research.

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UNPRECEDENTED CONTENT SELECTION
That is why THOMSON Scientific has been able to
provide SIGNIFICANT research information from its
CONSISTENT, QUALITY journal selection criteria
and citation references indexing policy
-QUALITY not QUANTITY-journals are
carefully evaluated and selected for
international influence. 2,000 journals
evaluated annually -10 accepted Thomson
editors information professionals librarians
experts in the literature of their subject area.
No matter what the specialty (research area), a
relatively small core of journals will account
for as much as 90 of the SIGNIFICANT literature
(Bradfords law of scattering)
A cost effective index must restrict its
coverage, as nearly as possible to only those
items that researchers are likely to find
useful. (Eugene Garfield PhD)
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-Five or ten years of backfiles only begins to
tap the wealth of information accessible through
General and Cited Reference search and navigation.
Web of Science Backfiles
-Clearly researchers are still heavily citing
papers from more than 20, 30, 40 years ago and
even longer.
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Subject-specific, authoritative resources
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Hosted Content ISI Web of Knowledgesm
Philosophy

• The selection of focused coverage to complement
  Thomson-ISI core multidisciplinary databases.
• Partnering with the experts who provide
  authoritative sources -- emphasis on
  Quality, not Quantity
• Premium content deep, focused coverage
  value-added indexing

• The ISI Web of Knowledge adds an easy-to-use
  interface, common to all partner databases
  modeled on the Web of Science yet maintains the
  unique controlled-indexing strengths of each
  native database.

• Implementation of key ISI Web of Knowledge
  features
• CrossSearch with other ISI Web of Knowledge
  resources
• Links to Web of Science citation data.
• Inter-database and Full-Text linking.

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Web of Science 7.0
Term Lists provide user-friendly assistance in
defining and adding terms the search. Search
Aids!
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Web of Science 7.0

• Author Cited Reference data, key points on
• Its capture, handling, and presentation in the
  Web of Science
• Its importance in completing the literature
  search process.

• The result of Thomson Scientific efforts -- For
  the user, this means a Cited Reference Search
  against a true, quality-controlled index.
• This of course translates into a broadened
  scope of cited reference search accuracy,
  providing greater retrieval of relevant search
  results.
• The correction, standardization, unification
  and file-depth of this data is a unique aspect of
  the Web of Science.

• The research environment is often one of
  rapid progression.
• Concepts and terminology continue to evolve.
• Key Word searching alone will never maximize
  retrieval of critical information -- Utilize the
  Cited Reference Search.

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Web of Science 7.0
Look Up all cited authors. Even those that are
not the first author of the paper are displayed.
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Concise Easy to Navigate
Summary Results
OpenUrl links may be placed on Results Summary
Analyze Results!
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Results Analysis Tool
Recognize trends and access subsets by
AuthorDocument TypeInstitutionLanguagePublic
ation YearsSource TitlesJournal
CategoriesRefine results to see what
institutes have published the most articles
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New -- Results Analysis Tool
Publication Year Create and view subsets by
year(s). Analyze the growth of published research
for a particular query.
Subject Category View results oriented toward
specific disciplines. Based on the Journal
Category.
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New Features enhance value of every Web of
Knowledge resource
Fall 2004
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The Web of Science Full Record
Enhanced Links Management Cited References,
Times Cited, and Related Records. Navigate to
other relevant content Links to Full Text
Go to Current Co
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The Web of Science Full Record
Link to Full-Text, OpenURL options, Library
Holdings, and additional content within the Web
of Knowledge.
Go to Current Co
Links to full text are now enhanced through more
extensive use of the DOI.
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New -- For Related Records, Web of
Science 7.0 presents the number of references
shared by related papers a proven method for
gauging relevance.
Current Contents Connect CC Connect
Table-of-Contents
BIOSIS Previews Journal Citation
Reports
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Citation Information Driving Discovery of Prior
Art
Times Cited
Cited References
Related Records
? Citing ?

• navigating
• Backward in time via Cited References
• Forward in time via Times Cited
• and through Related Records

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New Citation Alert Receive an e-mail alert
containing information on published papers that
cite a particular paper youve selected.
Current Contents Connect CC Connect
Table-of-Contents
BIOSIS Previews Journal Citation
Reports
Citation Alert!Take advantage of the vast
collection of Influential Papers within the Web
of Science for all platform products
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The ISI Web of Knowledge. Impact through

• Premium Content
• The Web of Science foundation, with additional
  Thomson Scientific core content complemented by
  carefully selected partner content. Key
  bibliographic and analytical resources. Diversity
  discipline, selective coverage
• Integration Navigation
• A dynamic, Web-based platform integrating data
  from a variety of sources to allow the user to
  follow natural pathways of research -- driving
  discovery.
• Ease-of-use
• Discovery made easy through flexible, powerful
  search options, including tools to organize and
  manage the research process.

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Web of Knowledge Platform Content Integration
Navigation

• Web of Science
• Current Contents Connect
• Biosis Previews
• Biological Abstracts
• Zoological Record
• ISI Proceedings
• Derwent Innovations Index
• JCR Web
• Essential Science Indicators

Usage Reporting

• Free Resources
• OpenURL
• Endnote
• Ref Manager

Tools Technology
Thomson Scientific Databases
Hosted Content Databases
Alerting

• Inspec
• PsycINFO
• FSTA
• CAB Abstracts

Links to Full Text Open URL
Formula for Research Excellence Multidisciplinary
Citation Index Comprehensive Subject Specific
Index A rich research resource
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ISI Web of Knowledge Thank you.