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Web of Science

About Cited Reference Search Quick Search General Search Advanced Search

 

About the Web of Science
Web of Science consists of the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
Web of Science
You may limit searches to individual citations indexes or simultaneous search from two or more indexes.
You may search the entire range of available dates or restrict the years.
You can sign in or register for an account
You can  open a previously saved search under your account.
Web of Science saved searches button

 

Cited Reference Search
Cited reference allows you to locate documents that have been cited by authors in the scholarly journals that are indexed by the Web of Science.
Click on the Cited Ref Search button to begin a cited reference search.

Web of Science cited reference searchClick here for instructions.

 

Quick Search
Quick Search is the default setting for the main screen. It allows users to locate full-text articles by topic.
Web of Science quick search
Quick Search Allows the Following Boolean Operators:
     AND looks for the intersection between two terms. Example:  gender AND immigration 
     OR looks for the union of two terms. Example: language acquisition OR language development 
     NOT looks for the difference between two terms. Example:  sleep NOT infant 
     SAME  looks for intersection and proximity between two terms with the same sentence, title, or keyword phrase. Example:  visual SAME perception 
     ( ) allows complex searches to be constructed. Example: (anxiety OR depression) AND gender
Quick Search Allows the Following Wild Cards
     * represents any number of unknown characters including none. Example - psycholog*
     ? represents any single character. There must be a character to be represented. Example - wom?n
     $ represents one character or no characters. Example - student$
Refining Results for Quick Search
You can refine your results by clicking on the links for Subject Categories, Source (Journal) Titles, Document Types, Authors, or Publication Years.
Web of Science results

 

General Search
General Search allows you to search by combining pieces of information.  For example you can search for a particular author on a topic by entering information for topic, author, address. Click on the on the General Search button to begin search.
Web of Science general search button
Web of Science General Search
General Search allows the same Boolean Operators as Quick Search.
General Search allows the same Wild Cardsas Quick Search.
General Search allows the same Refine Results Options as Quick Search.

 

Advanced Search
Advanced Search allows you to conduct sophisticated searches using field tags combined with Boolean operators.
Web of Science Advanced Search
Advanced Search includes the following Field Tags:
TS=Topic TI=Title of article or book AU=Author SO=Source (book or journal) CI=City
Web of Science Advanced Search
Advanced Search allows the same Boolean Operators as Quick Search and General Search.
Advanced Search allows the same Wild Cards as Quick Search and General Search.
Advanced Search allows the same Refine Result Options as Quick Search and General Search.
Web of Science Advanced Search
You can combine search sets  that are in the Search History.

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cynthia.crosser@umit.maine.edu | Revised: 01/25/2008


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