April 18, 2002
ISI Web of KnowledgeSM
Integrated Research Platform
Keith MacGregor,Jim Pringle
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UnderstandingISI Web of Knowledge
• A Growing Research Platform– Increasing Popularity
– Intense Researcher Interest and Use
• To the Researcher: A Rich, Dynamic, Integrated Environment– Quality, Selected Content
– New Tools to Organize, Integrate, and Extend the Environment
• To the Administrator: An Efficiently Managed, Open Infrastructure
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ISI Web of Science:A Global Research Product….
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..Is Now the Centerpiece ofAn Integrated Environment
DII Patents
ISI ChemistryBIOSIS Previews
JCR Web
Current ContentsISI Proceedings
Web Content
Full-Text
ESI
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Integration
– A dynamic, integrated, Web-based environment providing high quality content and tools to access, analyze, and manage research information
Ease of Use
– It incorporates a homepage that uses new technologies to integrate, extend, and organize the research environment
…The ISI Web of Knowledge
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Journals: Over 8,450 journals; evaluated
Proceedings: 10,000 conferences indexed each year
Patents: 20 million patents, 40 patent-issuing authorities
Chemical structures: 685,000 reactions, 1 million compounds, classicalarchive, value-added indexing
Web content: 4,000+ web site reviews, 250,000+ Webdocuments
Specialty HostedContent
BIOSIS; CAB Abstracts; INSPEC
Analysis Citation metrics on journals, institutions,countries, and researchers
ISI Web of Knowledge Content:Multidisciplinary & Specialty, Evaluated, Essential
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(New!)
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(Enhanced!)
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ISI Web of Knowledge Design: Complementary Content, Tools, and Linkages
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Control Panel
Cross-collection discovery; integrated journal, proceedings,
and patent searching
Access to all your ISI
applications
One session across all applications in
the platform
ISI HighlyCited.com and other free
content
ISI Web of Knowledge Today:Platform Organization and Access
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Institution Branding
Search of External
Resources
Soon to Come:
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Initial External Resources
Offered
Web Content via Current Contents Connect
Extended Searching
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Extended Searching
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Current Contents Connect:Closer Integration into ISI Web of Knowledge
• Current Contents Connect Today– Complete Bibliographic Data for 7,600 Journals and 2,000 Books– Advanced Search/Profiling Features– Table of Contents Browse and Display– Over 4,000 Evaluated Web Sites– eSearch: Over 250,000 Web Documents– Subject Alerting
• Integration– Web of Science Full Record-to-ToC Link– Personal Journal List– CrossSearchable Journal/Book Data and eSearch– Alerting Infrastructure– Subject Alerting– Table of Contents Alerting
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Access and manage saved searches; create alerts from all ISI Web of Knowledge applications
Access to favorite journals and latest table-of-contents;Create TOC alerts
Application and platform settings
Further Development in 2002...
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• Alerting – Subject Alerting – Citation Alerting– Chemical Alerting– Patent Alerting – Table of Contents Alerting– Enhanced E-Mail Functionality - Text or HTML Format and Link to Full Records
• Personalization– ISI Web of Knowledge Recognizes Each User– Homepage is User-Customizable - Start Page (Application, Saved Search,
Personal Journal List)
Alerting & Personalization
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To the Administrator: An Efficiently Managed,Open Infrastructure
• ISI Web of Knowledge is an Open Environment– User Navigational Behaviors are Evolving
• Administrative Challenges, ISI Response– Access: ISI Offers Multiple Options
– Sessioning: ISI Responding to Changing Needs
– Usage Metrics: Evolving to Meet New Concerns
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• Publisher Links– Signed Linking Agreements with Most Major Publishers
– Announced Agreements with Aggregators
– Management through Links Gateway
• OpenURL– SFX/Ex Libris
– Additional Link Parameters under Active Review
• Links from External Search Engines– Query Protocols Available
• ISIResearchSoft Access– Direct Search from the Desktop
• Interproduct Links
ISI Web of Knowledge is an Open Environment
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• Need for Multiple Access Options
• Enhanced Session Management
• Usage Reporting
An Open Environment Challenges Previous Assumptions
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Rising Number of Sessions
Number of Internet Sessions
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
800000
900000
1000000
Jun-01
Jul-01 Aug-01
Sep-01
Oct-01
Nov-01
Dec-01
Jan-02
Feb-02
Mar-02
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More Users are Linking to Full Text...
Full-Text Link Click-Throughs
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Jan '00 Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan '01 Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan '02Jan 00 - Feb 02
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Rising Number of Interproduct Links
Total Interproduct Links
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• ISI Supports a Variety of Access Methods
– Internet Access/Simultaneous Users
– Intranet Access/Local Hosting
– Dedicated Server Mode
• ISI Supports Multiple Authentication Methods
– IP-Based
– Token-Based
– Password/ID for Special Situations
Multiple Access Options
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• Session Management– Continued Refinement Based on Better Understanding of Session
Behavior
• Controls for Multiple Browser Windows
• “10-60” Session Maintenance
• Benchmarking Programs with Heaviest Users
• Customized Reports to Assess Turnaways
– ISI Web of Knowledge
• Single Session Management
• Load Balancing to Maximize Performance
• Rollout in Progress: Results Will be Carefully Monitored
Sessioning: ISI Response
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• Web of Knowledge– Reporting at “Gateway” and Product Levels
– New Metrics will Assess Success of Web of Knowledge in Resolving Usage Issues
• New Usage Reporting System– Web-Based System to be Phased in During 2002-2003
– Based on ICOLC Guidelines:
• Interpretation Under Review
• Aggregate and Detailed Reports
– Research Completed, Development in Progress
Usage Metrics
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• High-Quality Content
– Journals
– Patents
– Proceedings
– Chemical Structures
– Web Resources
In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers
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• Complementary Hosted Content
– BIOSIS
– CAB Abstracts
– INSPEC
– More to Come...
In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers
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• Tools
– Managed Links to Full Text and Other Resources
– CrossSearch
– Extended Search
– Alerting
– Personalization
– ISIResearchSoft Bibliographic Management
In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers
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• Analysis
– Journal Citation Reports
– Essential Science Indicators
– ISIHighlyCited.Com
In Summation: ISI Web of Knowledge Offers
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(New!)
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(Enhanced!)
(Enhanced!)
In an Integrated Research Platform:the ISI Web of Knowledge