tools and services to assist end users
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Tools and Services to Assist End Users
Explore the many Web of Knowledge Web Services today to enhance your library services and researchers’ experience
Dr. Lim Khee HiangPrincipal [email protected]
What are “Web Services?”
• No official definition, but many attempts:
– “… a software system designed to support interoperable
machine-to-machine interaction over a network…”
– “…a system architecture and methodology for providing
distributed software services across a network. You can
think of a web service as akin to a utility, like electricity or
gas. The information (electricity/gas) is there and ready to
be tapped; a client need only have a subscription and use
the correct protocol to plug in.”
Standard request
Requestor
(Researcher)
Provider
(Our
Databases)
Discovery
Agent
(Web of
Knowledge)
Request
Return
Web service request
Requestor
(Researcher)
Provider
(Our
Databases)
Discovery
Agent
(Web of
Knowledge)
Request
Return
Terminology – “Web Service”
• Definition = "a software system designed to support
interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network"
• A Web Service enables two computers to talk to each other
over the internet without the need for either human interaction
or a web browser.
• In context of the Web of Science: a Web Service enables
users to query the WoS database and download data.
Some examples include:
– Searching the Web of Science from EndNote or EndNote Web
– Running a federated search, e.g. MetaLib from ExLibris
– Integrating WoS Times Cited counts on a publisher’s website
– Downloading large quantities of data into an institutional
repository
What are the different WOK Web Services available?
• Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
• Web Tools, Gadgets and Widgets
• Federated Search
• Web Services Lite (WOS WS)
• Article Match Retrieval (AMR)
• ResearcherID Upload Web Services
• ResearcherID Download Web Services
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Terminology – “RSS”
• RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” or
sometimes “Rich Site Summary.” It’s a web feed
format used to publish frequently updated content -
- news sites or blogs – in a standard format.
• RSS allows users to pull together web feeds from
disparate sites and view them all in one place with
the aid of the RSS Reader or RSS Aggregator on a
computer or hand-held device.
• A standardized XML file format allows the
information to be published once and viewed by
many different programs.
How does Web of Knowledge use RSS?
Users can create
alerts that are
pushed to their
RSS reader
How can a user subscribe to an RSS feed?
Click “Subscribe”
and an alert will
be pushed to the
RSS Reader
every time the
article is cited.
Incorporating a Feed into a Web Page
To convert RSS feeds into Javascript, please use the
RSS Conversion tool at
http://wokinfo.com/benefits/promote/rssfeeds/
To Incorporate an RSS Feed into a Web Page
First, go to the Alert page and click on the RSS
Feed button
Click
Copy the RSS URL
Copy
Paste URL into Conversion Tool
Paste
Code can be incorporated into any Library Web Page
University of Adelaide Current Research
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/news/isi.html
Web of Knowledge Web Tools, Gadgets and Widgets
To access all the Web Tools, Gadgets and Widgets,
please visit http://wokinfo.com/webtools/
• ISI Web of Knowledge browser search
Add ISI Web of Knowledge to your web browser search bar
and search this vast resource from your browser
• ISI Web of Knowledge search box
Add the ISI Web of Knowledge search box to your web page
and allow visitors to search directly from your website
• Web of Knowledge iGoogle Gadget
Add "Search Web of Knowledge" to your iGoogle page
• ISI Web of Knowledge Yahoo widget
Add the ISI Web of Knowledge search widget to your widget
dock
ISI Web of Knowledge browser search (Internet Explorer search extension)
• This service will add ISI Web of Knowledge to the
list of search providers available from your browser
• Go to http://wokinfo.com/webtools/browsersearch/
ISI Web of Knowledge search box(Desktop Search Box)
• This will allow visitors to search directly from your
library website front page
• Go to http://wokinfo.com/webtools/searchbox/
Web of Knowledge iGoogle Gadget
• Go to
http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=wokinfo
.com/webtools/gadget/woksearch.xml
Web of Knowledge Search Widget
• The WoK Search Widget allows Web of Knowledge
subscribers to post a search box on any page of an
entitled computer
• Go to http://wokinfo.com/webtools/widget/
Web Service example – WoS via EndNote
Type in your query in the EndNote
Online Search interface
EndNote converts the query to the correct
format and submits to the WoS Web Service
http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GW
Version=2&SrcAuth=ISIResearchSoft&SrcApp=EndNote&D
estApp=WOS etc.
The Web Service returns
the results in XML format
EndNote interprets the
XML and imports the data
Terminology – “Federated Search”
The basic process of a federated search service:
• Disseminate a search query to multiple services
in a format they can recognise
• Retrieve and interpret the results from the
different sources
• Merge the results to present one list of results
with minimum duplication
Web Services are the technology that makes a
Federated Search work
Examples of Federated Search Systems
• MetaLib from Ex Libris. Often used in conjunction
with their OpenURL server SFX
• Central Search from Serials Solutions
• Muse Solutions from Muse Global
• WebFeat
• Home-grown systems (may require contract
amendment)
• And many others…
– See http://www.loc.gov/catdir/lcpaig/portalproducts.html
How is Federated Search enabled in your library?
• Requests to enable Federated Search can be
submitted by the library through customer technical
support
• Open an e-ticket at
http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/support
– Select “Web of Knowledge” for product
– Under the “Issue Type” in the dropdown menu, please
select “Acct Admin, Password, ID” and fill in the specific
information
Please have below information ready before send open a ticket for Federated Search
• Your institution name
• Your search system being entitled
• Authentication specs include:
– The IP address of the server that is acting as the client to
WOK web services
– Which databases your institution wishes to access (limited to
institution’s subscription)
Entitlement is usually completed in 24 hours
Web of Science Web Services
• Frequently called “Web Services Lite”
• Web of Science Web Services is a free service that
will allow customers to query the Web of Science
database and return XML for a limited version of
records. The data elements returned may include:
– Authors – All authors, book authors, and corporate authors
– Article Title
– Source – Includes the source title, subtitle, book series and
subtitle, volume, issue, special issue, pages, article number,
supplement number, and publication date
– Keywords – all author supplied keywords
– UT – A unique article identified provided by Thomson Reuters
Why Web of Science Web Services?
• The primary advantage for the Web of Science
Web Service is to aid library in the creation of
Institutional Repositories
• Users can download XML data which can be used
to create or augment repository records
How to subscribe to Web of Science Web Service?
Please go to
http://isiwebofknowledge.com/products_tools/products/related/
webservices/
Terms and Conditions – WOS Web Services
WOS Web Services Request Form
User will receive an
email with user ID and
PW for a web page
where the
administrator can
download
documentation
WOS Web Services users
IR populated with WOS Web Services
Possibility to link back to WOS via AMR
View Web of Science Record
Article Match Retrieval (AMR)
• Article Match Retrieval Service allows a real-time
lookup of bibliographic metadata such as DOI,
author, source title, etc., against the Web of
Science database (using the institution's
subscription entitlements)
• If a match is found, the service will return:
– Times Cited information
– Link to the Full Record
– Link to Related Records
– Link to Citing Articles page
– Link to Journal Citation Reports 5-year Impact Factor
trend graph
How would customers use AMR?
How is Article Match Retrieval entitled?
Please go to this URL:
http://isiwebofknowledge.com/products_tools/products/re
lated/trlinks/ and scroll to the bottom of the page
Click on
this link
AMR Terms and Conditions
Article Match Retrieval Request Form
After filling out the
form, you will receive
an email with user ID
and PW for to visit a
web page where the
administrator can
download instructions
If you have any
questions, please write
to our Customer
Technical Support at
ts.support.asia@thom
sonreuters.com
ResearcherID – Upload and Download WSResearcherID is a free, online community where authors receive a unique
identifier to eliminate author misidentification, increase recognition of work and
facilitate global collaboration among researchers
Researchers contribute the data themselves, but it is also possible for an
institution to upload profiles and publications on behalf of their researchers
Supply data about your institution’s
researchers
Create ResearcherIDaccounts / link
existing accounts to your institution
Supply suggested publication lists for your researchers
Create ResearcherIDpublication portfolios
Match records to WoS
Individual researchers edit and approve publication
lists. Profiles are made public
Download ResearcherID
portfolios for your institution
- Institution - Individual- Thomson Reuters
Benefits of ResearcherID WS
Benefits of ResearcherID Upload WS:
• ResearcherID automatically add the “Times Cited”
counts to each paper
• Researchers can edit articles in their profiles via
EndNote Web and articles can be added or deleted
via ResearcherID
Benefits of ResearcherID Download WS:
• Institution will have a complete and correct catalog
of all their researchers’ publications, including
records not in Web of Knowledge, and relevant
citation information
How is ResearcherID Upload Entitled?
• ResearcherID Web Services page: http://isiwebofknowledge.com/researcherid/webservices/
Helpful FAQ,
please read first
Administrator must
be a registered
ResearcherID user
Click here for
access request
Terms and Conditions
RID Upload Web Services Request Form
You will receive an
email with user ID
and PW for a web
page where the
administrator can
download
instructions
Any questions
please refer to
Customer Technical
Support at
ts.support.asia@th
omsonreuters.com
Interested in Web of Knowledge Web Services? What do you need to proceed?
• As most of the Web Services are provided free of
charge (for example RSS, Widget, WOS WS, AMR,
etc), therefore customers have to be XML proficient
and familiar with web service protocols
• Web Service is meant for library administrators
who have the authority to manage institution
database
Interested? Please contact our Customer Technical
Support at [email protected]
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What initiatives have foreign universities taken to help their researchers?
What initiative our customers do to promote Web of Science?
http://www.med.yale.edu/library/education/guides/product/wos
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What Mahidol does to help their users with Web of Science and Journal Citations Report?
http://www.li.mahidol.ac.th/e-
resource/databases_az.php#i48
How NUS helps their EndNote and EndNote Web users?
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/li
on/e/endnoteimport.html
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www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/research-groups/Cognitive-Neurology-Group/index.php
How ResearcherID helps our user in promoting their scholastic achievements?
How University of Queensland promote EndNote Training Classes on their website?
https://www.library.uq.edu.au/training/
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Want to promote EndNote? Why not link to our online training resources like Univ Melbourne?
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/help_yourself/online_tutorials/
endnote_online_tutorials52
If users often asked for Web of Science Master Journal List, why not link to our website like University of Malaya?
http://www.umlib.um.edu.my/default.asp?vs=en53
Why not provide links to our online resources beside WOS or JCR like UKM?
http://pkukmweb.ukm.
my/~library/elec.htm54
Keep your users aware of what’s going on in Library via RSS Feeds
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/help_yourself/feeds55
Alert your users with University’s latest research publications via RSS
http://www.lib.sjtu.edu.cn
/welcome.do
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How HKU employs RSS to alert its research community for latest publications
http://hub.hku.hk/wos.jsp
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Some suggestions to promote In-house training
• http://wokinfo.com/benefits/promote/usertraining/
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Customize your ISI Web of Knowledge portal
• http://wokinfo.com/benefits/promote/customize/
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Thomson Reuters Links
http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/products/related/trlinks/
• Full Text Links
• OPAC (Open Public Access Catalogue) Links
• OpenURL Links
• Links to other databases (NCBI, CAB Abstracts Full Text
Select)
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Conducting a review of your library’s resources? Get the Real Facts about WOK
• http://isiwebofknowledge.com/realfacts/
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Materials to promote your subscription: Use them today!
All libraries are encouraged to link to our training
page, recorded sessions and materials (Quick
Reference Card) for best support of their users
Training Page
– http://science.thomsonreuters.com/training/
Having orientation soon or need materials for library
day promotion?
– http://wokinfo.com/contact/materials/
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Important URLs
• Touch point for updates and information:
http://wokinfo.com/
• Standard access from your institution http://isiknowledge.com
• Training resources: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/training
• Expert essays on citation analysis and other topics: http://thomsonreuters.com/business_units/scientific/free/essays/
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