Monthly Archives: January 2008

ISI Web of Knowledge enhancements, changes

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A new version of the ISI Web of Knowledge search platform, scheduled for release on January 27, will feature:

  • Advanced Search and Marked List functionality in the Web of Science

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  • WebPlus search tool, which searches highly-focused Web content
  • Added security to protect personal information

In addtion, EndNote Web will be enhanced as follows:

  • New interface for easy access to more functions
  • References may be tracked in multiple groups
  • Access and modification at any selection point

Other Web of Knowledge news:

  • With the January 27 release, access to the previous version of Web of Knowledge will be discontinued.
  • Access to the BIOSIS database via Web of Knowledge has been discontinued for Library users. As an alternative, affiliated users can access BIOSIS for 1969 to 2003 in Ovid. Or, for current publications, use SCOPUS or SciFinder Scholar as alternatives.
  • The Current Contents database is no longer available to Library users through Web of Knowledge.

If you have been receiving table of contents or subject alerts from Currents Contents and wish to continue such alerts, there are alternatives:

  • Set up table of contents RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds using the Library’s Ejournals A to Z list.
  • Set up table of contents alerts with individual journal titles.
  • Create subject or table of contents alerts in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases. You can find online tutorials for these databases on the Library Web site Tutorials/Support page.

For assistance in using the Web of Knowledge seach platform, any databases mentioned above, or in setting up alerts, request help via Ask A Librarian on the Library Web site.

Library liaisons can link you to resources and services

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The Library is initiating a pilot program to provide departments with a personal link to the Library. A Library liaison can connect your department with services and products that will save time and effort.
The pilot program begins this month with 15 liaisons who will be assigned to selected departments to:

  • Learn department information needs
  • Increase departmental awareness of Library services and resources which meet their needs
  • Provide a communication conduit between the department and the Library
  • Develop a strong collaborative framework to provide information literacy instruction

If your department has not been contacted for this initial phase and you would like to be assigned a Library liaison in the next phase of the program, contact Helen Mayo by email or by phone at 214-648-2528. Any time you wish to have a one-on-one consultation with a librarian about your personal information needs, you may also contact Helen Mayo to request that.

"Ejournals A to Z" search page changes

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The Library’s list of electronic journals – the Ejournals A to Z list – search page is changing to a more user-friendly format that allows users to enter the desired journal title and then select from a brief menu of “radio buttons” to choose parameters for the search. This should eliminate or shorten the lists of titles often retrieved using the prior search page format, which will still be available by clicking on the “Titles” tab.
As before, you can search for variants of a title word by truncating it (i.e., leaving off the last letter or few letters) and substituting an asterisk for the missing letter(s). For example, typing “Anesthesi*” will retrieve titles beginning with “Anesthesia” or “Anesthesiology.” However, abbreviations (e.g., “J. Anest.”) will not work at this time.
The Library invites your comments on the change to the opening search page. You are invited to use either the Contact Us form on the Library Web site or to contact Jeff Perkins either by email or by phone at 214-748-2004.

EndNote helps create bibliographies, organize references

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Millions of researchers, students, and scholarly writers save time by using EndNote software to:

  • Download bibliographic information from online database searches automatically
  • Organize references, images, and PDFs
  • Create and modify bibliographies in recommended publication formats without retyping

EndNote is available at no charge to UT Southwestern affiliates. Licenses were purchased by the Graduate School Student Computing Committee.
For more information about EndNote, including instruction sheets and other resources, see the Library’s EndNote and Reference Manager UT Southwestern Resources Web page.
The software can be downloaded from the Information Resources’ (IR) EndNote Download Page. In addition to a copy on a campus computer, a second copy of EndNote may be downloaded on either a laptop or home computer at no charge.
The Library offers a monthly “EndNote Basics” class. To register, go to the Library’s Class Registration page. For assistance or advanced instruction, contact Therona Ramos by phone at 214-648-5073 or by email.
Important reminders for EndNote users:

  • Keep your EndNote version current. If the version in which you created EndNote libraries is more than three versions older than the current version, conversion issues may arise. The latest version is EndNote X1.
  • Remove previous versions before installing the latest version. The license key is built into the installation. Be sure to save a backup copy of your “library” files (.eml) and the associated “EndNote library name.Data” folder.