Web of Knowledge

Training Opportunities

Web of KnowledgeSM is today's premier research platform, helping you quickly find, analyze, and share information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. You get integrated access to high quality literature through a unified platform that links a wide variety of content and search terms together, creating one common vocabulary and one seamless search.

We invite you to explore the following Web of Knowledge training opportunities.

Overview

Free Web of Knowledge Education & Training

Whether you want to get the basics and get started fast — or fine tune your skills, Thomson Reuters can help with a variety of targeted training opportunities. Classes are conducted over the internet — some live with open question-and-answer sessions — and others prerecorded so you can take advantage of them at your convenience, around the clock.

Live Training

Live Web-based Training

Understanding Citation Metrics for Research Evaluation

 

Live web-based training is available on the following Web of Knowledge products.

Recorded Training

Recorded Training

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New Features Update

Learn what's new in the Web of Knowledge in the November 2009 upgrade
(07:53 minutes)


Refine and Analyze Search Results

Learn how to focus your Web of Knowledge search results and create analyses which can be exported
(07:08 minutes)


Search Tips for Web of Science

Learn tips to help you search Web of Science effectively, including tips on using search operators and wildcard characters
(07:33 minutes)


Citation Alerting

Learn how to keep up to date on who is citing your work or the work of others within your field of research.
(4:17 minutes)


Cited Reference Searching

Learn the basics of Web of Science's powerful citation search capabilities
(06:54 minutes)


All Databases Search

Learn about searching more than one database simultaneously within the Web of Knowledge
(05:15 minutes)


Managing Search Results

Find out how to export, print, email and save records in the Web of Knowledge
(04:14 minutes)


Saving Search Histories and Creating Alerts

Learn how to save your histories and receive email alerts to your desktop
(05:45 minutes)


Thomson Scientific WebPlus

Learn about searching the Open Web alongside your Web of Knowledge results with the new Thomson Reuters WebPlus search tool.
(04:40 minutes)


Administrative Tools in the Web of Knowledge

If you are a site administrator for the Web of Knowledge learn how to access tools to help you manage your account.
(04:16 minutes)


Usage Reporting in the Web of Knowledge

Learn about accessing and using the WURS system for usage reporting
(08:35 minutes)

Materials

Support & Training Materials

Introduction & Overview


Getting Started


Training Aids


Customized Training

Our Professional Services group can also customize training for your specific needs — contact us if you would like to find out more.

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