Web of Knowledge: Upgrade Sunday 20 July 2008 commences 14:00

Please note this message we have received from Thomson Reuters about an upgrade to ISI Web of Knowledge on Sunday, 20 July 2008.

Thomson Reuters will be performing its quarterly upgrade to the ISI Web of Knowledge this coming Sunday, 20 July 2008. This upgrade will start at 9:00 EDT - 14:00 BST.

Please Note:
There will be disruptions to WOK access including personalisation services and End Note Web throughout the day. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.

Quarterly Upgrades include:

• Citation Map's Introduction in Web of Science (visual map image displays)
• New Tab or Window using Right Click
• Support of browser back button from Full Record to Summary page
• Inclusion of DOI metadata information in Search Summary, Full Records and Output
• Sort by Times Cited for results in the All Database search
• Search by Address in the All Databases search

Web Based training materials, including Free Web Ex sessions on, "New in the Web of Knowledge -- Citation Mapping and other enhancements" at:http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/support/training/webtraining/

Please contact the WoK helpdesk if you have any questions, wok@mimas.ac.uk We of course welcome any feedback you have and in particular would welcome comments on the introduction of the beta Citation Map feature.

Maintenance for Web of Knowledge 20/21 June 2008

Please note this announcement we've received about Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) access:

Thomson Reuters will be performing maintenance on ISI Web of Knowledge and EndNote Web, commencing Friday 20 June 2008 at 5.00pm EDT - 10.00pm BST. There will be brief disruptions to access on services during this time and throughout the day on Saturday 21 June 2008. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.

New Public Health Guide to Searching the Online Library

For all MPH students and staff there is now an Introductory Guide to Searching the Online Library (Public Health) available from the Library web pages. This guide explains how to login to the Library, how to find a journal article, and how to find information on a subject using the following databases:

• Medline (OVID)
• ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) Databases
• Web of Knowledge
• ebrary (for e-books)

There is also advice on what to do if you have a problem accessing a resource. If you have any questions about this or any other Library matters please contact Stephanie Allen, Online Librarian at Online_Librarian@embanet.com.