Apologies for cross-posting.  This message is for WebBridge and MetaFind
users in the UK and Ireland who have implemented or are planning to
implement Web of Science as a WebBridge and/or MetaFind resource.

Some of you may have already seen the attached message about the new
version of Web of Science which will become available in April 2005.
I have already contacted Linda Humphreys of JIBS User Group, Christopher
Powell of Thomson Scientific and Ross MacIntyre of MIMAS to stress the
need for libraries using link resolvers and metasearch interfaces to
have sufficient time to allow for technical issues to be resolved.  I
have also pointed out that there are users of other link resolvers and
metasearch interfaces than SFX and Metalib that MIMAS and Thomson
Scientific seem to have in mind.

If you have WebBridge and/or MetaFind and subscribe to Web of Science
in the UK and Ireland, you may wish to contact some or all of the people
listed above to register your interest.  I understand that we will no
longer be accessing the Intranet version of Web of Science as we do at
present, but as we've been hearing from libraries on the other side of the
Atlantic, there may be new challenges that we are not aware of.

Mieko
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Mieko Yamaguchi                                [log in to unmask]
Technical Services Manager/System Coordinator        +44 (0)1248 382970
Main Library, University of Wales Bangor, UK   +44 (0)1248 382979 (Fax)


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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:17:23 +0100
From: Linda Humphreys <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: JIBS> Web of Science Renewal Progress <fwd>

Please see message below, posted on behalf of Chris Powell,
Thompson ISI.

The JIBS Committee will be meeting next Wednesday.  Please
send me any issues about the WoK renewal that you would
like to raise with JISC and/or MIMAS.

Best wishes,
Linda Humphreys
JIBS User Group Secretary

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Web of Science/Web of Knowledge Renewal Progress:

Thomson Scientific and JISC are currently finalising the renewal pricing for
September 2005.  The JISC Consultation period is expected to begin on
September 1st 2004 for a sixty day period; during this period librarians
will also be given the opportunity to access the new upgraded versions of
Web of Science and Web of Knowledge. A full upgrade to these versions for
the UK community is planned for April 2005, with dual access running through
to September 2005 when the current version of Web of Knowledge will be
switched off and replaced with the new version.

>From September 2005 the Web of Knowledge service will be hosted by Thomson
Scientific in Ireland, MIMAS will continue to run the helpdesk and user
training workshops, together with their colleagues from John Rylands
University Library of Manchester. Users will be able to access Biosis
Previews, CAB Abstracts, Inspec, FSTA and Psycinfo, subject to subscription,
via the Web of Knowledge platform.

Usage statistics will be COUNTER compliant and available for each product,
Thomson Scientific is also working with JISC on the implementation of
Shibboleth.

More information will follow on this upgrade in due course via MIMAS.

The A-J JISC Banding will be used for the renewal of this agreement,


ISI Web of Knowledge enhancements include:

- A new look and feel to the home page, including a simplified design that
is easier on the eyes and easier to use

- Enhancements to CrossSearch, personalization, optional alerting, and
content

- More search options and external collections selection, and improved
product access points

- Links supplemented with DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers); these will
increase the number of links to full-text articles from 8 million to 10
million (2 million unique)

- Links to the journals of about 250 new publishers, including those of the
American Chemical Society.

This increased linking capability will allow organizations with a links
server to increase context-sensitive and holdings links.


Web of Science - New Developments

These new Web of Science features and functionalities will also be added to
other ISI Web of Knowledge resources in the near future:

- Analyze tool - enables users to refine and organize search results to gain
insights into hidden trends and patterns

- Direct access to indexing list (dictionary) - helps speed up the search
process and minimizes search time

- Personal Citation Alert - enables users to set alerts to track citation
activity with a single click, from a single page.

- Enhanced searching and navigation capabilities - results are no longer
limited to 500; users can mark ranges of results, and directly navigate to
any page


Journal Citation Reports on the Web - New Developments

-  Graphical display of key citation data, including proportion of total
citations that determine impact factor

-  Improvements to navigation - links to OPACs, category summary list and
cited journals from each journal record

-  Links to the most recent issue table-of-contents within Current Contents
Connect? (Subscription required)

-  Scope notes for categories


JIBS Wish-list Enhancements

-Re-design WOK home page to give more prominence to individual databases and
less to cross-searching - DONE

-Ability to mark records at cross-search level - DONE

-Ability to hit Enter button to run search and use back navigation button -
DONE

-Number of Search Results at top of page - DONE

-Back-year data for Web of Science - DONE see below

-No more 500 limit - DONE, limit is now 100,000

-Customised display page for each user - DONE


Web of Science Back-files from 1945 to 1980

The opportunity exists for all sites to greatly enhance their Web of Science
subscription with a one-time purchase of back-files from 1945 to 1980.
Please see here for further information
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/news/backfile.html
<http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/news/backfile.html>


For any questions relating to the renewal, upgrade or back-file purchases
please contact Christopher Powell on [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or (T) 0207 424 2632.


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Linda Humphreys
Acting Head of Reader Services
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath BA2 7AY
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