In response to the Web of Science subscription increases for 2010, the Library did not renew the subscription. See the 2010 campus letter outlining the reasons for the decision. Access to the Web of Science (Backfile) is available for 1989 to 2009.
Topic searches
Both the Library's OneSearch and Google Scholar are alternative resources for topic searches in the Web of Science. Consult the list of subject databases for in-depth coverage of specific disciplines.
Cited reference searches
The Library has compiled a list of resources for Cited Reference Searching.
Resources showing alternatives better than the Web of Science
Articles:
- Beckmann, M., Wehrden, H., & Palmer, M. (2012). Where you search is what you get: literature mining - Google Scholar versus Web of Science using a data set from a literature search in vegetation science. Journal Of Vegetation Science, 23(6), 1197-1199. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01454.x
- Lasda Bergman, E. M. (2012). Finding Citations to Social Work Literature: The Relative Benefits of Using Web of Science, Scopus, or Google Scholar. The Journal Of Academic Librarianship, 38370-379. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2012.08.002
- Ştirbu, S., Thirion, P., Schmitz, S., Haesbroeck, G., & Greco, N. (2015). The Utility of Google Scholar When Searching Geographical Literature: Comparison With Three Commercial Bibliographic Databases. The Journal Of Academic Librarianship, 41322-329. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2015.02.013
- Winter, J., Zadpoor, A., & Dodou, D. (2014). The expansion of Google Scholar versus Web of Science: a longitudinal study. Scientometrics, 98(2), 1547-1565. doi:10.1007/s11192-013-1089-2
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