Research Guides: Two Minute Tips for Education Students: Web of Science

LInk to Web of Science - Core Collection

Web of Science - Core Colletion database Access the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examine proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. Sub-databases are: -Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present) -Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present) -Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present) -Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present) -Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present) -Book Citation Index– Science (2005-present) -Book Citation Index– Social Sciences & Humanities (2005-present)

Large: 55 million records
Cross-disclipinary: records from sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities
Selective* database: Producers only index the top resources
Broad: Includes journal articles , conference proceedings, and books
Provides statistics on citation counts
Cited Reference Searching: Allows you to search for articles that have cited an important past article

*to be indexed in Web of Science is a sign of high quality for a journal