Thursday, May 18, 2017

Victoria Day Long Weekend

This is just a reminder that UFV's Abbotsford and Chilliwack libraries will be closed on Monday, May 22 for Victoria Day. Enjoy the long weekend! And see complete library hours here.

posted by Brenda

Friday, May 12, 2017

Web of Science at UFV!




The University of the Fraser Valley once again has access to the Web of Science!
Try it out at:
http://proxy.ufv.ca:2048/login?url=http://webofknowledge.com

Download the Quick Start Guide:
http://wokinfo.com/wok/media/pdf/qrc/wos-corecoll_qrc_en.pdf

Web of Science Core Collection
Description: Access the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Our coverage includes the dates below.
    Science Citation Index Expanded: 1988 – present
    Social Sciences Citation Index: 1988 – present
    Arts & Humanities Citation Index: 1988 – present

Features of WOS include:
•    Indexing of a carefully curated list of high quality journals, books and conference proceedings
•    Forward and backward citation tracking
•    Times cited, usage counts, most recent citation
•    Indexing of authors, funding agencies and organizational affiliations (such as University of the Fraser Valley)
•    Full Text Finder links to our sources of full text




This valuable resource includes the following additional components:
Conference Proceedings Citation Index: 1990 – present
Description: Conference proceedings coverage in all fields of the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Emerging Sources Citation Index: 2015 – present
Description: ESCI covers scientific trends and developments beyond the high-impact literature. The journals selected have been identified as important to key opinion leaders, funders, and evaluators worldwide.

KCI-Korean Journal Database: 1980 – present
Description: Provides indexing of over 2000 influential journals from South Korea.

Medline: 1950 – present
Description: The U.S. National Library of Medicine® (NLM®) premier life sciences database.

Russian Science Citation Index: 2005 – present
Description: Covers Russian publications in fields such as engineering, material science, and ecology.

SciELO Citation Index: 1997 – present
Description: SciELO content includes regional journals from Latin American and the Caribbean as well as titles from Spain, Portugal and South Africa.

Posted by Patti Wilson, May 12, 2017