Inspec on Web of Science quick reference guide
Inspec on Web of Science user notes
Inspec on Web of Science user notes - Spanish
Chemical indexing on Web of Science
A controlled indexing system for inorganic substances and material systems designed to overcome a number of problems which arise in searching for chemical substances in uncontrolled index terms.
Numerical indexing on Web of Science
Used to solve problems arising from the variety of ways in which an author may express a particular value, Inspec’s numerical data indexing standardises the format in which numerical values are shown.
Training videos for Web of Science platform
Using indexing to refine results
This is the first of 2 videos showing Inspec search examples on the Web of Science platform. This video demonstrates how using Inspec’s subject indexing may be used to refine and retrieve results that closely match the searcher’s requirements. The different search options are reviewed including how to refine your search and use Inspec keywords and classification codes to produce accurate results.
Carrying out effective searches
This is the second of 2 videos showing Inspec search examples on the Web of Science platform. This video demonstrates how to carry out effective searches for authors, author affiliations, conference and source information, publication types, language, treatment codes and keywords in publication titles.
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