Web of Science

A Web of Science record for an article contains many fields.  These include the title, abstract, and keywords, which can help you decide whether a particular article is relevant to your question.  These fields and others can also help you refine your search to find more good results.

1. Full text links:

• Depending on the article, you may see multiple options for obtaining the full text. 
• You should always see a Find It! link, which will connect you to Ohio State's subscription resources or let you quickly request a free copy through Interlibrary Loan..  This is usually your best bet to find full text.
• You will often see an option for the publisher of the journal.  Some journals may automatically recognize your Ohio State affiliation and let you access articles with this link as well.  However, some journals may not recognize you and ask you to pay.  You should never have to pay for an article.  Request it through Interlibrary Loan or contact the library if you run into problems.
• You may also see a link to search for the article using Google Scholar.

2. DOI: DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier.  This is a special number unique to this article, but the DOI stays with the article and is the same no matter what database or resource you are viewing the article through. 

3. Citation Network: Use these links to view the works that this article cited, as well as more recent works that cited this article.  Viewing citations and citing works can help you follow the discussion that researchers have had on a topic over the years, and can help you find more recent articles that follow from the one you're looking at.

4. Add to Marked List/Export: Save the citation information for this article to export and cite.  See Saving and Citing Results for more information.

5. Abstract: The abstract can give you a good idea whether an article meets your needs.  It can also give you some terms to consider adding to your search to find similar articles if it is relevant.

6. Keywords: Provided by the authors and the indexers, these terms can help you understand the focus of this article and can help you refine your search.

7. Categories/Classification: This section includes standardized terms, called controlled vocabulary, for concepts this article covers.  You can use these terms to refine your search.

8. Related articles: Suggested articles you may like might be relevant to your question, and can help you refine your search.