CURRENT CONTENTS CONNECT

ISI Current Contents Connect (CCC) is a multidisciplinary current awareness Web resource, providing access to complete bibliographic information of over 8,000 scholarly journals and more than 2000 books and web sites. Links to full-text of many articles are included as well.

The UW subscribes to all 7 Current Contents editions (Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Life Sciences, Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Technology and Arts & Humanities) as well as two topical collections (Business and Electronics & Telecommunications). It is accessed through the Web of Knowledge (WOK) platform or interface.

Connect to HealthLinks Databases and connect to ISI Current Contents Connect.

How do I perform a basic search?

• Click on the Start Button in the upper left hand corner and then on the Search Button. At the search screen (shown below) select a search field. You may choose from Topic/Subject (words from title, abstract or keywords), Title, Author/Editor, Address/Institution, Journal Title, Discipline (CC’s broad subject category), Document Type, and Language.
• Type your search terms or phrases in the search box.
• Use Boolean operators such as AND, OR, and NOT to combine topics in one search box.
• You may enter up to 50 terms separated by Boolean operators in any search statement (set).
• Use an asterisk (*) to retrieve variations on a word, e.g. immun* will retrieve immune, immunology, immunological, etc.
• Before clicking on search, you may choose date limits and CC editions to search by clicking on the Limits button.

How can I search in a specific field? How do I know if a term is in the database?

• Terms are searched in the field specified by the search field box.
• By selecting Field Combination in the search field box, you may combine two or more different search fields in a single statement by typing them in with their qualifiers (or field tags). For example ts=varicella AND dt=review AND la=English will retrieve records of review articles written in English about varicella.
• The Term Index button can be used to browse for specific terms in the database: a good way, for example, to check the spelling of author's names.

Can I combine separate searches or search steps?

Select Set Combination as the search field and then combine the results of previously executed search sets (in the search history shown below the search box ) using the Boolean operators and set numbers, e.g. 1 AND 2

How do I browse the tables of contents of selected journal titles?

• Click on the Table of Contents & Web Sites browse button in the upper left hand corner of the search screen.
• You may select specific titles from the alphabetical listing or choose a CC edition and discipline to browse.
• Note: if you use the Limits button to select the current week, before using the browse button, you can limit your results to only items added in the current week.

How do I display my search results?

• From the search history display, click on the number in the results box for a brief listing.
• Click on the title of the article to see a complete record.

How can I get the full text of a publication? Finding citing articles? Find related articles?

Use the buttons on the full display screen (see above) to check for UW Holdings (which will help you identify those items available in full-text), see the list of cited references, see a list of articles that have cited your selected article, citing articles or find related articles.

How do I print, save, or email my search results?

• After you display your results and mark the records you wish to keep by placing a checkmark in the box, click on the Update List button to create a list of Marked Records.
• Click on the My List button to display your choices for printing, saving or emailing your search results.

• Follow the steps listed to create your output and click on Submit Selections to complete the process
• To import records into a software program such as EndNote, save them with field tagged labels (the default). Select the Current Conts Connect (ISI) filter. Note: in order to use the Export to Reference Software button you must have one of the ResearchSoft products, e.g. EndNote, installed on your computer.

What are the steps to create an alert (automatic email update) from a search history?

• Enter your search terms as described previously. When you are satisfied with your results, click "Save History." You will be taken to the Save Search History page, shown below. You must save it to ISI's server not the local workstation.

• Sign in with your email address and a password in order to create the Current Contents Connect alert. If this is your first time using ISI Web of Knowledge click on the "Register" link and follow the instructions there.
• Once you have signed in, enter a History Name and, if desired, a description.
• Check off the box next to "Send me Email Alerts." Your email address will be filled in automatically. If you wish to change the address to which the alert email will be sent, do so now.
• Select Alert type and Email Format.
• Click "Save" to save your history to the server. You will be returned to the Current Contents Connect database.

How do I create a simple table of contents alert?

• Select My Journal List from the drop-down list box at the top of any Current Contents Connect search page.
• Sign in with your email address and a password in order to create the Current Contents Connect alert. If this is your first time using ISI Web of Knowledge click on the "Register" link and follow the instructions there.
• Select your titles from either the alphabetical or subject lists and mark them for an auto alert. You may also type in the title of interest.
• Using this method will send you an individual email for each journal title as it is updated. If you would like to include several titles in one email, follow the steps described previously to create a search, using the search fields box to specify journal title and type your journal title names in the search box. If a journal title includes a Boolean operator, the journal title must be entered in quotes, e.g. “Food and Drug Law Journal” Then follow the steps to create an alert.

How can I make changes to an alert?

• Either sign in to the ISI Web of Knowledge portal site with your email address and password or, from Current Contents Connect, Select My Journal List from the drop-down list box at the top of the Current Contents search page and sign in, then select Saved Searches from the Drop Down Menu.
• Once you are signed in, a list of your first five saved searches will display. Click on the alert name for the alert you would like to edit. If your alert is not listed, click on "Open / Manage Saved Searches," to locate it.
• Select the name of the search to edit and click on the View History page - your search statements will be displayed. Click Run.
• You will be taken to Current Contents Connect and may make changes to the editions being searched. Your search statements will be displayed on the Search page.
• To edit an existing set, click the Edit button next to search set you'd like to change. Enter the desired terms and click Search to update that set. Click Cancel Edit if you change your mind.
• To delete an existing set, click the Delete checkbox next to the set you would like to remove. Then click the Delete button. Note that if you attempt to delete a set that is included in a Set Combination, you will receive a warning.
• To add search statements, enter the new search statements and click Search to add them to existing sets. Be aware that if your final set is a Set Combination, it is recommended that you delete this set before adding new search sets. Once you are finished entering search sets, create one final set with the Set Combination statement.
• Click Save History once you are finished with your changes. You will be taken to the Save Search History page. Your existing history name and other settings will be displayed. If you wish to make any changes, do so here, then click save. You will receive a notice such as the following: “The saved history "ccalert" already exists. Do you want to replace it?” Click Yes, then click Done.

Where can I get more help?

• Click on the Help button. You may also make an appointment with your library liaison for more assistance.
• A variety of handouts on Current Contents Connect (and other Web of Knowledge products) may be accessed from the publisher's web site.