Author Finder is a quick four-step process that helps you find papers published by an author.

To use this new feature, click on the “Author Finder” link from either the Quick or General Search screens.
Enter a last name (required), and the first initial and middle initials (if known). Click “Next.”

You can find an author who has published under more than one name. Simply repeat Steps 1 and 2 using the “Add Another Name” button on the next page until you have entered all names for that author.

For names such as “O’Brien,” enter it as “O’Brien,” then repeat Step 1 using the “Add Another Name” button on the next page and enter “Obrien.”

This new feature makes honing in on a specific author quite efficient.

Web of Science has a new look and RSS capability. If you have saved searches or citation alerts through Web of Science, where you were alerted via email once a week, you can convert these to RSS feeds. Just go to your saved searches and you will now see the xml button for each of your saved searches. Just drag the xml button into your reader or your RSS agrigator.

If you don’t already have saved searches, then do a search. At the results page, click on “Search History”. On the next screen, click on “Save History”. On the next screen you will see a form where you are asked to name your search and give a discription (optional). Don’t check the “email” box. Then, click “save”. On the next screen you will see the xml link for your saved search which you can either drag to your reader or your RSS agrigator. When new content is added to Web of Science that conforms to your search, your RSS reader or agrigator will be updated on a daily basis.

This can also be done for citation alerts. If you want to be notified when one of your papers has been cited, you can set up the RSS feeds like above.

Any questions about this new feature, please feel free to contact me.