RSS
- What do I need to set up RSS feeds within Web of Knowledge?
- Can I incorporate the RSS feeds into a website?
- What types of users would benefit from adding RSS feeds to their websites?
- How do I set up an RSS feed?
- Do I need to have an email alert set up in Web of Knowledge?
- How do I renew/cancel my RSS feed?
- How many results can I receive in my RSS feeds?
- What data fields/elements are included in Web of Knowledge RSS feeds?
Q: What do I need to set up RSS feeds within Web of Knowledge?
A: You will need an RSS reader/aggregator. There are many different types of RSS readers/aggregators available. They are available in both free and fee-based online and downloadable software programs. It is best to do some research to determine the best RSS reader for you based on your needs. Please note that we support RSS 2.0 standard. Any reader compliant with this standard should be acceptable. We do not support other standards such as RSS 1.0 or ATOM You do not need to be registered with Web of Knowledge to receive RSS feeds but in order to link through to the sources within a database, you will need to have the proper entitlements.
Q: Can I incorporate the RSS feeds into a website?
A: WoK users can incorporate the RSS feeds directly into their websites and access their entitled WoK content. The following link provides some additional information on how to do this and two examples of universities adding their RSS feeds directly into their library websites as HTML: http://isiwebofknowledge.com/benefits/promote/rssfeeds/
Q: What types of users would benefit from adding RSS feeds to their websites?
A: - Librarians can set up an RSS alert for articles authored by researchers at their university. This feed can be posted on their library homepage to showcase the research being done. Dependent on the technology expertise of the librarian, the feed could be incorporated into a ticker-tape onto the library’s website, placed directly on the site by conversion into html, or into a channel on their blackboard site.
- Researchers can set up a search query RSS alert for their articles within Web of Knowledge. They can add this feed to their lab homepage as an easy way to have a list of their publications. - Researchers can add a citation alert feed to their lab homepage and/or RSS aggregator to keep an eye on who is citing their work. Since the information would be automatically updated, they would have the latest citation alert available and be able to link directly to the article within Web of Knowledge. - Teaching Faculty can set up an alert for articles that fit within certain classroom course criteria. They could then make this feed accessible to their students from their course website. They can also set up a table of contents feed for journals of interest from Web of Knowledge. - Student Clubs and Organizations (the math club, for example) can utilize table of contents and search alerts and add this information onto their site. For example, if the club has a section on “Great minds in Algebra”, they could utilize a Web of Knowledge search RSS feed to populate this section.Q: How do I set up an RSS feed?
A: This is also explained in the product help pages. You need to click on the orange ‘XML’ button from either the Saved Search/Alert confirmation screen or from the links on the Web of Knowledge portal page: ‘Open/Manage Saved Searches’, ‘View My Cited Articles List’ or ‘My Journal List’. Once you click on the XML button, a new window will open with the actual XML that will be making up this feed. Highlight and copy the complete URL for this page from the Address bar at the top of your screen and paste the URL into your RSS reader/aggregator.
Q: Do I need to have an email alert set up in Web of Knowledge?
A: You can have both email alerts and RSS feeds set up if you wish but you do not have to have an email alert set up in Web of Knowledge to receive RSS feeds.
Q: How do I renew/cancel my RSS feed?
A: Unlike email alerts, you never have to go into Web of Knowledge to renew your RSS feed. Once you insert the URL into your reader/aggregator, the feed will remain there and will continue to produce results. If you no longer wish to receive an RSS feed, simply delete it from your reader/aggregator and you will no longer receive it.
Q: How many results can I receive in my RSS feeds?
A: The maximum number of items to be returned per RSS feed is 200. The items will appear in reverse chronological order.
Q: What data fields/elements are included in Web of Knowledge RSS feeds?
A: The following are the specific data elements that make up the three different types of RSS feeds that a Web of Knowledge user could receive.
| Feed Source | Feed Name | Data Elements | Article Title Links To |
|---|---|---|---|
| MJL – “My Journal List – Add Journals” page | “Journal Name – Web of Knowledge" | -Journal name -Publication date -Volume -Issue -ISSN -IDS number |
Full record in Web of Knowledge |
| SSS – SSS start page | “Name of Search” | -Hyperlinked article title -List of all authors -Source info: journal name, volume, issue, page number -Article type | Source record of the creating application |
| PCT – “Citation Alert” page | “Cited Article Name” | General feed: -Name of cited article -Number of citing articles -Each new article: -Hyperlinked article title -List of all authors -Source info – journal name, volume, issue, page number -Article type |
Source record in Web of Science |