If the Porpoise Conversion Tool “Click to Convert” button changes to “Converted” does that mean the process is complete?
A6. Not necessarily. When you click on the “Click to Convert” button it will change to “Converted” but that only means the process has begun. You must make sure you follow all the steps in the instructions to complete the process. In addition, once you complete the conversion process, leave the conversion tool and log back in later, you will see that the “Converted” buttons have reverted back to “Click to Convert”. Your converted alerts will still be converted and you can confirm that the Porpoise profiles were successfully converted to the Web of Science by logging into Web of Science and checking your profile. Q7. Why isn’t my email alias or email address retrieving all my Porpoise profiles in the Porpoise Conversion Tool? A7. Your Porpoise profiles may be saved under your email alias or under one or more of your email addresses. You need to use the same email alias or email address that you used when you originally set up the Porpoise profile. You may need to try all the variations
Why isn’t my email alias or email address retrieving all my Porpoise profiles in the Porpoise Conversion Tool ? Q1. What is the difference between the Web of Science and the Web of Knowledge? A1. The Web of Science is a database made up of Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index. The Web of Knowledge is a platform that provides access to the Web of Science database as well as other databases such as Journal Citation Reports, Biological Abstracts, and MEDLINE. Both Web of Science and Web of Knowledge are products of Thomson Scientific (formerly Thomson ISI). Q2. Why are you switching from the locally maintained Web of Science to the commercially available Web of Science? A2. Previously, CIT and the NIH Library provided access to a locally maintained Web of Science (WOS) database. CIT developed Porpoise – an alert service that provided searches of the weekly updates to the WOS database. Now, we have switched from this locally maintained WOS to a commercially av
