3. Use multidisciplinary and multi-resource scientific research tools

3.1 Professional database engines

Dedicated to specialized information retrieval, they cover the widest possible range of scientific and technical literature. They provide structured information, with advanced query functions. Some are of considerable importance for scientific research and monitoring.

• The Web of Science, http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/web_of_science/

The Web of Science (WOS), developed by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in the 1960s, is currently distributed by Thomson Reuters via the subscription-based...