Community of Science

Community of Science (also known as COS) links researchers worldwide through products designed to meet the information needs of the scientific R&D community. Included are an expertise directory, funding opportunities, a funded research directory, profiles of researchers, MEDLINE and the Federal Register. Also provided are access to the COS Bookstore, and a tool for creating a curriculum vitae.

To access, click on Community of Science

Tutorials to help you in searching Community of Science:

Community of Science: Using COS Funding Opportunities (Powerpoint)
Community of Science: Using COS Funding Alert (Powerpoint)

Web of Science/Science Citation Index

Web of Science helps in navigating backward in time using cited references to uncover the research that influenced an author's work. It will also help in tracking a topic through some additional years of research literature. The Citation Indexes provide access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts and cited references.

To access, please go to:

Engineering databases and click on Science Citation Index

To learn how to use the Web of Science or the Science Citation Index, please refer to:
Tutorial on using web of Science
Tutorial on using Cited Reference Searching

You can also email me at bhattjj@drexel.edu for any assistance you need.