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Switching off Web of Science Core Collection's Smart Search tool

For best results when searching Web of Science Core Collection, it is advisable to switch off Smart Search

A screenshot of Web of Science Core Collection with Smart Search toggled off.
Screenshot of the main Web of Science Core Collection search page, with the Smart Search tool toggled off.

Web of Science Core Collection now features an AI-powered Smart Search tool that might be switched on by default when you access the database via the Library's Databases A-Z (https://libguides.qub.ac.uk/az/databases?a=w).

For best results, in terms of search control and reproducibility, Smart Search should be deactivated before running a literature search, by switching the toggle to 'off' - full instructions for doing this are available here: https://libraryhelp.qub.ac.uk/faq/282763

If you have any questions about searching Web of Science Core Collection, please contact your Subject Librarian: https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/InformationServices/TheLibrary/contacts/SubjectLibrarians/

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