AUSTRIAN FEDERAL CONSORTIUM SIGNS THREE YEAR DEAL FOR ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE
Researchers at Key Austrian Institutions To Benefit From Access To Over 100 Years of Scientific Research Information on Premier Research Platform
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK - March 19, 2007 — Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that the Austrian Federal Consortium of 19 academic and government institutions has signed a three year deal to access ISI Web of KnowledgeSM, the premier research platform for the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
ISI Web of Knowledge provides an advanced gateway to the world's greatest collection of academic and scientific research. Under the terms of the deal most Consortium member libraries will also benefit from access to 100 years of groundbreaking scientific research information via Thomson Scientific's Century of Science™."The world's leading scholars and scientists turn to ISI Web of Knowledge for in-depth research and analysis," said Erik-Jan van Kleef, director of Academic and Government Sales at Thomson Scientific. "Our ongoing program of innovative product upgrades has helped ensure this continued partnership with the Austrian Federal Consortium, and we are pleased to partner with them to help advance research at their institutions over the next three years and beyond."
Helmut Hartmann, Administration Director of the Austrian Consortium commented "Existing and new Consortium members were keen to ensure that research in Austria continued to benefit from Thomson Scientific's unique combination of comprehensive research information and powerful search tools".
Brigitte Kromp, Head of the clearing center consortia at Vienna University Library said "We have seen several significant enhancements to the content, usability and bibliometric tools of ISI Web of Knowledge, and these resources are highly regarded by our library users."
The Consortium members include most Austrian universities, top Austrian research institutions and the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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