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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 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 Knowledge(SM), 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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