Thomson Scientific Announces Strategic Partnership with Chinese Academy of Sciences to Host Chinese Science Citation Database
December 04 2007 - 10:46AM
PR Newswire (US)
First Non-English Content Offering Will Be Fully Searchable Within
ISI Web of Knowledge Alongside the Science Citation Index
Expanded(TM) PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- 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
it is partnering with the Chinese Academy of Sciences to host the
Chinese Science Citation Database on the ISI Web of Knowledge(SM)
platform. The Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) is comprised
of the top scholarly publications from the People's Republic of
China. Bringing new depth to the ISI Web of Knowledge's already
extensive records, the Chinese Science Citation Database will
comprise more than 1,000 scholarly publications with more than 1.3
million records in all, and will be fully searchable within ISI Web
of Knowledge. Users will also be able to link from citations within
the Chinese Science Citation Database to data within the popular
Web of Science(R). Available in early 2008, the Chinese Science
Citation Database will be the first non-English product available
within ISI Web of Knowledge. Because much of the bibliographic
information will appear in both Chinese (Simplified) and English,
ISI Web of Knowledge will be upgraded to support Unicode -
expanding research capabilities and empowering users with new
customization options. Users can conduct searches in a preferred
language. "We are committed to the ongoing enrichment of our
citation-index content, and the Chinese Science Citation Database
will bring tremendous value to the ISI Web of Knowledge," said
Keith MacGregor, executive vice president of Thomson Scientific's
Academic & Government strategic business unit. "By integrating
and raising the visibility of important, influential research from
the People's Republic of China, the new database will build a
bridge between Chinese science and the global research community."
"Thomson Scientific is one of the world's leaders in scientific
research and information, so naturally we were very excited about
the opportunity to further develop and promote the Chinese Science
Citation Database," said Dr. Xiaolin Zhang ,Executive Director,
National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Giving Chinese research increased prominence within the ISI Web of
Knowledge ensures that the contributions of our scientists will
continue to be an important part of the global scientific
discourse." Scientific Output in China is Growing Based on research
conducted using Web of Science, China published 69,664 papers
(including document types: articles, notes, reviews, and
proceedings papers) in 2006. China's scientific output ranked fifth
in the world, after USA, UK, Germany and Japan; accounting for over
7.75% of the World's output. In comparing to China's performance in
2005 (59,611 papers, accounting for more than 6.57% of world's
output), it increased about 16.9%; bearing in mind that comparing
to the world output 907,551 papers in 2005, the world's output in
2006 (899,074 papers) actually decreased by 8,477 papers. In
addition, the citation impact of Chinese papers in the recent five
years also increased. Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) was
developed with the assistance of National Natural Science
Foundation of China in 1989. It is the first citation database in
China. CSCD includes more than 1,000 Chinese and English version
core journals published in China, covering Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry, Astronomy, Geosciences, Biology, Agriculture and
Forestry, Medicine and Health, Engineering, Environmental Science,
and Management Science. It provides over 2 million article records
and their more than 13 million citations. The annual updates of
CSCD are more than 200,000 source records and about 2.2 million
citations. CSCD helps Chinese researchers to search information
across disciplines, to track research trends, and to provide
research evaluation services. For more information about Chinese
Science Citation Database, please visit: http://www.cscd.ac.cn/ ISI
Web of Knowledge, an integrated, versatile research platform,
delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly
information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and
humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this
content. The platform provides users the ability to search the
right content and find relevant information - whether that
information is found in international journals, open access
resources, books, patents, proceedings or Web sites. For more
information about ISI Web of Knowledge, visit
http://isiwebofknowledge.com/. Learn more about the development of
the Chinese Science Citation Database at Online Information 2007,
Dec. 4-6. On Dec. 5, John Adams, Director of Product Development,
Thomson Scientific's Academic & Government Markets, will
present as part of the STM Information In Focus program in Theatre
C. About the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a leading academic institution
and comprehensive research and development center in natural
science, technological science and high-tech innovation in China.
Under CAS there are five Academic Divisions, 108 scientific
research institutes, over 200 science and technology enterprises,
and more than 20 supporting units including one university, one
graduate school and five documentation and information centers.
They are distributed over various parts of the country. Twelve
branches of CAS were established in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hefei,
Changchun, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Kunming, Xi'an,
Lanzhou and Xinjiang. CAS strives to build itself into a scientific
research base at an advanced international level, a base for
fostering and bringing up advanced S&T talents, and a base for
promoting the development of China's high and new technology
industries. The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences was built combing the four libraries of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences which are located in Beijing, Wuhan, Lanzhou
and Chengdu in 2006. The Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
(LCAS, Beijing) was established in April 1950. After developing for
more than 50 years, LCAS has become a modern, public S&T
documentation and information center that integrates programs of
service, research and education, performing the functions of
National Science Library. The mission of LCAS is to serve the
scientific research in China, science and technology development
and economic construction, provide S&T information support for
the national knowledge innovation system. For more information
about the National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences
please visit http://www.las.ac.cn/. About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/) is a global
leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to
business and professional customers. With operational headquarters
in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information,
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healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New
York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Thomson
Scientific is a business of The Thomson Corporation. Its
information solutions assist professionals at every stage of
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