Thomson Scientific Launches ResearcherID.com to Associate a Researcher With Their Published Works
January 11 2008 - 2:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Unique Identifier Ensures An Accurate Record Of A Researcher's
Output And Attribution and Builds a World-class Author Community
PHILADELPHIA, and LONDON, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 the launch of
ResearcherID.com. This unique Web environment enables researchers
to create stable personal identifiers to present their works and
manage public presentation of their personal metrics. Each
individual identification (ID) number acts as a digital "calling
card" that the researcher can place anywhere, such as a personal
home page, a CV, or a university page. The identifier links to a
personal workspace that automatically updates citation data,
user-generated tags and keywords, and professional information that
can be shared with the public or kept for personal monitoring.
ResearcherID.com ensures an accurate record of a researcher's
output and attribution, providing a gateway for colleagues to
pinpoint not only that researcher's published work, but also the
researcher as a potential collaborator. "Researchers expressed to
us a need for a place to manage their professional profile -- it
needed to be free, open to all their colleagues, yet with total
control over their own privacy," said Jim Pringle, vice president
of product development at Thomson Scientific. "We've worked with
key industry leaders to ensure that we have developed an open
solution, and we look forward to sharing it with the entire
research community both directly from ResearcherID.com and via a
standard Web Services API." Designed as a web-based system,
ResearcherID.com allocates an ID during a one-time registration
which can be expressly associated with a researcher's published
works without confusion over nomenclature or any changes in
institutional affiliations during one's career. "ResearcherID.com
resolves any ambiguity surrounding published works and provides a
safe space for virtual collaboration," added Pringle. "The select
researchers who were given access to this over the last several
months have embraced it enthusiastically." Later this month, Web of
Science users will be able to create identifiers and workspaces to
share publicly, with even wider availability via trusted sponsors
in the future. For more information, or to request an invitation to
register for a unique Researcher ID, please visit:
http://www.researcherid.com/ 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, software tools and
applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax,
accounting, financial services, scientific research and 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 research and
development-from discovery to analysis to product development and
distribution. Thomson Scientific information solutions can be found
at scientific.thomson.com. DATASOURCE: Thomson Scientific CONTACT:
Sue Besaw, of Thomson Scientific, +1-215-823-1840, Web site:
http://www.scientific.thomson.com/ http://www.researcherid.com/
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