Thomson Scientific Launches the New Face of Research

Thomson Scientific Launches the New Face of Research

August 29, 2007

New ISI Web of Knowledge Offers User-Friendly Scholarly
Research

    PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Aug. 28
/Xinhua-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 the
launch of the redesigned ISI Web of Knowledge platform. The
user-focused design introduces a unique approach to
searching, discovering and organizing premier scholarly
research. ISI Web of Knowledge 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. 

    ISI Web of Knowledge is an integrated, Web-based
platform that supports all levels of scientific and
scholarly research within academic, corporate, government
or not-for-profit environments. 

    "The redesigned ISI Web of Knowledge introduces an
entirely new approach to finding, analyzing and sharing
information," said Jim Pringle, Thomson Scientific's
Vice President of Product Development. "Our new layout
is easy for novice users to navigate, while providing the
powerful capabilities that veteran users have come to rely
on." 

    Some highlights of the new ISI Web of Knowledge are: 

    -- Redesigned layout makes searching intuitive for
novice users, yet 
       offers advanced searching options seasoned
researchers rely upon.

    -- "All Databases" search enables simple
one-click searching across 
       multiple Web of Knowledge resources.  

    -- A unique approach to search refinement allows users
to focus results 
       by subject area, document type, author, language,
and other qualifiers 
       across diverse content sets. 

    -- Individual records clearly highlight citation
results and related 
       records to support interactive and serendipitous
discovery. 

    ISI Web of Knowledge is home to many of Thomson
Scientific's most prominent offerings: Web of Science --
the leading information resource for information
professionals and researchers worldwide, now home to more
than a century of the most influential research; Essential
Science Indicators -- a resource that ranks the performance
of scientists, journals, institutions and countries across
22 fields; Journal Citation Reports -- with its pioneering
"Impact Factor," JCR has set the standard in
providing a systematic, objective way to evaluate,
categorize and compare the world's leading scholarly
journals; and now EndNote Web, a new bibliographic
management tool that provides users with easy online access
and storage for their references, and the ability to
instantly format bibliographies in their word processors.

    For more information about The New Face of Research,
visit http://www.isiwebofknowledge.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
http://scientific.thomson.com.


    For more information, please contact:

    Sue Besaw of Thomson Scientific
    Phone:   [phone]
    Email:   [e-mail] 
    Website: http://www.isiwebofknowledge.com
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