JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr Eugene Garfield Dr Eugene Garfield, founder and Chairman Emeritus of ISI (now part of Thomson Scientific), received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Information Industry Awards in London, UK in December 2006. The award recognized Dr Garfield's pioneering work in citation indexing of scientific research papers. His citation databases are now part of ISI Web of Knowledge, used by millions worldwide for research in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. FULL STORY> |
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IP overload? Thomson Scientific 2007 Patent Focus Report A significant rise in patenting activity, and the struggle to deal with this workload, were common themes for patent issuing authorities around the world in 2006. This report examines these and other key developments in the world of patenting over the past twelve months, focusing on the Trilateral Patent Issuing Authorities of Europe, Japan and the USA, plus the increasingly important Chinese and Indian jurisdictions. FULL STORY> |
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Achieving operational excellence in information centers Adopting a best practice can help improve work processes for delivery of products and services to better meet client needs. That translates into achieving effectiveness, efficiencies, and economies that are extremely important to senior management. It also aids in building stronger relationships across the organization. FULL STORY> |
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Thomson Scientific Pick of 2006 Following the popularity of last year's Pick of 2005, we have again accessed Thomson Scientific databases, tools and technologies for insight into global research and information trends in the past twelve months. Reflecting the prolific growth in Asia Pacific innovation, we have also prepared a separate Asia Pacific Pick of 2006 FULL STORY> |
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Medical research information: who is making the biggest splash Thomson Scientific has launched free quarterly reports providing expert, measured insight into pharmaceutical companies, research institutions and other non-commercial bodies that are shaping professional opinions on drugs and therapies. FULL STORY> |
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Thomson Scientific Asia Pacific Pick of 2006 The Asia Pacific region has seen a dramatic increase in scientific literature and patent output over the last 10 to 15 years. Thomson Scientific first established a presence in Asia in 1993, in Tokyo. Since then, to meet the demand for value added scientific information within — and from — this region, we have opened additional offices in Australia, China, India, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. 2006 has been our busiest year yet, as you will see from this snapshot of the year's activities. FULL STORY> |