ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE HIGHWIRE FREE ARCHIVE
Philadelphia, PA USA-London UK - 03/14/2005 — Today, Thomson Scientific, a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announced that ISI Web of Knowledge(SM) now offers links to the HighWire Press free archive. HighWire Press hosts the world’s largest repository of free full-text life science articles. ISI Web of Knowledge is the fully-integrated, research environment that delivers a powerful combination of content, tools, and technology, allowing researchers and information professionals to access, analyze, and manage must-have information.
Once all links are in place, users will be able to link directly from any content area within ISI Web of Knowledge to the full text of more than 800,000 HighWire Press articles, which include many of the most cited journals in science.“Many ISI Web of Knowledge customers have requested direct access to the HighWire free full-text archive. Our decision to build these links demonstrates our commitment to responding to our customers’ needs,” commented Phil Heller, Senior Director of Linkage Business Development, Thomson Scientific. “These full-text links will be automatically enabled for all ISI Web of Knowledge customers, without requiring any action on their part. And as additional free full text is made available by HighWire, we will continue to add the new links.”
About ISI Web of Knowledge
ISI Web of Knowledge is the fully integrated research environment that includes stringent and objective content selection standards, unmatched depth of backfiles and true cited reference searching. It serves as a path to innovation that researchers will continue to rely on to access the most accurate, relevant and thorough research data and analysis. From a single point of entry, ISI Web of Knowledge integrates journal literature with patent data, proceedings information, life sciences literature, analytical and evaluation tools, bibliographic management resources, evaluated Web content, and vital hosted content. For more information, visit www.scientific.thomson.com.
About HighWire Press
HighWire Press is a division of the Stanford University Libraries, which produces
the online versions of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly
content. Recipient of the 2003 ALPSP Award for "Service to Not-for-Profit
Publishing", HighWire partners with influential scholarly societies, university
presses and publishers to create a collection of the finest, fully searchable
research and clinical literature online. Together, these partners produce nearly
half of the 200 most-frequently-cited journals publishing in science
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