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Scientific Bibliographic
Peking University Chooses Thomson Scientific's Century Of Science
Leading Research University is First in China to Purchase 100 Years of Web Of Science Comprehensive Backfile and Cited Reference Data
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - - Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that Century of Science(TM) has been purchased by Peking University in China. Century of Science expands Web of Science with the most important scientific bibliographic and cited reference data covering the period from 1900 to 1944.
Web of Science is a carefully selected and maintained collection of the
world's most influential journals across all disciplines. Coverage is truly
multidisciplinary with emphasis on quality and superior collection development
and can be accessed via the ISI Web of Knowledge, a premier research platform
that offers an extensive collection of backfiles to 1945. Launched in January
2005, the Century of Science initiative made available approximately 850,000
articles from more than 200 journals carefully selected from the published
research in the first half of the 20th century.
"As a forward-thinking information provider, we understand the importance
of historical research information," said Mark Garlinghouse, Thomson
Scientific's VP and Managing Director, Asia Pacific. "Century of Science will
assist Peking University in becoming a world class university."
In 1999, Peking University was one of the very first Web of Science
customers in China and it now joins the growing list of the top research
organizations around the globe that invest in Century of Science to support
its world class research efforts. While more than 200 universities throughout
the world have Century of Science, Peking University is the first academic
institution in China to acquire it.
"Century of Science will enable us to track past developments, pinpoint
key turning points and determine the future direction our research," said
Prof. Zhu Qiang, Director of Library, Peking University.
"This knowledge platform provides us with the history to help build the
future and to encourage research interaction and collaboration in China," said
Dr. Zhou Hui, Head of Scientific Research Office, Peking University.
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