ZOOLOGICAL RECORD NOW AVAILABLE ON ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE
Trusted Database Enhanced with Powerful New Features and Functionality
Philadelphia, PA USA-London UK - 01/20/2005 — Today, Thomson Scientific, a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) announced that Zoological Record—the oldest continuing database of animal biology—is now available on ISI Web of Knowledge (SM). Zoological Record is a respected information resource for every field in animal biology; for academic, government, and commercial projects; and for conducting reliable and in-depth information searches.
With its electronic coverage extending back to 1978, Zoological Record has long been considered the world's unofficial register of animal names. While taxonomy represents a unique branch of life sciences, the scope of Zoological Record also covers every area of animal biology—from biodiversity and the environment to marine biology and veterinary sciences—offering the most comprehensive information solution for anyone involved in life sciences.
"Zoological Record is an invaluable resource for those involved in life sciences from zoology to marine biology, biodiversity, and ecology," said Jim Pringle, vice president of development, Academic & Government Markets, Thomson Scientific. "Its thorough indexing and comprehensive and unique content is further augmented with the highest quality tools and technologies from ISI Web of Knowledge."
About ISI Web of Knowledge
ISI Web of Knowledge, a Thomson scientific solution, is the single environment from which users can access, analyze, and manage invaluable research information, integrating journal and patent literature, Web content, evaluation tools and bibliographic management products. ISI Web of Knowledge also offers new personalization features for authors, more sophisticated search tools for advanced researchers, a more intuitive interface for novices, streamlined integration capabilities, and new journal analysis tools for libraries. When accessed on ISI Web of Knowledge, Zoological Record will be enhanced with these value-added features and functionality, including for the first time citation data such as:
Citation Alerts that allow users to easily track citation activity for their chosen works without creating a search.
Times Cited and Citation Navigation through links to Web of Science ® , which provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.
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