NOVEMBER 2005
|
Innovation Indicators in the Financial Times Matt Brocklehurst, Thomson Scientific This year the Financial Times, one of the worldâs leading global business newspapers, has published regular features on global innovation. The patent analysis at the core of these features was supplied by Thomson Scientific, and offers interesting insights into the relative technological strengths of different countries and associated levels of innovation. FULL STORY> |
|
Bringing together two essential building blocks of research: ISI Web of Knowledge and EndNote Thomson Scientific Researchers, scholarly writers, students, and librarians worldwide use ISI Web of KnowledgeSM to search and analyze the research literature - and EndNote® to find, organize and format their bibliographic references. In early 2006 these two powerful research tools will add value to each other by teaming up to deliver even more powerful search capabilities. FULL STORY> |
|
Introducing the Customer Advocate Group Cindi Fitzgerald, Thomson Scientific Does your university library need help setting up links to full text? Do any of your department heads need help setting up citation alerts for faculty? Does your institution need additional educational materials for a special training day? FULL STORY> |
|
Innovation business partnering in Europe and the USA - are European SMEs losing the battle? Prof. Ruth Taplin 65% of European Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), compared to 45% in the US. In the increasingly globalized market place, European SMEs are losing the battle to compete with cheaper suppliers from the Asia Pacific, and with more technologically advanced offerings from the US. European industry and government representatives acknowledge that this is a major threat to future European Union (EU) prosperity, and that it is essential to better support European small firms in their struggle to add value to their offerings through innovation, improved use of new technology, and efficient commercialization. FULL STORY> |
|
KnowledgeLink: New librarian resource center Thomson Scientific As part of our ongoing commitment to the library community, Thomson Scientific now has a full-featured librarian resource center, KnowledgeLinkSM. This resource center is a gateway to many helpful resources for librarians, as well as a way to keep up-to-date with industry news and participate in forum discussions about items of interest to information professionals. FULL STORY> |
|
Getting to grips with IPC8 - Thomson tackles the changes Bob Stembridge, Thomson Scientific The International Patent Classification (IPC) system provides a single scheme to organize and access the world's patent literature. The planned revision of this system has far-reaching implications for patent information users and providers, which were discussed in an earlier KnowledgeLink article (April 2005). Here we provide an update of progress and review the detailed changes Thomson Scientific is making to Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPISM), to bring patent information users the maximum benefit from IPC8 reform. FULL STORY> |
|
The Agony and the Ecstasy: the history and the meaning of the Journal Impact Factor Today, the ISI Impact Factor is an established measurement of quality - but how did it become so? How was it developed and how can it best be used? FULL STORY> |
|
The rise and rise of Thomson Pharma: the new model for pharmaceutical and biotechnology information Kim Yeatman, Thomson Scientific Thomson Pharma broke new ground in January by giving customers web-based access to integrated scientific, patent, healthcare and financial content from across the spectrum of Thomson businesses. The success of this solution within the industry can be attributed to close consultation with customers throughout the development process, and to the powerful content and expertise available within Thomson. FULL STORY> |