Bose Institute is First in India to Choose Thomson Scientific's Century of Science

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that Century of Science(TM) has been purchased by Bose Institute. 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 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.

"The Bose Institute has served its nation for the past 90 years through its pursuit of the advancement of knowledge in science and technology," said Mark Garlinghouse, Thomson Scientific's VP and Managing Director, Asia Pacific. "Its selection of Century of Science will certainly help to drive that pursuit and is a testament to The Institute's dedication and commitment to India's R&D growth endeavors."

India has emerged as the fastest growing market for Thomson Scientific in the Asia Pacific region; the group has operations in both Chennai and Hyderabad. The Chennai centre combines authoritative information with innovative technologies to enhance customers' ability for better results. Thomson Scientific already has more than 500 employees in its Chennai operation which commenced in May 2007 and plans to make further investments in people, training and facilities. Since its establishment, the centre has enabled the research and business communities by providing cutting-edge life sciences information from patents, scientific journals and conferences.

"We selected Thomson Scientific because of its reputation as the premier provider of must-have information," said Professor Sampa Das, Chairperson, Library Committee, Bose Institute. "We chose Century of Science because it delivers access to backfiles of groundbreaking historical research that we need to drive innovation."

"The wealth of historical research data now available online via Century of Science is incredibly valuable to the research librarian," said Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Librarian, Bose Institute. "Web of Science cited reference searching can put that data into context, making it an invaluable tool not only for the researcher, but also for the information provider trying to compile decades of significant research."

For more information on Century of Science, visit http://www.isiwebofknowledge.com.

About Bose Institute

The Bose Institute oldest full-time research institute in India, has evolved over the years into a multi-disciplinary research organization with stress on fundamental research in its pursuit of advancement of knowledge in Science and technology and at the same time developing highly competent and able scientific manpower for the country. The institute has on its staff highly qualified and experienced scientists working in the field of Biological, Biochemical, Chemical and Physical sciences both basic and applied aspects.

Bose Institute is one of the few multi-disciplinary institutions in the country that has succeeded in developing a vast intellectual resource in areas ranging from astrophysics, radiation physics, quantum mechanics to the frontline areas of contemporary biology such as bioinformatics & computational biology, structure and functional dynamics of biomolecules, drug modeling, molecular genetics of microbes, and development of transgenic plants. In addition to the research and development the institute has recently introduced one Integrated M.Sc.- Ph.D. programme in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in collaboration with University of Calcutta and M.Sc. programme in Astrophysics in collaboration with Astroparticle Physics St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. The Bose Institute has served the nation for the past 90 years through its pursuit of advancement of knowledge in science and technology and by developing highly competent and able scientific manpower for the country.

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