January 2006
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Flu urges vaccine rush Peter Robins, Thomson Scientific The threat of avian flu is fuelling an already growing interest in the vaccines market. This article, originally published in Pharmaceutical Marketing Europe (Winter 2005), includes a look at the obstacles for vaccine manufacturers, and at the response to avian flu by large pharmaceutical companies. FULL STORY> |
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Impact of IPC Reform on Delphion, PatentWeb and Aureka Bob Stembridge, Thomson Scientific The International Patent Classification system provides a single scheme to organize and access the world’s patent literature. The revision of this system has far-reaching implications for patent information users and providers. In this article, we review the impact of the reformed IPC on searching the Thomson Scientific full-text patent systems: Delphion®, PatentWeb® and Aureka®. FULL STORY> |
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The Thomson Scientific Pick of 2005 Kim Yeatman, Thomson Scientific The Thomson Scientific information portfolio has expanded significantly in the past three years, giving customers the access they requested to an unprecedented range of quality information sources, tools and technologies. I delved deep into the databases to pull out some of the notable facts, figures and statistics revealed by our information during 2005. FULL STORY> |
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The road to the Century of Science Phil Heller, Publisher Relations and Senior Director Linkage Business Development, Thomson Scientific Backfile data serves as the foundation for today’s research knowledge - and is an important component of the comprehensive information solutions from Thomson Scientific. Prior to 2005, Web of Science® data was available back to 1945, but it was clear that customer interest in earlier research was high. The Century of Science initiative within the Web of Science component of ISI Web of Knowledge addresses this need - extending customers’ access to valuable research information back to 1900. FULL STORY> |
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Journal Use Reports - Making Collection Development Easier Doug Newman, Thomson Scientific Gathering publisher usage data can be a time-consuming step in assessing your library's collection and its usage. Thomson Scientific and MPS Technologies (a subsidiary of MacMillan Publishing Services) intend to ease this task by enabling linking between Thomson's Journal Use Reports and MPS' ScholarlyStats. FULL STORY> |
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Thomson Scientific at the ALA Midwinter Rodeo Rodney Yancey, Thomson Scientific Touting a Western theme, the 2006 ALA Midwinter Meeting was held in January in San Antonio, Texas USA. Thomson Scientific fully embraced the theme for its activities and announcements during this key meeting - which are summarized here for those who were unable to attend. FULL STORY> |
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A Prolific Year in Patenting - 2006 Patent Focus Report By Joff Wild Patent owners and their advisers had a number of major developments to take on board during 2005. While the focus for most of them continued to be on the jurisdictions covered by the Trilateral Authorities ― the European Patent Office, the Japanese Patent Office and the US Patent and Trademark Office ― both China and India grew ever more important. These two countries have offered major opportunities in R&D and manufacturing, both for domestic and foreign concerns, for some time. They are now establishing themselves as consumer markets of significance ― hence their inclusion in this review of 2005. FULL STORY> |