"I've found the Web of Science (via ISI Web of Knowledge) interface easily accessible, simple and straightforward. It's easy to link to full text and to perform searches that cross disciplines."

— Peggy Dominy

Information Services Librarian for Sciences, 
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

 

"Web of Science (on ISI Web of Knowledge) owns the market when it comes to citation indexing."

— Beth Juhl

Electronic Collections Librarian, 
University of Arkansas Library

"Thomson Scientific is the recognised leader of peer-reviewed scientific knowledge and publication."

— Mr. Peter Ho

Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University, Malaysia

 

"Easy to use and comprehensive - what more can one ask for?"

— Clive-Steven Curran

Graduate Student, Institut fuer Biochemie, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Germany

 

"Thomson Scientific services are fast, versatile, and selective, which guarantees high quality standards."

— Professor Carlos Ferrari

Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Physiology, Sao Paulo City University, Brazil

 

"We have a great interest in the history of science and technology, so allowing researchers to search documents prior to 1945 would enhance their work in this area. There is currently nothing like this (Century of Science) available anywhere. It's truly unique."

— Gregg Silvis

Assistant Director for Library Computing Systems, University of Delaware Library

 

"Trinity College Library has been an enthusiastic partner in the Century of Science (TM) project, as it will enable greatly increased access to some of our rich holdings of earlier research materials in science and technology."

— Robin Adams

Librarian, Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

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How Century of Science is making a difference at the University of Kyushu:

Century of Science offers "a different advantage"
for Japanese research powerhouse

With 16,500 students and more than 6,000 researchers in 10 undergraduate schools, 14 graduate schools, 15 graduate facilities, and three research institutes, Kyushu University is a research powerhouse in Japan. The renowned institution ranks among the top one percent of institutions worldwide in 17 different scientific fields, according to Essential Science Indicators(SM).

Kyushu University was also the first in Japan to subscribe to Web of Science, and the first institution in the Asia-Pacific region to acquire the Century of Science expansion.

According to Kyushu University Vice President Setsuo Arikawa, these tools greatly improve the level of research the institution produces.

"Our researchers need to know the worldwide trends in their fields of study; to objectively understand the influence of research," said Arikawa. "By highlighting trends and demonstrating influence, the Web of Science allows our researchers to take the next step - building a research strategy."

Web of Science provides researchers access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from 8,700 of the most prestigious, high-impact journals. Web of Science also provides cited-reference searching, allowing users to navigate through their research. In April 2005, Web of Science was given new depth with the release of Century of Science. Compiled by 120 Thomson staff members over two years, the Century of Science collection expands Web of Science to include the most important scientific bibliographic and cited-reference data from 1900 forward. "Century of Science gives our researchers a different advantage," Arikawa added. "Of course, Century of Science is important for our research strategy. But it also gives us the opportunity to understand 'the mainstream'. Our users access relevant, historical materials through Century of Science. They see how academic fields were born and how materials have been used."

"For Web of Science with Century of Science, Thomson has compiled the core of research. Whichever area researchers focus on, they now can understand the history of their modern science, which, in essence, allows them to begin a new flow of research. For this reason, Century of Science helps us increase the quality of work we do."