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  • [NetGold] DATABASES: MEDICAL HEALTH BIOSCIENCES BIOLOGYPSYCHOLOGY : BUSINESS: ACQUISITIONS MERGERS: Thomson BuysBiosis Publishing

    Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:46:12 -0500 (EST)
    From: David P. Dillard
    Reply-To: NetGold@yahoogroups.com
    To: NetGold
    Subject: [NetGold] DATABASES: MEDICAL HEALTH BIOSCIENCES BIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY
    : BUSINESS: ACQUISITIONS MERGERS: Thomson Buys Biosis Publishing

    DATABASES: MEDICAL HEALTH BIOSCIENCES BIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY : BUSINESS:
    ACQUISITIONS MERGERS: Thomson Buys Biosis Publishing

    If perhaps, perchange the reader of this post has not heard of BIOSIS,
    their website should explain much about a critically important publisher,
    indexer and content provider in the fields of the biosciences in the form
    of print indexes and online databases. Biological Abstracts is the most
    known print index of biology articles and research publications published
    by BIOSIS and the database BIOSIS is the most important database provided by
    the BIOSIS organization.

    BIOSIS


    "Influenza

    The World Health Organization estimates that up to half a million deaths
    are caused by the flu each year, with new strains of flu viruses
    constantly testing researchers' ability to create effective vaccines.
    BIOSIS databases are ideal for this type of research, with in-depth
    coverage of the many fields that contribute to flu research, including
    epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, molecular genetics, public
    health, and virology.

    A search of the BIOSIS databases for information on flu yields 44,447
    relevant results from hundreds of journals, meetings, and reports from
    all over the world."

    "BIOSIS is a non-profit organization that delivers flexible information
    services including databases and customized information products to the
    global life sciences community.

    What BIOSIS does

    Selects Documents from thousands of sources worldwide

    Indexes and abstracts them into citations which describe their content

    Maintains Databases for searching citations - adding more than 600,000 new
    entries each year"



    "BIOSIS databases are the most complete resource for finding life sciences
    information.

    BIOSIS databases are

    Interdisciplinary
    BIOSIS databases integrate important subjects from many different fields
    all across biology.

    International
    More than 90 nations are represented in BIOSIS databases.

    Easy to Search
    BIOSIS databases use a unique indexing system that allows flexible,
    efficient searching.

    Informed by Diverse Sources
    You can find citations for articles, meetings, patents, book chapters, and
    more in BIOSIS databases."


    Full List of Biosis Products Including Databases


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    Thompson


    Thompson has become through the acquisition of a variety of information
    publishers and database providers a major databank owner and the provider
    of numerous databases through these databanks.

    Owned by Thompson are

    Gale
    Dialog
    Datastar
    Westlaw
    ISI

    One gets a sense looking through the alphabetical lists of resources owned
    by Thompson of the tremendous size of their information searching and
    providing resources on this page with its links to entries for each letter
    of the alphabet:

    LEARNING PRODUCT AND SOLUTION FEATURES


    Here is just the list of products found under the letter "A"

    ACADEMIC DISCPLINES
    ACT Assessment Set Gives the Confidence You Need for the Big Exam
    ACT Assessment Set, 2003- 4 Volumes, 6th Edition
    Accounting Principles & Practice / Workbook
    Accounting Resource Center
    Accounting/Record Keeping Resource Center - Post-secondary
    Accounting/Record-keeping Resource Center - High School
    Advanced Financial Accounting
    Advanced Placement Catalog
    Agriscience Resource Center
    Allied Health Resource Center
    American Decades: Primary Sources
    The American Journey Online Empowers Students to Interpret U.S. History
    American Men and Women of Science
    AnswersPlus
    Anthropology Resource Center
    Assessment Solutions
    Astronomy Resource Center
    At Thomson Learning, we help you achieve your education and training goals
    with tailored solutions that are focused on results.
    Attract Backing For Your New Business
    Auto Repair Technician
    Auto Repair Technician
    AutoDesk Press
    Autoed Resource Center
    2Prep.com
    2ittrain.com
    2test.com

    -----------------------------------------------------

    Thompson owns several database searching services or databanks like
    Dialog, Datastar, Westlaw and Infotrak. One can get a sense of the
    tremendous scope of information sources that are provided through Thompson
    by snooping around the Dialog site and noticing what Dialog provides in
    the way of databases.

    Dialog
    http://www.dialog.com

    Sources Available on Dialog and
    Dialog DataStar


    Dialog Database Catalog


    Dialog Bluesheets


    DIALOG Bluesheets
    Databases in Alphabetic Order


    DIALOG Bluesheets
    Databases by Subject Category


    Dialog Bluesheet for BIOSIS
    BIOSIS Previews
    ONTAP BIOSIS Previews (FILE 205)

    "BIOSIS Previews contains citations from Biological Abstracts (BA), and
    Biological Abstracts/Reports, Reviews, and Meetings (BA/RRM) (formerly
    BioResearch Index), the major publications of BIOSIS. Together, these
    publications constitute the major English- language service providing
    comprehensive worldwide coverage of research in the biological and
    biomedical sciences. Biological Abstracts includes approximately 350,000
    accounts of original research yearly from nearly 5,000 primary journal
    and monograph titles. Biological Abstracts/RRM includes an additional
    200,000+ citations a year from meeting abstracts, reviews, books, book
    chapters, notes, letters, and selected reports. U.S. patents are included
    from 1986 through 1989 and from 1994 to the present.
    Abstracts are available for records beginning in 1976."



    Subject Coverage
    All life science subjects are covered, including but not limited to the
    following:

    Aerospace Biology
    Agriculture
    Anatomy
    Bacteriology
    Behavioral Sciences
    Biochemistry
    Bioengineering
    Biophysics
    Biotechnology
    Botany
    Cell Biology
    Clinical Medicine
    Environmental Biology
    Experimental Medicine
    Genetics
    Immunology
    Microbiology
    Nutrition
    Occupational Health
    Parasitology
    Pathology
    Pharmacology
    Physiology
    Public Health
    Radiation Biology
    Systematic Biology
    Toxicology
    Veterinary Science
    Virology



    Dates Covered: 1969 to present (File 5)
    1993 to the present (File 55)
    1984-1990 (File 205)
    File Size: 14,263,542 records as of October 2003 (File 5)
    6,753,531 records as of October 2003 (File 55)
    60,000 records (File 205)
    Update Frequency: Weekly (File 5)
    Weekly (File 55)
    Closed (File 205)



    Document Types Indexed
    Books and Monographs
    Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
    Journal Articles
    Patents

    Geographic Coverage
    International



    [BIOSIS Contact Information]

    BIOSIS
    Two Commerce Square
    2001 Market Street., Suite 700
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-7095

    Telephone: 215-231-7500 (worldwide)
    800 Line: 800-523-4806
    Fax: 1-215-587-2016
    E-Mail: info@biosis.org

    -----------------------------------------------------

    This groundwork having been laid, here is the news story from the
    Philadelphia Inquirer which is yet another Dialog database.

    Bluesheet
    633
    The Philadelphia Inquirer


    -----------------------------------------------------

    Posted on Tue, Jan. 13, 2004
    Thomson buys Biosis publishing
    Proceeds in the sale of assets of the Philadelphia-based nonprofit
    research service will go to a new foundation.
    By Linda Loyd
    Inquirer Staff Writer


    Thomson Corp. said yesterday that it had acquired the publishing assets of
    Philadelphia-based Biological Abstracts Inc. and Biosis, a life-sciences
    indexing service.



    Toronto-based Thomson, with $7.8 billion in revenue in 2002, is a
    publisher of specialized information for businesses, with more than 20
    million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services,
    higher education, reference information, corporate training, scientific
    research, and health care. Thomson's products range from Westlaw legal
    databases and the Physicians' Desk Reference to university textbooks.

    Thomson ISI, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1958 as the Institute
    for Scientific Information, provides Web-based information to researchers,
    students and businesses worldwide.

    Biosis announced in May that it was seeking a partner to ensure that
    researchers, educators, students and others would have continued
    affordable access to biological research. In October, Biosis said it was
    in final negotiations with Thomson.

    -----------------------------------------------------

    Here is an excerpt and link to the Thompson press release regarding the
    Thompson acquisition of BIOSIS:

    Thomson Acquires BIOSIS Publishing Assets
    Philadelphia, PA USA, 01/15/2004


    A shorter URL for the above link:



    Founded in 1926, BIOSIS is the non-profit organization that produces vital
    databases and services for life sciences research, including Biological
    Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, and Zoological Record. These databases are
    made available globally on a wide variety of platforms. The board of
    BIOSIS will continue to support their new mission under the interim name
    of The J.R.S. Foundation.

    Thomson ISI was selected from a number of potential strategic partners
    following a detailed review process by the BIOSIS Board. After considering
    both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, the Board concluded that
    Thomson ISI is in a unique position - to facilitate the understanding of
    the living world by helping researchers, educators, students and others
    access information relevant to the life sciences.

    "We were delighted with the BIOSIS Board's decision. The acquisition of
    BIOSIS is in keeping with the Thomson vision to be the leading global
    provider of integrated information solutions to business and professional
    customers," said Mike Tansey, Chief Executive Officer of Thomson
    Scientific. "The integration of the BIOSIS content with the other Thomson
    Scientific information resources augments the total information solutions
    we provide to the scientific community."

    The BIOSIS information services will become part of Thomson ISIa business
    unit of Thomson Scientific and Healthcare. The BIOSIS product line will be
    integrated within ISI Web of KnowledgeSMthe multidisciplinary information
    solution that facilitates discovery by offering seamless navigation to the
    highest quality content, evaluation tools, and bibliographic management
    products.

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    The full text of these documents may be viewed at the URLs provided for
    each.


    Sincerely,
    David Dillard
    Temple University
    (215) 204 - 4584
    jwne@astro.temple.edu




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