THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT’S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CHOOSES ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE
127 Universities and 53 Training and Research Hospitals of the Ministry of Health Receive Equal Opportunity Access to ISI Web of Knowledge to Promote Academic Advancement in Turkey
Philadelphia, PA, London UK - October 15, 2008 — The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that the Turkish Government’s Scientific and Technological Research Organization’s (TUBITAK) R&D Facility Institute, The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM), has signed a three year contract for the ISI Web of Knowledge platform. The science, social science, and arts and humanities citation indexes on the ISI Web of Knowledge platform will be available to all Turkish and TR of Cyprus Universities as well as Ministry of Health Training and Research Hospitals to help foster academic advancement.
ISI Web of Knowledge, an integrated, versatile research platform, delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content. The platform provides users the ability to search the right content and find relevant information — whether that information is found in international journals, open access resources, books, patents, proceedings or Web sites.
“Thomson Reuters is dedicated to providing best-in-class information solutions to the global academic community,” said Shahrooz Sharifrazy, key account manager, MEA, at Thomson Reuters. “Regardless of size or budget, 127 universities plus 53 training and research hospitals in Turkey will now have access to a tool that can greatly improve their worldwide exposure.”
TUBITAK-ULAKBIM aims at providing technological facilities such as computer networks, information technology support, and information and document delivery services, to meet the information requirements of universities and research institutions, and to increase the efficiency and productivity of their end users.
“Turkish universities trust Thomson Reuters for impartial listings of articles and citations,” said Professor Cem Sarac, Director, TUBITAK-ULAKBIM. “ISI Web of Knowledge helps all government, military and private universities plus training and research hospitals choose trendsetting industry subjects which will be critical to Turkey’s academic advancement.”
For more information, visit http://isiwebofknowledge.com/.
About TUBITAK-ULAKBIM
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is the leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey. It was established in 1963 with a mission to advance science and technology, conduct research and support Turkish researchers. The Council is an autonomous institution and is governed by a Scientific Board whose members are selected from prominent scholars from universities, industry and research institutions. TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting and coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities. http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/home.do?ot=10&lang=en
The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) was founded as a R&D Facility Institute of TÜBİTAK(*) in 1996. ULAKBIM’s main objectives have been set as operating a high speed computer network enabling interaction within the institutional elements of the national innovation system, and providing information technology support and information services to academic and research institutes to help scientific production. http://www.ulakbim.gov.tr/eng/
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*Note to Editors: Professor Cem Sarac, Director, TUBITAK-ULAKBIM will conduct a presentation about his organization at a Thomson Reuters sponsored reception at the Frankfurt Book Fair, October 16th, 2008. For more information or to RSVP for the event, please contact Sue Besaw at susan.besaw@thomsonreuters.com, +1 (215) 823-1840.
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