ISI Web of Science at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. (IT News).ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there have announced that the Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (Simplified Chinese: 中国科学院; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn), formerly known as Academia Sinica (CAS) has adopted ISI Web of Science the Web-based resource that enables users to search current and retrospective LAW, RETROSPECTIVE. A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed. 2. Whenever a law of this kind impairs the obligation of contracts, it is void. 3 Dall. 391. multidisciplinary mul·ti·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or making use of several disciplines at once: a multidisciplinary approach to teaching. information from the world's most prestigious scholarly journals. Through Web of Science five CAS libraries and five CAS institutes will acquire access to the ISI Science Citation Index Science Citation Index (SCI ®) is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Scientific. Expanded. They include: the Library of CAS, Shanghai Documentation and Information Center of CAS, Wuhan Library of CAS, Chengdu Library of CAS, the Scientific Information Center for Resource & Environment of CAS, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of CAS, Changehun Institute of Applied Chemistry of CAS, the Institute of Metal Research of CAS, the Institute of Physics of CAS, and the Institute of Chemistry of CAS. Agreement Celebrated The Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (LCAS LCAS Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (SDH/SONET Virtual Concatenation) LCAS Lake County Astronomical Society (Illinois) LCAS Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist ) and ISI hosted a special event to observe the CAS adoption of ISI Web of Science. The event, `Chinese Academy of Sciences Launches ISI Web of Science,' was held on May 18, 2002 at the new state-of-the-art library. The event commenced with speeches from Ms. Xu Yin-Chi, Director of LCAS and Vin Caraher, Executive Vice President, ISI. ISI staff also conducted presentations on the current state of scientific research and ISI Web of Science, followed by product training sessions in the afternoon. "This is an exciting time for LCAS, stated Ms. Xu Yin-Chi, Director of LCAS. `It is especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that the opening of the new Library coincides with our researchers and information professionals gaining access to ISI Web of Science. The ability to conduct first-rate research is dependent upon the availability of the highest-quality content. ISI Web of Science is among the world's most respected and superior resources for scientific information.' `It is with a great deal of pride that ISI shares in the celebration to mark the opening of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new library," remarked Adam Klein, Vice President of Asia-Pacific Sales and Market Development, ISI. `The new facility coupled with the adoption of ISI Web of Science will no doubt have a very profound effect on the quality of research output at the Chinese Academy of Sciences." www.isi.com |
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