Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information Purchases BIOSIS Previews; ISI Web of Knowledge Platform Offers Consortium Great Research Access.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2003 Thomson ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there announced that the Korea Institute of Science and Technology  The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)([1] is a multi-disciplinary research institute located in Seoul, Korea. Information (KISTI) Consortium, consisting of 21 academic and government research institutions, has purchased BIOSIS BIOSIS Biosciences Information Service Previews(R)-- the comprehensive biological services resource that provides retrospective data back to 1969. Available through ISI Web of Knowledge(SM), BIOSIS Previews includes new searching and linking capabilities, such as biosystematic bi·o·sys·tem·at·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The statistical analysis of data obtained from genetic, biochemical, and other observational studies to assess the taxonomic relationships of organisms or populations, especially within an code, name, and concept code searching, along with the ability to select a specific time period for searching. With approximately 13 million records from nearly 5,000 life sciences journals and non-journal literature, BIOSIS includes information from conferences, meetings, symposia, review articles, patents, books, book chapters, and software reviews. "We passed the Industrialization industrialization Process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. The changes that took place in Britain during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and 19th century led the way for the early industrializing nations of western Europe and Age of the 20th century and have arrived in the era where knowledge and information will be essential to our country's international competitiveness" said Hyoung Gon Ko, Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. Center Director, KISTI. "With the assistance of great resources such as BIOSIS, KISTI will play a leading role in helping to build the infrastructure for our nation's knowledge and information. We are very pleased to collaborate with ISI to achieve this goal." "KISTI has been charged with the great task of establishing Korea as a world leader in science and technology." said Adam Klein, Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific, Thomson Scientific Thomson Scientific is one of the five operating divisions of the Thomson Corporation. The Scientific division provides information-based solutions for the Academic, Business and R&D communities. . "With the purchase of BIOSIS Previews, KISTI has taken another step in achieving this important goal. It is our pleasure to be a part of this great undertaking." About KISTI KISTI was founded through the merger of Korea Institute of Industry and Technology Information (KINITI) and Korea Research and Development Information Center (KORDIC) in January, 2001. A consortium of 21 institutions, KISTI has been given the task of establishing the national science and technology knowledge information infrastructure under the supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister of Korea. KISTI is aimed to contribute to advancing national science & technology, developing industry, and increasing the people's welfare through the establishment of R&D and service systems for national science and technology knowledge information infrastructure. About BIOSIS Previews BIOSIS Previews, produced by Biological Abstracts, Inc., is a comprehensive biological sciences product that is available via the ISI Web of Knowledge platform. Updated weekly with approximately 10,000 items, it combines the content from Biological Abstracts(R) and Biological Abstracts/RRM(R) (Reports, Reviews, Meetings) with efficiency, flexibility, and easy navigation. BIOSIS Previews provides approximately 13 million records from nearly 5,000 life sciences journals and non-journal literature, including conferences, meetings, symposia, review articles, U.S. patents, books, book chapters, and software reviews. About ISI ISI(R) is a business of The Thomson Corporation. 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