Thomson Reuters Collaborates with Indian Education Ministry to Advance the Global Impact of its Academic Research Performance
Initiative
will provide 165 higher education institutions with access to Web of Science,
the world's most trusted citation index of scientific and scholarly literature.
PHILADELPHIA, April
20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intellectual Property
& Science business of Thomson Reuters announced a strategic partnership
to provide access to its online scientific citation indexing service, Web of Science,
to India's e-Shodh Sindhu:
Consortia for Higher Education Electronic Resources (ESS).
Formed in 2015, ESS is an initiative of India's Ministry of Human
Resource Development (MHRD) to provide academic institutes with access to
electronic resources and promote their usage.
The partnership between Thomson Reuters and e-Shodh
Sindhu will provide 165 Indian universities with online access to the most
comprehensive and versatile research platform for search and discovery. Used by
over 7000 research organizations across the world, Web of Science™ consists of
seven citation databases including sciences, social sciences, arts and
humanities covering impactful scientific research from scholarly books,
journals, conference proceedings, published data sets and patents. Reliable,
integrated, multidisciplinary research delivered alongside the latest
information on emerging trends, as well as subject specific content and
analysis tools, will make it easy for students to identify the most important
and relevant research to inform their work.
"Web
of Science will provide students and faculty members with the proper resources
to support their research efforts," said Dr.Jagdish
Arora, Director, Information and Library Network Centre.
"The agreement will enable India,
which has the third-largest higher education system in the world, to continue
its momentum as a viable resource for homegrown academic research."
"Investment in higher education is key to success in
today's global knowledge economy," said Arvind Pachhapur, South Asia Head,
Intellectual Property & Science business, Thomson Reuters. "By
collaborating with ESS to provide our Web of Science portal, we believe that
university students and faculty members in India
will be equipped to further enhance the vibrant academic research landscape in
the country."
Source | http://www.prnewswire.com/
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