The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of the Data Citation IndexTM, a research resource within the Web of KnowledgeSM to facilitate the discovery, use and attribution of data sets and data studies that also link to peer-reviewed literature.

This new research resource from Thomson Reuters creates a single source of discovery for scientific, social sciences and arts and humanities information. It provides a single access point to discover foundational research within data repositories around the world in the broader context of peer-reviewed literature in journals, books, and conference proceedings already indexed in the Web of Knowledge.

Historically, it has been extremely difficult to discover, attribute and measure the research compiled within data sets. Analysts at Thomson Reuters closely researched this issue and determined that a system was needed to help researchers more easily discover data relevant to their work and attribute it in a way that appropriately acknowledges intellectual debt. The Thomson Reuters white paper, “Collaborative Science: Solving the Issues of Discovery, Attribution and Measurement in Data Sharing,” takes a close look at this analysis and the approach of utilizing the Data Citation Index to bridge the scholarly research gap.

“Data is not like a narrative—you don’t know its value and utility until it’s used. In this regard, we’re doing everything we can to promote sharing of data from our archives,” said John Kunze, associate director of the California Digital Library’s UC Curation Center. “The Data Citation Index from Thomson Reuters is helping to turn the tide.”

The Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index makes research within the digital universe discoverable, citable and viewable within the context of the output the data has informed. Thomson Reuters partnered with numerous data repositories worldwide to capture bibliographic records and cited references for digital research, facilitating visibility, author attribution, and ultimately the measurement of impact of this growing body of scholarship.

“It is an honor to partner with Thomson Reuters in the building of the Data Citation Index,” said Mary Vardigan, assistant director of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). “By enhancing the discoverability of data through the Data Citation Index, Thomson Reuters is highlighting the importance of research data in the scientific process.”

“The Data Citation Index will revolutionize the way data sets are discovered and utilized,” said Keith MacGregor, executive vice president of Thomson Reuters. “It will enable researchers, institutions and funders to gain a comprehensive view of the origins of research projects and influence the future paths they take, while also eliminating the duplication of work and speeding the scientific research process.”

To learn more about Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge, please visit: http://wokinfo.com/about/whatitis/.

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today unveiled Cortellis for Information IntegrationTM, a new capability that leverages Thomson Reuters CortellisTM to enable organizations to integrate internal, public, and vendor data into a central location for meaningful Life Sciences research and analysis.

Cortellis for Information Integration automates the integration of Life Sciences data with the most sophisticated ontology engine available. By connecting multiple sources, this new capability streamlines data distribution and helps companies adapt solutions to meet their specific information delivery strategies. Clients can easily perform meaningful analyses by using the ontologies to align disparate external and internal content with the leading scientific and pharmaceutical competitive intelligence, even if the underlying content could not previously be searched by standard industry terms, such as “mechanism of action,” “target,” “indication” or by drug name.

Cortellis for Information Integration is a comprehensive solution within Cortellis, the premier Life Sciences web platform, that helps research and development professionals enhance productivity by reducing the time it takes to find preexisting information and analyses. It also enables better functionality for search, exports, alerts and visualizations, as well as the ability to distribute data to a wide range of users through Cortellis or the Application Programming Interface (API).

This new capability is secure, with customer-specific security options so data is protected according to the most rigorous industry standards. It also provides a customized configuration of Cortellis, with custom user data and interface options.

“Information integration poses a significant challenge to drug discovery. R&D content is often spread across numerous locations with inconsistent terminology, so it is very time consuming to properly search the data,” said Wendy Hamilton, senior vice president at Thomson Reuters. “Cortellis for Information Integration not only creates a single, easily searchable environment, but it also gives our customers the ability to find new insights by integrating their internal information with trusted Thomson Reuters Life Sciences content.”

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. congratulates the winners of all the 2012 Nobel Prizes, and is pleased to learn that eight winners have published their work with Wiley. To celebrate the achievements of all Nobel winners, Wiley is making a selection of content from this and past year’s winners of Nobel Prizes in all areas free to access until the end of the year.

Sir John B. Gurdon, UK, and Professor Shinya Yamanaka, Japan, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. Both winners are published Wiley authors; Sir John Gurdon has authored several book chapters on genetics and stem cells, as well as articles in four journals. Professor Yamanaka has written articles in six journals as well as an article to be published in the Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, coming in spring 2013.

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Professor Robert J. Lefkowitz and Professor Brian K. Kobilka, of the USA, for studies of G-protein–coupled receptors. Both Professors Lefkowitz and Kobilka have published articles in many Wiley journals, and Professor Lefkowitz has also authored the introductory chapters of two books, including G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Drug Targets: Analysis of Activation and Constitutive Activity, Volume 24.

Professor Serge Haroche, France and Dr. David J. Wineland, USA, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems. Both winners have authored articles for Wiley journals including Fortschritte der Physik and Annalen Der Physik as well as several book chapters.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2012 has been awarded jointly to Professors Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley, of the USA, for their work on the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design. Professor Roth has published articles in Wiley’s econmic journals, as well as contributing to a series of papers on kidney donation in the American Journal of Transplantation. Professor Shapley has published articles in five journals including four papers in Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, which Professor Roth has also published three papers in.

“We extend our highest congratulations to Sir John Gurdon and Professor Yamanaka, Professors Lefkowitz and Kobilka, Professor Haroche and Dr. Wineland, and Professors Roth and Shapley on this recognition, and are honored to be able to count them among our authors,” said Steven Miron, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly, Wiley. “We are proud to have a long-standing tradition of publishing Nobel Laureates, and this year’s winners join over 450 Laureates who have chosen to share their work through Wiley.”

Please visit the Nobel Prize pages on Wiley Online Library for access to free content by Nobel winning authors until the end of the year.

For more information on each of the winners’ publications, please visit the individual announcements on the Wiley Press Room:
2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Wiley Authors
Nobel Prize in Physics for 2012 Awarded to Wiley Authors
Wiley Authors Awarded 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2012 Awarded to Wiley Authors

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the appointment of Cathy Wolfe as President & CEO of its Medical Research business, effective January 1, 2013. With well-known brands of Ovid and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research provides innovative online research services as well as leading medical, clinical and nursing journal publishing solutions for healthcare practitioners, students and research professionals in more than 180 countries.

A veteran of Wolters Kluwer, Wolfe has served as the CEO of Wolters Kluwer U.K. since 2007. She has been with the company since 1996, including key leadership positions in the U.S. and the U.K., and has a track record of delivering strong results and innovation. During her time at Wolters Kluwer, Wolfe has led numerous large and complex technology and product development initiatives that have resulted in the launch of innovative digital solutions that combine software, services and information.

Wolfe will succeed Karen Abramson, who led the Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research business since 2006 and was recently appointed as President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting’s CCH Business Unit effective in September. Wolters Kluwer Health President & CEO Bob Becker will continue to lead the Medical Research Business Unit until Wolfe assumes the role in January.

“We are thrilled to welcome Cathy to our Health division leadership team,” said Becker. “Her global expertise combined with her proven track record of developing and launching innovative products in both electronic and print formats will position our Medical Research business to continue its focus on delivering leading-edge solutions to meet the evolving needs of our global customers.” While CEO of Wolters Kluwer U.K., Wolfe led the business to strong results and became known for driving customer-focused innovation and operational efficiencies. Prior to becoming CEO of the U.K. business, Wolfe served as Vice President of Tax & Accounting publishing group for CCH while based in the Chicago area.

“I am excited to join the Health team,” said Wolfe. “Wolters Kluwer Health and its Medical Research business are on the forefront of developing and delivering solutions that help our global customers improve patient care and fuel new discoveries. This is a critical time in healthcare, and I’m excited to be part of this ongoing transformation to deliver the best research and information that impacts care.”

Wolters Kluwer Health is a global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, with leading brands including Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ovid®, Pharmacy OneSource®, Lexicomp and UpToDate®, among others. Its customers include professionals, students, institutions and organizations across the globe. Products and services include industry-leading textbooks and jo

The Frankfurt Book Fair closed on Sunday, having achieved a slight (0,6 percent) increase in total visitor numbers compared to 2011, with a total of 281,753 visitors. The fact that the number of visitors on the trade visitor days declined only marginally (by 1.6 per cent) shows that the industry remains optimistic and is well equipped to face its challenges. As Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, remarked, “Here at the Frankfurt Book Fair we witnessed the courage and innovative power of Europe, and of the international publishing industry. Despite the economic crisis in Southern Europe, all the important representatives of international and European publishing were here in Frankfurt. And the amount of interest shown in translations from the so-called smaller language areas, and in digital projects continues to grow.” This was also evident from the increased significance of the rights trade, which has now become highly complex. The Literary Agents & Scouts Centre in Hall 6.0 grew by 4.4 per cent, compared to 2011. Around 100 agents more than last year held their appointments in the proverbial 30-minute tact, which adds up to an additional 1,300 meetings every day.

“You might find it hard to believe,” said Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder, Chairman of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association, “but the more globalised the book business becomes, the more strongly people feel a need to meet each other in person at least once a year – and above all in Frankfurt. Live conversations about people and books are irreplaceable.” The presence of international publishers in Frankfurt is growing, and industry observers judged the mood among the publishers as more open and adventurous than it was a year ago. “Here in Frankfurt, modern publishing presented itself,” said Juergen Boos. “We’re experiencing the new generation of book people – rich in ideas, equipped with new competencies and highly networked. An entirely new spirit of achievement has taken hold.” This also includes the integration of new players from the fields of technology, film and games into the Book Fair universe; and it means the relationship between publishers and readers is becoming ever closer. With roughly 1,000 visitors, the StoryDrive Festival made it clear that questions of digitisation, creativity and innovation are no longer just matters for the industry specialists.

Also collecting excellent feedback was the programme of the Frankfurt Academy, whose 3,300 professional participants used the Frankfurt Book Fair as a way of meeting important players from the book industry as part of an international knowledge network; they identified new business models and trends, witnessed international examples of best practice, and exchanged their ideas.

The uncontested highlight of the Book Fair was the presentation by the Guest of Honour New Zealand, which won the admiration of trade visitors and general public alike with its charming understatement, its magnificently designed pavilion and its colourful mix of performance, dance, singing, multimedia and high literature.