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Dialog Seeks 2005 North American Roger K. Summit Scholarship Applicants

CARY, N.C., USA (December 13, 2004) — Dialog, a Thomson (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) business and a leading worldwide provider of online-based information services and integrated information solutions, said today that it is seeking applicants from North America for the 2005 Roger K. Summit Scholarship, the company's scholarship program for graduate students in library and information sciences.

The deadline for the applications is April 30, 2005. The winner of the North American scholarship will be announced in Toronto, Ontario, at the Special Library Association Annual Conference, to be held June 5-8, 2005. (A separate award for students from outside North America will be announced later next year.)

Applications are available at: gep.dialog.com/scholarship/application.

"The qualifications to become a successful information professional are changing. Now, knowledge of a wide range of electronic information resources is an essential part of information management," said Libby Trudell, Dialog senior vice president of information professional development.  "Our sponsorship of the annual Roger K. Summit Scholarships is one way we're helping prepare the profession for the future.”

A panel of local information professionals and educators selects the regional winners after reviewing overall academic achievement, interest in electronic information services, proficiency using Dialog's online services and faculty recommendations.

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About Dialog and The Thomson Corporation
Dialog, a pioneer in developing the technology behind electronic information retrieval, is the world leader in providing online-based information services to organizations seeking competitive advantages in such fields as business, science, engineering, finance and law.

Today, the online services provided by Dialog — offered through the Dialog®, Dialog Profound®, Dialog DataStar™, Dialog NewsEdge® and Dialog Intelliscope^SM brands — give users the ability to precisely retrieve data from more than 1.4 billion unique records, accessible via the Internet or through delivery to enterprise intranets. Searchable content includes articles and reports from thousands of real-time news feeds, newspapers, broadcast transcripts and trade publications, plus research reports and analyst notes providing support for financial decision-making, as well as in-depth repositories of scientific and technical data, patents, trademarks and other intellectual property data. Information professionals and end-users at business, professional and government organizations in more than 100 countries prize Dialog services for their depth and breadth of content, precision searching and speed.

Based in Cary, N.C., USA, Dialog has operations in 27 countries. Dialog (www.dialog.com) is a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). With 2003 revenues of US$7.6 billion, Thomson (www.thomson.com) is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers.

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