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Thomson Scientific, Dialog Sponsor Award for Top Information Professional in Australia and New Zealand

Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, January 29, 2007 — Thomson Scientific and Dialog, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced their continued sponsorship of the Australia & New Zealand Chapter of the Special Library Association’s (SLA) Information Professional of the Year Award, and joined chapter leaders in calling for nominations.

The announcement was made at a special session during the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Information Online 2007 conference this week in Sydney, Australia, at which past winners of the Australia & New Zealand Information Professional of the Year Award were also honored.

The award, sponsored by Thomson Scientific and Dialog for the last three years, is open to all information professionals in Australia and New Zealand. A special panel of SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter board members and regional Thomson Scientific and Dialog management will select the winner, who will be announced at the SLA 98 th Annual Conference, June 2–7, 2007, in Denver, CO, USA. The recipient of the 2007 Australia & New Zealand Information Professional of the Year Award will receive a prize of AUD$2,000.

"It is truly amazing to watch the growth of the information profession in Australia and New Zealand, and all of the great work that is taking place in this region," said Sonya Donoghue, current president of the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter. "It is important for us to continue to recognize the achievements of our best information professionals."

Nominations should be e-mailed to Marie McKenzie, past president of the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter at . Any questions regarding the nomination process and selection criteria should also be directed to Marie. The deadline for submitting nominations is May 11, 2007. Individuals may nominate themselves or others.

"Thomson Scientific and Dialog continue to support information professionals worldwide through our leadership development program, Quantum²," said Liz Blankson-Hemans, director of information professional development for Europe and Asia-Pacific. "In addition to supporting information professionals, we believe in giving them the recognition they truly deserve, and we are pleased to be sponsoring this award again."

The Quantum² program (quantum.dialog.com) offers leadership development support to information professionals worldwide. Dialog also annually recognizes current and potential leaders through its InfoStar Awards and the Roger K. Summit Scholarship for future information professionals, named in honor of the founder and chairman emeritus of Dialog.

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