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Australian Health Services Librarian, Stephen Due, Wins Thomson Scientific-Sponsored Information Professional Award

Award Honors Information Industry Achievement in Australia and New Zealand

Philadelphia, PA USA-London UK, June 20, 2007 — Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced that Stephen Due, chief librarian at Geelong Hospital/Barwon Health Service, was named the 2007 Information Professional of the Year by the SLA Australia/-New Zealand Chapter.

The annual award, sponsored by Thomson Scientific, is given to an information professional who has displayed great achievement in the information industry. Due also will receive a cash prize of AUD$2,000.

“We are pleased to announce Stephen as the 2007 Information Professional of the Year, as he has gone above and beyond to share his expertise and knowledge with his colleagues and peers,” said Marie McKenzie, past president of the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter. “He has been extremely proactive in advancing the professional status of health librarianship within his organization and through his involvement with industry associations.”

Due has served as chief librarian at Geelong Hospital for more than 20 years. He is a co-sponsor of the national Health Libraries Benchmarking Group, and he has written extensively on professional issues in journals, such as Health Inform, BMJ, JMLA, MJA, Journal of Medical Biography, Lancet and ANZ Journal of Surgery. Since 2004, he has chaired the Victorian Health Libraries Consortium, which he formed in 2003.

“Few have done as much as Stephen to champion his profession, and he is greatly deserving of this award, which Thomson Scientific is proud to sponsor,” said Liz Blankson-Hemans, director, international information professional development. “By forming the Victorian Health Libraries Consortium, Stephen has created a network that fosters cooperation, information sharing and advocacy within the health library sector in Victoria.”

The award is open to information professionals, such as public, corporate and government librarians, independent information consultants, knowledge managers and others, working and living in Australia or New Zealand. A panel of SLA-ANZ board members and Thomson Scientific management determine the winner.

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