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Dialog Announces 2009 Quantum² InfoStars at London Online

Bellon, Dorabjee, and Juckes honored as industry innovators

December 1, 2009 (Morrisville, North Carolina, and London) — Dialog, a leader in online information services for professional searchers, announced the recipients of its 2009 Quantum² InfoStar Awards for the International region. The awards honor information professionals whose achievements demonstrate leadership and inspire others to act as catalysts for change.

The 2009 winners are Nadine Bellon, Head of Competitive Intelligence, Transgene (France); Shaida Dorabjee, Information Consultant, SD Information Services (UK); and Paula Juckes, Senior Scientist Informatics, UCB (UK).

Ms. Bellon is being recognized for her extensive involvement in the information profession, sharing her experiences and expertise and encouraging innovation. She is well known on the conference circuit, most recently chairing sessions and participating as a member of the judging panel at the 2009 International Chemical Information Conference (ICIC) in Sitges, Spain.

Ms. Dorabjee, through her work as an information consultant, specialises in training that helps professionals raise the profile of their information services. Her courses include undertaking information audits, marketing and managing change – topics which resonate strongly with the Quantum² Leadership Programme. She has worked extensively with professional organisations such as CILIP and UKeIG.

Ms. Juckes (nee Challis) is being celebrated for a successful transition from the plant protection environment into the pharmaceutical segment. Further, she has created an information service at UCB that’s both well-used and well-recognized. She has represented UCB for the last five years on IMPI, a forum for information professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.

"Nadine, Shaida and Paula are true leaders in the field, driving our entire community of professionals forward,” said Libby Trudell, vice president, market development. “They embrace change as opportunity and help others do the same. It’s an honor for Dialog to recognize their contributions.”

The InfoStars Award is part of Dialog’s lauded Quantum² program – a leadership development framework for information professionals worldwide. Awards are presented annually to information professionals in various regions around the world. For additional information about the Quantum² program, including profiles on past winners, please visit www.dialog.com.

Dialog supports the creation of content and technology that help organizations drive innovation. Users rely on Dialog to discover, validate and market.

About Dialog
Dialog, LLC (www.dialog.com), a pioneer of online searching in advance of the internet, is the global leader in providing mission-critical information that drives research in science, engineering, business and intellectual property. The online services provided by Dialog — offered through the Dialog^® and DataStar^® brands — give users the ability to search through more than 1.5 billion unique records from the world's most authoritative publishers. Sources include in-depth, deep web repositories of scientific, technical and biomedical data, patents and trademarks, and thousands of industry, news and company information sources. Librarians, researchers and information users from corporate, professional and government organizations in more than 100 countries prize Dialog for depth of content, precision searching and the ability to provide complete solutions.

Dialog, LLC, part of the ProQuest (www.proquest.com) family of brands, is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, with offices in Sunnyvale, California, and London.

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