Awards Given in Choice Magazine’s January Issue

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 20, 2006 – Thomson Gale, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), announces that Choice magazine has named the following titles 2005 "Outstanding Academic Titles":

 
• West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, Volumes 1-10: A-Z

 

• West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, Volume 11: Milestones in the Law

 

• West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, Volume 12: Primary Documents

 

• West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, Volume 13: Dictionary and Indexes

 

• World Biographical Information System Online

 

• Consulta

 

• Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

 

• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas

 

• Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion

West’s Encyclopedia of American Law fully illuminates
today’s leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts,
notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more.
Legal issues are discussed in easy-to-understand language, including
such high-profile topics as capital punishment and physician-assisted
suicide.

World Biographical Information System Online is the most comprehensive biographical

database available. Based on the digitization of K. G. Saur’s Biographical Archives,
it compiles biographical articles from printed reference works
published from the 16th to the 21st century, and reproduces these
original documents as facsimile images on the screen. These documents
include more than 4 million biographical profiles of people from all
centuries as well as all countries and regions worldwide.

Consulta gives Spanish and English speaking students,
professionals and general readers high quality reference works on
crucial subjects such as careers, health, history and literature.

The Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
spans the globe to explain the issues behind crimes against humanity
and human rights issues as they relate to individual countries and the
world at large. It traces the history of events that qualify as
genocide and crimes against humanity, profiles perpetrators and heroes,
and explains international laws and law proceedings aimed at ending
genocide and crimes against humanity.

The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas marks the return
of a reference work that is an essential tool to make the often complex
history of "what we think" accessible to students and general readers.
This thoroughly re-envisioned New Dictionary of the History of Ideas brings fresh intelligence and a global perspective to bear on timeless questions about the individual and society.

The Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion traces the
stylistic and functional threads that unite clothing across time and
cultures — as well as delving into the divergent styles and
significance of apparel. This A to Z encyclopedia is the essential
resource for exploring the relationship between culture and couture.

The 2005 Outstanding Academic Title list includes 682 books and electronic resources chosen by the Choice magazine editorial staff. According to Choice magazine,
these titles have been selected for their excellence in scholarship and
presentation, the significance of their contribution to the field, and
their value as important – often the first – treatment of their
subject.

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