ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 25, 2003 - ProQuest Information and Learning announces an expanded agreement with News International. The agreement continues coverage of The Times and The Sunday Times in ProQuest online databases and brings two new newspaper titles, The Sun and News of the World, to ProQuest products. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, creates and publishes databases for libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

News International is the major UK subsidiary of the News Corporation Limited. The News International content will appear in ProQuest Newsstand^TM products, eLibrary^TM products for K-12 libraries and schools, as well as several products targeted at international ProQuest customers such as ProQuest Learning: News.

"The News International offerings will bring a new dimension to ProQuest Newsstand products. We're pleased to extend the availability of The Times and The Sunday Times in ProQuest products. Introducing highly regarded resources such as these to our youngest users will set them on a path to knowledge that will serve them throughout their scholarly lives," said Steven Hall, Senior Vice President, Publishing for ProQuest Information and Learning.

The agreement includes backfile rights for The Times dating to 1990. All four newspapers - The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, and News of the World - are already available in ProQuest databases.

Free trials are available. Libraries may receive more information by contacting their account representative at 1-800-521-0600, ext. 3183 or 3452 (outside the U.S., call +44-1-223-215-512) or pqsales@il.proquest.com. Editors may call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 6489 or email pr@il.proquest.com.

 

About News Corporation 

News Corporation is a diversified international media and entertainment company with operations in film; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers; book publishing; and more. Its activities are conducted primarily in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Basin.

About ProQuest
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More than a content provider or aggregator, ProQuest is an information partner, creating indispensable research solutions that connect people and information. Through innovative, user-centered discovery technology, ProQuest offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical newspapers, dissertations, and uniquely relevant resources for researchers of any age and sophistication—including content not likely to be digitized by others. Inspired by its customers and their end users, ProQuest is working toward a future that blends information accessibility with community to further enhance learning and encourage lifelong enrichment.

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