ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 26, 2003 - ProQuest Information and Learning has announced a new agreement that allows customers of both services to link from CSA research abstracts to the full-text of scholarly journals in ProQuest online databases. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, creates and publishes databases for libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

CSA is a privately owned information company based in Bethesda, Maryland. CSA has published abstracts and indexes to scientific and technical research literature for more than 30 years. Among the key titles included in the new agreement are: CSA Sociological Abstracts, Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Database, CSA Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Database, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, and ARTbibliographies Modern. They will link to the full-text of the journal articles in ProQuest databases including the ABI/INFORM® business database suite; ProQuest Research Library^TM; ProQuest Nursing Journals; ProQuest Science Journals; ProQuest Social Science Journals; and many more.

ProQuest supports OpenURL linking standards for both inbound and outbound links. ProQuest's outbound linking capabilities emphasize flexibility, enabling support even for link targets that are not yet OpenURL compliant.

ProQuest has established linking agreements with several key providers such as JSTOR, Swets, Ingenta, OCLC, and more. ProQuest supports linking via CrossRef which enables access to content for over 200 publishers. In addition, ProQuest proactively facilitates linking with all major link resolvers and A-Z journal list service providers such as Serials Solutions (ArticleLinker, JournalLinker), ExLibris (SFX), Endeavor (LinkFinder Plus), Innovative Interfaces (WebBridge), TDNet, etc., and document retrieval services such as InfoTrieve and CISTI.

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 CSA 

Bethesda, Maryland-based CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) creates records that go beyond citations to furnish valuable summaries of original research material, allowing scientists and researchers to identify articles appropriate to their needs. Content coverage includes the life sciences, environmental and aquatic sciences, computer sciences, materials science and engineering, aerospace, social sciences, and humanities. It offers the award-winning Internet Database Service, providing access to more than 70 databases, as well as publishing widely read print journals. CSA offers precision tools engineered to make conducting scholarly research precise, quick, and cost-effective. As information storage and retrieval technologies continue their rapid evolution, it remains committed to aggressively broadening user access to the latest thinking in the sciences and social sciences. For more information, please visit www.csa.com.

 

About ProQuest
ProQuest creates specialized information resources and technologies that propel successful research, discovery, and lifelong learning. A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest offers the expertise of such respected brands as Chadwyck-Healey™, UMI®, SIRS®, and eLibrary®. With Serials Solutions®, Ulrich's™, RefWorks®, COS™, Dialog® and now Bowker® part of the ProQuest brand family, the company supports the breadth of the information community with innovative discovery solutions that power the business of books and the best in research experience.

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.

For more information, visit www.proquest.com or the ProQuest parent company website, www.cig.com.