ANN ARBOR, Mich., December 1, 2003 - ProQuest Information and Learning announces the launch of five new bimonthly e-newsletters for librarians and database users. The free subject-specific e-zines will hold case studies, research tips and tactics, content updates and more, designed to help librarians and researchers. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, creates and publishes databases for libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

Each e-newsletter will focus on a single research arena: Business, History, Social Sciences and Humanities, Science, Technology and Medicine, and General Reference. ProQuest invites future readers to submit suggestions for article topics, experts to be considered for possible Q&As, and case study suggestions. The professionally written newsletters will be authoritative, up-to-date, and provide helpful information on each research topic, as well as brief product updates and new content advisories.  Issues will include special offers for e-newsletter subscribers and a trivia contest with a $20 Amazon gift certificate as the prize.

The forthcoming titles are scheduled to launch over the next two months, beginning with "Best Practices - Business" on December 3. History and SSH titles will follow in January 2004, with STM and General Reference e-newsletters scheduled to debut in February 2004.

To sign up for a free subscription, please visit the ProQuest web site at www.il.proquest.com/proquest/mailinglist/.

Free trials of ProQuest products are always 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 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.

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