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Breaking Down the Age Barrier: ProQuest-CSA backs Silver Surfer's Day
Cambridge, UK. May 12, 2004 You're never too old to learn! That's the message from ProQuest-CSA, which is throwing its support behind Silver Surfer's Day, on Friday, May 21.
Silver Surfer's Day aims to give people in the UK - silver-haired or not - who are over the age of 50, a 'taster' of what email and the Internet are all about.
As a sponsor of the event, ProQuest-CSA will be offering free trials of its unique online service KnowUK in libraries across the UK. People are encouraged to drop in for a byte-size introduction to IT.
KnowUK offers a complete collection of current, useful and UK specific reference information which appeals to all ages. Users can look up anything from this year's events being featured at Edinburgh Festival, to Home Secretary David Blunkett's address, tourist information on Swansea, or even access guides on early retirement.
Now in its third year, Silver Surfer's Day is a national celebration of older people's achievements on the Internet and is hosted by Hairnet UK Ltd as part of National Adult Learners' Week.
Cambridge, UK. January 2003
ProQuest-CSA (formerly Chadwyck-Healey) adds Local Information Pages to its flagship library
reference resource, KnowUK.
Since its launch in 1999, KnowUK has given visitors to public libraries all over the
United Kingdom the power to cross-search over 90 of the UK's most popular reference resources, including
titles like Who's Who, The Municipal Yearbook and Hutchinson Almanac. The
launch of Local Information Pages extends the scope of the service, by giving access to local information
on one hundred of largest towns in the UK, plus all the London Boroughs. Users can find basic information
about the area, a zoomable map of the town, links to local services and facilities and access to
selected local websites. The coverage of Local Information Pages will be extended to Scotland and
further regions in the United Kingdom in January 2003 and up to 1,000 cities and towns will be covered
by the end of 2003.
Tom Jackson, KnowUK Publisher said "Local Information Pages adds a new dimension to
KnowUK and gives our users the power to find authoritative information on both a national
and regional level. Someone thinking of taking a holiday, for example, can decide where to go by
searching a series of Blue or Which? Guides and now find out where to stay, what to do and which
events are taking place through our local information pages. This makes KnowUK a much
more rounded service for library users all over the United Kingdom".
Editor's notes
If you would like free trial access to KnowUK for review purposes, please contact our Webmaster.
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SLIC (Scottish Library and Information Council) negotiates national licence on behalf of
Scotland's public libraries for leading UK reference resource, KnowUK.
Cambridge, UK - December 2002
ProQuest-CSA announces the issue of a national licence for its online reference
resource, KnowUK, which gives public libraries across Scotland access to over 90 of the UK's leading
reference publications.
Since its 1999 launch, KnowUK has grown to become one of the most well-respected and popular
electronic reference resources in the UK, with millions of people being able to access the service,
free of charge, from their local library. The national licence for Scotland is the first of its kind
and gives over 5 million people access to the latest editions of prominent publications like
Who's Who in Scotland, Hutchinson's Encyclopedia, Whitakers Almanac,
UK Advice Finder and Which? Guides.
Editor's notes
"SLIC is working with National Lottery distributor the New Opportunities Fund to deliver the
People's Network, linking every public library in Scotland to the internet by 2003."
If you would like free trial access to KnowUK for review purposes, please contact our Webmaster.
About ProQuest-CSA
ProQuest-CSA is a world leader in collecting, organizing, and distributing
information worldwide to researchers, faculty, and students in libraries and schools. Known widely
for its strength in business and economics, general-reference, humanities, social sciences, and
STM content, the company develops premium databases comprising periodicals, newspapers, dissertations,
out-of-print books, and other scholarly information from more than 8,500 publishers worldwide.
Users access the information through the ProQuest® Web-based online information system,
Chadwyck-HealeyTM electronic and microform resources,
UMI® microform and print reference products, and XanEduTM
online faculty and student resources. For more information about ProQuest-CSA,
visit www.il.proquest.com.
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Whitaker's Almanack, the UK's leading general reference book to be made available electronically for
the first time in its 135-year history.
Cambridge, UK. November 2002- ProQuest-CSA has announced an exclusive
agreement with A&C Black that will bring Whitaker's Almanack to the company's
KnowUK reference resource by the end of January 2003. The agreement allows ProQuest-CSA
to distribute Whitaker's content to educational institutions, public libraries, and other markets around
the world.
Tom Jackson, KnowUK Publisher said "The synergies between Whitaker's Almanack and KnowUK are clear,
with both specialising in the delivery of the highest quality reference information to the widest possible
audience. Whitaker's has always been at the top of our customers' 'wish-list,' and we are delighted to be
in a position to add it to our service."
Since its launch in 1999, KnowUK has provided visitors to libraries all over the United Kingdom
the power to cross-search over 90 of the UK's most popular reference resources, including Who's Who,
The Municipal Yearbook, Willing's Press Guide and The Year Ahead.
Editor's notes
If you would like free trial access to KnowUK for review purposes, please contact our Webmaster.
Chadwyck-Healey is a brand of ProQuest-CSA, an electronic
publishing company committed to an innovative programme of publishing, which combines the most
important sources of information and knowledge with the most appropriate technology. The
company includes the brands UMI, ProQuest, XanEdu and Chadwyck-Healey.
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