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Hello:
ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired exclusive publishing rights to
the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). PERSI, the largest subject index to
genealogy and local history periodicals in the world, is created and maintained
by the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
PERSI will be added to HeritageQuest Online later this year.
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Connie Crump
Constance Crump
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For Immediate Release
News Media Contact:
Constance Crump
Manager, Public Relations
1-800-521-0600, ext. 6489
734-761-4700, ext. 6489
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ProQuest to Publish PERSI Database
Renowned genealogy and local history periodicals index joins HeritageQuest
Online(tm)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - June 18, 2003 - ProQuest
Information and Learning announced that it has acquired exclusive publishing
rights to the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). PERSI, the largest subject
index to genealogy and local history periodicals in the world, is created and
maintained by the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
ProQuest Information and Learning is a unit of ProQuest Company (NYSE:PQE).
The PERSI index is the standard for periodical research in local history and
genealogy. The comprehensive subject index covers genealogy and local history
periodicals written in English since 1800. Article coverage ranges from the
18th century to the present. The 2003 edition will contain more than 1.9
million citations from more than 6,000 periodicals published in the United
States, Canada and abroad. PERSI
will be published later this year as a key database in ProQuest's award-winning
HeritageQuest Online, a Web-based genealogical resource available to public and
academic libraries, historical and genealogical societies, and their patrons.
"PERSI is one of the most valuable genealogical databases in use today. It
helps researchers quickly locate helpful articles about families, abstracts of
local records and genealogical methodology. We're happy to create a
powerful alliance in joining HeritageQuest Online's other quality genealogy
resources," said PERSI creator and editor Michael B. Clegg of the Allen
County Public Library,
"Providing robust access to such a significant group of materials as
genealogical and historical periodicals is a continuation of the library's
commitment to service excellence," said ACPL genealogy department and
project manager, Curt Witcher.
HeritageQuest Online, recently named "Best Reference Source" by
Library Journal, a publication of the American Library Association, is a
premier genealogical resource combining census data, family records, local
histories and other primary sources, all superbly indexed for easy access
through an intuitive interface. Users may search on personal names, place, type
of material, and keywords. Full-image census records are further searchable by
year, surname, given name, age, gender, race, birthplace, locality, county and
state. Many collections are delivered in full page image, ready for printing or
PDF downloading. HeritageQuest Online is also available via remote access to
users in their homes.
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Editors may call
1-800-521-0600, ext 6489 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
About Allen County Public
Library
In October 2002, Hennan's American Public Library Rating Index ranked the Allen
County Public Library fifth in the nation among libraries of its size, based on
population served. It was the third year that the library has been so highly
rated. The Hennan's rankings are based on 15 factors including circulation,
staffing, materials, reference service and funding levels drawn from data for
2000 compiled in the Federal-State Cooperative System.
The ACPL's genealogical and local history collection is the largest in a public
library and the world's second largest genealogy collection (only the Family
History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, is
larger). ACPL holds the largest collection of English-language family and
local history periodicals in the world.
About ProQuest Company
ProQuest Company (NYSE: PQE) is based in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is a
leading provider of value-added information and content to the library,
classroom, automotive and powersports markets. We provide products and services
to our customers through two business segments: Information & Learning and
Business Solutions. Through our Information & Learning segment, which
primarily serves the library and classroom markets, we aggregate and publish
value-added content from a wide range of sources including newspapers,
periodicals and books. Our Business Solutions segment is primarily engaged in
the delivery in electronic form of comprehensive parts and service information
to the automotive market. It also provides dealers in the powersports
(motorcycle, marine, RV and outdoor power) markets with management systems that
enable them to manage their inventory, customer service and other aspects of
their businesses.
About ProQuest Information and Learning
ProQuest Information and Learning 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(r) Web-based online information system, Chadwyck-Healey(tm) electronic
and microform resources, UMI(r) microform and print reference products,
bigchalk(tm) educational resources, and XanEdu(tm) online faculty and student
resources. For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning,
visit www.il.proquest.com.
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