ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 8, 2005 - ProQuest Information and Learning has signed an agreement to distribute 17 MediaNews Group newspapers through ProQuest's award-winning online interface. These newspapers, significantly expand the local news content available through ProQuest. MediaNews Group is a Denver-based owner and operator of daily newspapers throughout the U.S. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, is an electronic publisher of content for classrooms, libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

"ProQuest continues to expand its newspaper offerings so that libraries can meet the needs of nearly any patron. Newspapers connect people to the world around them; to historical events; and to what is happening at home, wherever that may be," said Rod Gauvin, senior vice president of ProQuest Information and Learning. "Our growing relationship with MediaNews is important because of the exceptional local content it brings to ProQuest."

The new agreement covers newspapers in California, Pennsylvania, and New England, including the Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram, Pasadena (CA) Star-News, San Bernardino (CA) Sun,Lebanon (PA) Daily News, Lowell (MA) Sun, Bennington (VT) Banner and Bridgeport Connecticut Post. Each of the newspapers has a strong local news focus.

Providing more local content is part of ProQuest strategy to create a total newspaper solution for libraries. The company's vast news content pool includes 12 million digital pages of historical archives of major U.S. dailies. Its extensive current collection includes more than 400 full-text newspapers from around the world – 100 of which have been added in the past year. ProQuest's newspaper solutions also include such unique delivery systems as NewspaperDirect, which allows libraries to get direct access to over 250 international and domestic dailies in full-page format.

To learn more about ProQuest's newspaper and other products, visit on the Web at www.proquest.com or call 1-800-521-0600.

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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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