ANN ARBOR, Mich., October 13, 2005 - ProQuest Information and Learning has signed an agreement with Oxford Economic Forecasting to distribute its acclaimed political and economic reports to academic markets worldwide. The reports are used by business and financial institutions around the world for their in-depth analysis of trends in major global and emerging economies.

Such publications as World Economic Prospects, Emerging Markets Watch, Commodity Price Monitor, Hilfe Economic Briefings and seven others will be available to libraries through a variety of ProQuest’s business databases including its acclaimed ABI/INFORM Global. 

"Oxford Economic Forecasting is an extremely valuable publishing partner because of the quality of the content they bring to ProQuest," said Todd Fegan, Vice-President of Publishing, ProQuest. "We are delighted to have this extensive set of titles and the excellent information on business trends they provide." 

"We want a partner that has considerable knowledge and expertise in the higher education market to enable us to reach the business decision makers of the future", said Adrian Cooper, Managing Director of Oxford Economic Forecasting.  "We are delighted to appoint ProQuest in that role."

ProQuest is renowned for its vast, accessible journal, newspaper and periodical databases.  Continually expanding, ProQuest periodical databases grew by more than 1000 new newspaper and magazines in 2004.  Well over 16,000 periodicals are now available through its products and more than 8,000 are full-text. 

For more information about ProQuest’s array of business databases or any ProQuest product, visit the company online at www.proquest.com.

About Oxford Economic Forecasting

Oxford Economic Forecasting was founded in 1981 to provide independent forecasting and analysis tailored to the needs of business economists and planners. Its services cover both the international economy and the UK, and range from regular reports and business seminars to user-friendly PC-based econometric models. In addition, OEF is able to offer consultancy across a broad range of economic issues, and commands a high degree of professional and technical expertise, both in its own staff in Oxfordand Philadelphia , USA, and through its close links with Oxford Universityand a wide range of economic research groups around the world.

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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