“The addition of EIU ViewsWire provides critical information on economics, politics and markets for researchers. We know they turn to ProQuest for such essential resources. The scarcity of up-to-date material on finance and regulations in both major and minor markets makes this agreement invaluable for our users,” said Suzanne BeDell, vice president, higher education publishing, ProQuest Information and Learning.
EIU ViewsWire covers the critical aspects of global business, including business regulations; economic developments; financial markets; foreign investment; industrial trends; labor conditions; political changes; and trade policies in 201 countries. It delivers three types of business intelligence:
- Country alerts offering briefings on key market developments around the world
- Country views for timely assessments and forecasts of changing market country updates, consensus currency, interest and equity forecasts, country forecast and risk summaries
- Country background covering facts and figures on local market and regulatory environments, including country fact sheets, economic indicators, trade, tax and foreign exchange regulations, and weekly interest rates.
“We have created a powerful tool for the education market by combining the ProQuest database platform with selected global analysis from EIU ViewsWire. Now users can have a clear vision of the impact of international events on business,” said Lou Celi, senior vice president and publishing director of the Economist Intelligence Unit. “Working with ProQuest enables us to provide our country analysis through one of the best platforms in the market.”
The content is available at no additional cost to ABI/INFORM Complete and ABI/INFORM Global subscribers. Subscribers receive access to all content in EIU’s ViewsWire product except for the five-year forecasts, the business channel, the premium add-in channels, and content from third parties such as Financial Times, CFO Magazine, and OECD.
The service, updated monthly, includes backfile to January 1, 2004. Indexing maps EIU ViewsWire terminology to the ABI/INFORM controlled vocabulary for consistent searching. ViewsWire results appear in the “Reference/Reports” tab on the results screen. Alternatively, users may choose to browse the content by date, country or information channel.
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 pqsales@il.proquest.com . Editors may call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 6489 or email pr@il.proquest.com .
About The Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit, based in London, is a leading provider of country, industry and management analysis. It is the business information arm of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist. Through its global network of more than 100 in-house editors and economists, and a global network of more than 650 contributors, the EIU continuously assesses and forecasts political, economic and business conditions in 201 countries. As the world's leading provider of country intelligence, it helps executives make better business decisions by providing timely, reliable and impartial analysis on worldwide market trends and business strategies. For more information, visit www.viewswire.com.
About ProQuest Information and Learning
ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting, organizing, and publishing information worldwide for 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, eLibrary® and SIRS® educational resources, and XanEdu® online faculty and student resources. For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning, visit www.il.proquest.com.
ProQuest Information and Learning is a business unit of ProQuest Company (www.proquestcompany.com), which was recently named one of the 100 fastest growing technology companies in the United States by Business 2.0.
