CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, March 7, 2005 - ProQuest Information and Learning now distributes Safari Business Books Online, a growing electronic reference library of more than 500 titles, to the academic and corporate library markets. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, is an electronic publisher of content for libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

Safari Business Books Online covers a wide range of critical business skills ranging from communication and problem-solving to leadership, customer service and employee performance. The e-reference business books deliver instant, reliable answers to important topical business questions and research needs. The library includes imprints from well-known publishers such as Addison-Wesley, Alpha Books, Financial Times - Prentice Hall PTR, QUE, and Sams Publishing.

"Building on the success of Safari Tech Books Online, Safari Business Books brings access to business reference to a new level. Students and professionals will be able to search seamlessly through hundreds of business resources covering every major business discipline. In addition, users of ABI/INFORM® will be able to leverage the powerful business vocabulary to search and link to the resources available in Safari. The combination of Safari Business Books and ABI/INFORM makes for an unparalleled research tool,” said Todd Fegan, Vice President, Publishing, ProQuest Information and Learning.

Topics offered in the Safari Business Books Online reference library include: Current affairs, finance and accounting, human resource management, management (strategy, leadership, negotiation, team building, and more), professional skills, quality, sales and marketing, technology, and basic and advanced business skills.

Safari Business Books Online is the latest addition to Safari® Tech Books Online, the service that offers instant access to the full text of hundreds of leading technology books right on subscribers' desktops. It will be available as stand-alone database or as an add-on for Safari Tech Books Online subscribers.

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