CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, July 19, 2005 - With the announcement that Safari has added the 3000th book to its Safari Tech Books Online e-reference library, ProQuest Information and Learning asserts its position in the library and academic market by offering the most robust online business and IT reference resources available.

ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, is an electronic publisher of content for libraries and educational institutions worldwide. ProQuest is the exclusive distributor of Safari Tech Books Online to academic, public, and K-12 libraries and non-exclusive distributor for government libraries. The online-publisher has helped Safari reach several hundreds of public and academic library customers.

Safari launched its flagship product, Safari Tech Books Online, three years ago with a few hundred best selling titles from owners O'Reilly Media, Inc and The Pearson Technology Group. Pearson imprints include well known names as Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Prentice Hall, Peachpit Press and many more.

Since then Safari has formed partnerships with other well-known publishers such as Microsoft Press, IBM Redbooks, Premier Press and Nolo Press to name a few.

Safari Tech Books Online now has more than 3000 titles. It has also launched Safari Business Books Online, which 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.

Because Safari is an online repository, users can search across all books in a given library simultaneously - something you can't do with a physical book. Safari is loaded with books from the most respected publishers and well-known authors, so users can be confident that the information is accurate.

For all media enquiries contact Gina Ghensi, Marketing Communications Manager, gina.ghensi@proquest.co.uk

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