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Cambridge, UK. January 2003
ProQuest (formerly Chadwyck-Healey) adds Local Information Pages to its flagship library
reference resource, KnowUK.
Since its launch in 1999, KnowUK has given visitors to public libraries all over the
United Kingdom the power to cross-search over 90 of the UK's most popular reference resources, including
titles like Who's Who, The Municipal Yearbook and Hutchinson Almanac. The
launch of Local Information Pages extends the scope of the service, by giving access to local information
on one hundred of largest towns in the UK, plus all the London Boroughs. Users can find basic information
about the area, a zoomable map of the town, links to local services and facilities and access to
selected local websites. The coverage of Local Information Pages will be extended to Scotland and
further regions in the United Kingdom in January 2003 and up to 1,000 cities and towns will be covered
by the end of 2003.
Tom Jackson, KnowUK Publisher said "Local Information Pages adds a new dimension to
KnowUK and gives our users the power to find authoritative information on both a national
and regional level. Someone thinking of taking a holiday, for example, can decide where to go by
searching a series of Blue or Which? Guides and now find out where to stay, what to do and which
events are taking place through our local information pages. This makes KnowUK a much
more rounded service for library users all over the United Kingdom".
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