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Rough Guide UK content available through KnowUK
Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 11th, 2009 - ProQuest is pleased to announce a new agreement which will see content from the bestselling Rough Guide to England and other regional UK Rough Guides added to KnowUK™, the essential online reference library for the United Kingdom.
A leading publisher of travel information, Rough Guides are respected for their accurate, up-to-date content and informed, contemporary writing. The full range of Rough Guides' bestselling UK and regional guides will be available on thousands of public library desktops through KnowUK, enabling millions of library goers' access to trusted information on how to explore the best of the country.
Dan Burnstone, Vice President of Arts and Humanities Publishing at ProQuest said: "We're pleased to add the Rough Guide series of UK guides to our travel and tourism coverage in KnowUK. It's especially gratifying that so many people will be able to access this well-known resource through their local libraries. At a time of increasing tourism within the United Kingdom, they will be in high demand."
Tom Hall, Head of Digital Licensing for Rough Guides and DK at Penguin, said: "The Penguin Group has a long and successful partnership with ProQuest, and it is wonderful to extend this to our travel list with Rough Guide content. KnowUK will marry our UK travel expertise with the insight they offer on all aspects of the UK, and we're delighted to be a part of the product."
Each Rough Guide takes a detailed look at the highlights of every region with all the local sights, landscape and history alongside practical information such as public transport, cycling, hiking, accommodation and restaurants, and lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs, with detailed maps of the locality. Clue-up on all the top sights, from the Prehistoric stones of Calanais to the deserted golden beaches of South Harris in the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands, or the spectacular Baltic Centre in Newcastle to the beautiful Dorset coast in the Rough Guide to England, with much to discover on everything from English beer to Thomas Hardy's Wessex on the way.
The Rough Guide range of UK titles available through KnowUK include:
- Rough Guide to England
- Rough Guide to Wales
- Rough Guide to Scotland
- Rough Guide to London
- Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall
- Rough Guide to the Lake District
- Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands
KnowUK™ is a unique online service developed to provide libraries with a complete collection of current, useful and UK-specific reference information from over 100 of the most widely used reference publications in the UK. KnowUK™ launched in 1999 and 16.9 million people have access to the resource through their library.
About Rough Guides
Rough Guides is a leading publisher of travel information with over 300 travel guides, maps and phrasebooks published around the world. Passionate about travel, Rough Guides are respected for their trusted, up-to-date content and informed, witty, no-nonsense, 'tell it like it is' writing. Rough Guides also produce guides to subjects as diverse as Climate Change and the iPhone, and publish downloadable travel podcasts, podscrolls, and e-guides. For more information visit www.roughguides.com and do as Rough Guides do: Make The Most Of Your Time On Earth ™
Media contact: Anna Paynton, Publicity Manager: press@roughguides.com or 020 7010 3701
About ProQuest LLC
ProQuest creates specialized information resources and technologies that propel successful research and lifelong learning. A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest offers the culmination of experience from many respected brands, including CSA™, UMI®, Chadwyck-Healey™, SIRS®, and eLibrary®. With Serials Solutions®, Ulrich's™, RefWorks®, COS™, and Dialog® brands now in the ProQuest family, the company continues to build on its legacy of responsive people in partnership with librarians.
ProQuest consistently seeks new ways to support researchers and quality research. 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 technology, ProQuest offers a depth and breadth 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 end users, ProQuest is working toward a future that blends information accessibility with community to further enhance learning and encourage lifelong enrichment. For more information, visit www.proquest.com or the ProQuest parent company website, www.cambridgeinformationgroup.com.
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