New Product - ProQuest Press Display!

We are happy to be offering ths new database from ProQuest. If you would like pricing, or any other information, please let me know!

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We’re pleased to announce that we’re offering NewspaperDirect PressDisplay as a new resource to Califa libraries in 2010.

All orders placed in December (payment in January is fine) will receive an additional 5% discount! Ask us for more info!


This database provides full-color, full-page access to more than 1,000 newspapers in 41 different languages from 84 countries around the world. It reads just like a real newspaper, so you can see every photo, every caption, every ad, classified and article. There is a translator feature to covert the articles from English to another language (or vice versa). There are 130 U.S. papers, including the USA TODAY, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Seattle Post, and many more! This database is rich in Hispanic and Asian news – perfect for diverse communities!

Here are some other points of the database that you might find interesting:

· Customizable – put your favorite newspapers as “Librarian’s Picks” on the home page

· We offer dynamic icons for your website. Simply pick a paper (like the LA Times) and include our dynamic URLS and images. Then, every day the icon will change to reflect that day’s front page.

· Front-page News - the front page of the interface offers categories such as Top News, Business, Sports, and the World in Pictures.

· Multi-title searching - users can keyword and topic search across all titles and the entire 60-day rolling archive.

· Library Administration Tool - library staff can now control the content that appears on the front page of PressDisplay through the use of the new library administration tool. Administrators can also pull several different usage reports from this tool.

· Full-page and custom area printing for all titles - users can print page images, in addition to article-level printing.

· Article Rank-measures the interest or popularity of an article, which is determined by the length of time readers spend on that specific article and by the overall attention the article received from all users. Article Rank is continually updated to reflect the most current reading preferences as determined by PressDisplay readers.

· My Newspapers - library staff can customize the front page to display the newspapers their patrons read most.

· Multilingual Interface - the interface is available in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, and Arabic.

· Instant Translation - up to 12 major foreign languages available

· Social Networking - blog, Digg and link to articles in Facebook or Del.icio.us

· Sound Integration - now readers can listen to an audio version of an article through Windows Media Player, while simultaneously reading other newspapers or using other applications (great for the visually impaired!)

· Commenting - join conversations and comment on articles within PressDisplay

· Table of Contents - section-by-section list of articles

· Article Text View - ASCII text view

· Article Jumps and hyperlinks - quick link to the rest of the article

· Live Email - users can email writers with responses and feedback

· Related Articles - users can read additional articles on similar topics

· Remote access is included! Sold by simultaneous users