Online Databases- Gale Group Adds More Content
Business Monitor International and Economist Intelligence on InfoTrac
by Michael Rogers -- Library Journal, 1/15/2002
Gale Group's InfoTrac databases and online Resource Centers have expanded business content with the addition of Business Monitor International and Economist Intelligence Unit data. These new agreements add 90 magazines, newsletters, and other publications to the more than 7000 already available through Gale products.
Business Monitor International coverage is provided via the publisher's Daily Alerts, Trade Alerts, Financial Weekly Reports, and Weekly Economic Alerts services, as well as regional monthly reports and quarterly country forecast reports for 111 nations. Among the featured countries are Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Honduras, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Trinidad. Economist Intelligence Unit publishes Annual Country Profiles and daily news via the publisher's newest alert service, ViewsWire. Coverage is provided for 76 areas including Afghanistan, Europe, Tajikistan, West Bank, and Gaza.
Gale is steadily expanding its offerings through licensing agreements and linking technology such as Ex Libris's SFX open URL software.
