ProQuest Acquires Serials Solutions,
BCR 20 Percent Discount Continues

Serials Solutions officials have announced the company has been acquired by ProQuest Information and Learning. According to the announcement, the primary effect of ProQuest's acquisition will be to give Serials Solutions additional resources to grow. These resources will be used to develop tools and services librarians are asking for and to stay responsive to an ever-growing base of libraries. The Serials Solutions founders and staff have assured BCR that member libraries that subscribe to any Serials Solutions service will continue to receive their 20 percent discount through BCR.

Serials Solutions staff and operations will continue relatively unchanged, and the points of contact many of you are familiar with will remain the same. Please continue to call your regular service and sales representatives for your customer service and technical support needs. We have been assured that no positions are being eliminated as a result of this acquisition.

ProQuest officials say they remain committed to Serials Solutions' tradition of excellence in service and product quality, as well as to maintaining a role as intermediary between libraries and content providers. ProQuest will manage Serials Solutions as a separate business unit. The existing Serials Solutions' management team, along with the entire product support, product development, sales and technology staff will remain in Seattle.

If you have any questions or concerns about the acquisition of Serials Solutions by ProQuest, contact either Rosario Garza (rgarza@bcr.org) at BCR or your regular Serials Solutions sales representative.

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