ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 10, 2003 - Canadian Newsstand, the most comprehensive news source for Canadians from Micromedia ProQuest, has added over 50 CanWest (formerly Southam) and Osprey Media full text regional newspapers now available via the ProQuest Web interface. These new titles provide our customers with more complete newspaper coverage including regional and local news from communities and cities across Canada.

In addition to the 13 CanWest dailies currently offered, this full text bibliographic database includes the complete available electronic backfile for most newspapers, providing full access to the articles, columns, editorials and features published in each. Database content is now updated daily, following a seven-day embargo period, so researchers always have timely access to relevant information.

Subscribers are able to choose from a selection of major national papers, customized regional packages, or simply select single newspaper sources – whatever best suits their organization’s needs.

For those customers seeking a detailed regional focus, four regional packages have been created. Each package includes the relevant major papers within the region, supplemented by smaller market dailies as well as weeklies and other papers, to provide a detailed geographic coverage.

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