Effective immediately, the acquisition comprises a group of print and electronic publications that play an important role in chronicling Canadian culture and history:

• Associations Canada
• Canadian Almanac & Directory
• Canadian Environmental Directory
• Canadian Info Desk
• Directory of Libraries in Canada
• Financial Services Canada
• Governments Canada

Grey House Publishing has formed a new division, Grey House Publishing Canada, Inc., to operate this new product line, maintaining sales and editorial offices in Toronto.

"Grey House Publishing's core competence is directory development, making its acquisition of this line of popular, continuously evolving Canadian references a win for those who rely on these sources," said David "Skip" Prichard, president of ProQuest Information and Learning. Dick Gottlieb, president of Grey House, said, "We are looking forward to continuing to provide the currency and depth of information that the Canadian market expects from these resources.  In addition to updating and enhancing the current products, we are planning on extending the product line with brand new directories and reference sources."

The sale allows ProQuest to focus more resources on development of next-generation online research solutions - resources that layer technology tools over relevant data from multiple sources, allowing them to be used in the flow of work rather than during a separate research phase.  

ProQuest will continue to base its Canadian Sales operation in Toronto, with Micromedia ProQuest sales representatives living and working in Canada.  They represent such research solutions as Canadian Newsstand and other newspaper products, ProQuest Genealogy Center resources, UMI, Chadwyck-Healey, SIRS, and other ProQuest products.

For more information visit ProQuest on the web at www.proquest.com or call 1-800-521-0600.

About ProQuest Information and Learning
ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting, organizing, and publishing information for researchers, faculty, and students in libraries and schools. It is widely known for its strength in business and economics, general reference, genealogy, humanities, social sciences, and STM content.  The company develops premium databases comprising periodicals, newspapers, dissertations, out-of-print books, and other scholarly information from more than 9,000 publishers worldwide.  Users access the information through the ProQuest® Web-based online information system, Chadwyck-Healey® electronic and microform resources, UMI® microform and print reference products, eLibrary® and SIRS® educational resources, and Serials Solutions e-resource access and management  solutions.  ProQuest® Smart Search was named "Best Specialist Search Product" by the International Information Industry Awards in late 2005.  For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning, visit www.il.proquest.com.

About Grey House Publishing
Grey House Publishing (www.greyhouse.com) produces and publishes information products in the business, health, statistical, and demographic fields. It publishes leading information products covering the Mail Order, Food & Beverage, Venture Capital, and Security industries, as well as several databases in the Health and Education fields. Its most recent product acquisitions and licenses include New York State Directory, Biometric Information Directory, and Rauch Industrial Guides. All Grey House publications are available in print and most are also available via subscription online databases, e-books and customized, downloadable databases.