The expanded coverage provides users with access to the current full-text file of The New York Times from 1995 to present (with daily updates), offering nearly twice the amount of coverage as other information providers.

“The New York Times is one of the most highly used resources for research on all topics by readers at all levels.  We are delighted to offer our customers even more of this valuable content,” said Rod Gauvin, senior vice president of publishing, ProQuest Information and Learning.  “To provide greater value, ProQuest applies world-class indexing performed by expert, US-based indexers, which greatly enhances the search experience and allows users to retrieve accurate results very easily.”

The additional content is now available.  ProQuest makes The New York Times content available in a standalone subscription or as part of a newspaper package incorporating other national newspaper titles and in customized packages that include a choice of national, regional, and local newspapers. 

ProQuest also offers the complete digital backfile of The New York Times (1851–2001) in full-page image through its renowned ProQuest Historical Newspapers^TM program.

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2003 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com.  For the fourth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune’s 2004 list of America’s Most Admired Companies.  The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. 

ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting, organizing, and publishing information worldwide for researchers, faculty, and students in libraries and schools. Known widely for its strength in business and economics, general reference, 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 8,500 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^TM and SIRS® educational resources, and XanEdu® online faculty and student resources.  For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning, visit www.il.proquest.com.

ProQuest Information and Learning is a business unit of ProQuest Company (www.proquestcompany.com), which was recently named one of the top 100 fastest growing technology companies in the United States by Business 2.0.