NEWS

Rough Guide UK content available through KnowUK

Cambridge, United Kingdom - ProQuest is pleased to announce a new agreement which will see content from the bestselling Rough Guide to England and other regional UK Rough Guides added to KnowUK™, the essential online reference library for the United Kingdom.

 A leading publisher of travel information, Rough Guides are respected for their accurate, up-to-date content and informed, contemporary writing.  The full range of Rough Guides’ bestselling UK and regional guides will be available on thousands of public library desktops through KnowUK, enabling millions of library goers’ access to trusted information on how to explore the best of the country.

 Dan Burnstone, Vice President of Arts and Humanities Publishing at ProQuest said: “We’re pleased to add the Rough Guide series of UK guides to our travel and tourism coverage in KnowUK.   It’s especially gratifying that so many people will be able to access this well-known resource through their local libraries.  At a time of increasing tourism within the United Kingdom, they will be in high demand.”

 Tom Hall, Head of Digital Licensing for Rough Guides and DK at Penguin, said: “The Penguin Group has a long and successful partnership with ProQuest, and it is wonderful to extend this to our travel list with Rough Guide content.  KnowUK will marry our UK travel expertise with the insight they offer on all aspects of the UK, and we’re delighted to be a part of the product.”

 Each Rough Guide takes a detailed look at the highlights of every region with all the local sights, landscape and history alongside practical information such as public transport, cycling, hiking, accommodation and restaurants, and lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs, with detailed maps of the locality. Clue-up on all the top sights, from the Prehistoric stones of Calanais to the deserted golden beaches of South Harris in the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands, or the spectacular Baltic Centre in Newcastle to the beautiful Dorset coast in the Rough Guide to England, with much to discover on everything from English beer to Thomas Hardy’s Wessex on the way.

The Rough Guide range of UK titles available through KnowUK include:

• Rough Guide to England
• Rough Guide to Wales
• Rough Guide to Scotland
• Rough Guide to London
• Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall
• Rough Guide to the Lake District
• Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands

KnowUK™ is a unique online service developed to provide libraries with a complete collection of current, useful and UK-specific reference information from over 100 of the most widely used reference publications in the UK.  KnowUK™ launched in 1999 and 16.9 million people have access to the resource through their library.

www.roughguides.com
www.proquest.com
www.cambridgeinformationgroup.com