EBSCO Publishing and NISC Develop Strong Working Relationship
A Dozen NISC Databases to be Available via EBSCOhost ®

IPSWICH, Mass. —May 2, 2005 — National Information Services Corporation (NISC) and EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) today announce an expanded database alliance. NISC produces high-end, niche research databases designed primarily for academic institutions. With EBSCO continuing to expand its database offerings to meet targeted research needs, a database partnership with NISC is a perfect blend of the strengths and objectives of the two companies. As a result, five NISC databases have recently been made available via EBSCOhost Ò , and an additional seven will be made available in the coming months.

“We are excited about the prospect of an enhanced working relationship with NISC,” said Tim Collins , Vice President & Division General Manager for EBSCO Publishing. “Though we continue to enhance our flagship databases in a variety of ways, we are also focused on meeting the niche research needs of our customers worldwide. To that end, NISC offers top-quality specialized databases that are of great value to libraries looking to meet specific research objectives. Our goal is to further enhance the value of these databases through the EBSCOhost implementation.”

NISC databases currently available via EBSCOhost include the following:

LIBROS EN VENTA en America Latina y Espana (LEV) - T he reference source of record and acquisition tool of choice for Spanish-language books-in-print since 1964.

Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies (MECAS) - A systematic and non-evaluative bibliographic index of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa.

Family & Society Studies Worldwide (FSSW) - A core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare.

Women’s Studies International - Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research.

Gender Studies Database (GSD) - C overs the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia with coverage spanning from 1872 and earlier to pr esent. GSD serves the area of diversity studies well with its emphasis on minorities. This database will be available via EBSCOhost by the end of May 2005.

Future databases to be available on EBSCOhost include: Arctic & Antarctic Regions; All India Index to English Books in Print; Child Development & Adolescent Studies; Historical Research Index ; Left Index ; Niles’ Register: Cumulative Index, 1811 - 1849 ; and Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide .

About NISC
National Information Services Corporation (NISC USA) publishes information products for access through BiblioLine, an internet search service, or on CD-ROM. Some of the abstract and index services are available in print. NISC's databases cover a wide range of topics in the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities. NISC is dedicated to serving the public with top-quality products at reasonable rates. NISC is the consistent choice of thousands of users in a variety of research settings worldwide. Key to NISC's success is an uncompromising zeal for quality throughout all phases of product production from thorough data preparation to one of the most advanced search and retrieval software technologies in the industry.

About EBSCO
EBSCO Publishing is part of the EBSCO Information Services group.  EBSCO Information Services provides libraries and research centers with online and print journal subscription services, e-resource access and management services, full-text and secondary database development and access, an OpenURL-compliant link resolver, online book purchasing and related information services. EBSCO maintains a title database of more than 298,000 serial titles and upholds relationships with more than 78,000 publishers around the world. EBSCO’s 32 Regional Offices worldwide are staffed with personnel who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas, offering a uniquely personal level of service. Specialized divisions serve academic, biomedical, government, public, school and special libraries as well as corporations. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.