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| Title | Harfax Sold |
| Date | 1984-04-02 |
| Description |
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| The Newspaper for Users and Producers of Electronic Information Services
Volume 1, Issue 4 CE April, 1984
IAG Ac quire S H arfax Database adding about 3,000 abstracts a month,
and we expect to triple or quadruple that
number and tc add more sources. We're
World-wide business market targeted, says Goldstein also looking at the possibility of mar.
| keting a microform product.
Information Access Company(IAC), _ of printed directoriés and guides, but will | move to [AC Headquarters in Belmont, ‘This is a good expansion for IAC,”
a division of Ziff-Davis Publishing be renaming the file after a period of | California, probably in May. Harfax’s he said, ‘‘and we’re very optimistic
Company that specializes in supplying _ transition becausé it is too closely Louis Piccardllo is ‘acting general about it.”
literature retrieval aids to libraries and associated with the Harper & Rowmianagerofthe project, and several other Goldstein assured that there would be
businesses, acquired the publishing identification. Harfax employees will be integratedinto _no interruption in either online access or
assets of Harfax Database Publishing (Editor’s note: be Harfax database, _ the staff at IAC. orders for print titles.
from Harper & Row effective February which covers statistical information In commenting on the acquisition, For further information, contact
1. Financialterms ofthe agreementwere from 65 key indusfies, was reviewed by Goldstein said, ‘‘We expect to make Blodwen Tarter, vice president of
not released. columnist Greg Payne in the March Harfax the colnerstone of an effort by marketing, Information Access Com-
IAC has purchased the rights to the _ issue of Information Today.) IAC to. substantially increase its pany, 11 Davis Dr., Belmont, CA
Industry Data Sources database pub- According to IAC President Morris _ business-type information, especially 94002. (Phone: 800-227-8431 or 415-
lished by Harfax online andin the form Goldstein, the Harfax operation will international business. Harfax hasbeen 591-2333)
Online Classroom: Fertile | Pergamon Enhances Patent
Ground for Farm Students _ Searching, Adds Mini File
The nation’s first online agricultural Bek és Pergamon international has vecently So our reasoning was to select areas of
classroom, which is expected to be fully 9 9) 0 j oa announced thtee majorenhancementsto _high interest to companies who make a
operational by September 1984, is in the OS ee ee pe its InfoLine service for online patent good market for us—such as computers,
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