London, March 16, 2004- xrefer, provider of online ready reference services to academic, public and corporate libraries, announced today that it has integrated the CIA World Factbook into its xreferplus subscription service, adding interactive and exportable data tables to enrich the content.
The CIA World Factbook contains extensive information on all the countries of the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. With the Factbook in xreferplus, researchers can create customized tables comparing countries on any of over 130 data fields including economic aid, government, labor figures, Internet use and more. Tables can be sorted online as well as exported and charted for further manipulation.
In addition to customizable tables, the Factbook includes browseable information for all countries on such topics as people, government, economy, communications and transnational issues, along with images of maps and flags.
xreferplus features 1.7 million authoritative, full-text entries that cover such subjects as art, medicine, science, literature and more. The content is linked by a unique network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers, as well as text, image and sound files.
With xreferplus, users have quick access to accurate and contextual answers for their research needs. Libraries and researchers can sign up for a free, 30-day trial at www.xreferplus.com.
"We're thrilled to have the CIA World Factbook in xreferplus," said John G. Dove, chief executive officer of xrefer. "We strive to offer a richer experience to our users than print or isolated e-books can. With xreferplus, users get contextual cross-reference links to other resources, audio pronunciation files, images and now, with the Factbook, they can interact with the data and design their own research, which makes this a truly unique offering."
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About xrefer
xrefer (www.xrefer.com) delivers technology-enhanced online reference services to libraries and their users worldwide. The company's flexible subscription service, xreferplus, features authoritative, aggregated content from hundreds of reference books, with 1.7 million entries covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology and more. xreferplus adds value with proprietary cross-reference technology that integrates the content across topics, titles and publishers, enabling users to get accurate answers fast. A privately-held corporation, xrefer was founded in London, U.K. in 1999 and has its North American headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
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