Explore the business of technology

Technical information specialists are often asked to investigate new and emerging technologies. R&D managers, scientists, and engineers need to know how the state of the art is advancing, and what new developments may be forthcoming. But researching an emerging technology is a difficult assignment. A search of technical and patent literature often leaves many questions unanswered.

So where can you turn for information on which new technologies are being explored, who is utilizing them, and how they are being applied?

For an early look at new technologies, choose Gale Group PROMT^® and Gale Group Newsletter Database™, coming soon to ProQuest Dialog. Even before they appear in technical literature, announcements of technological discoveries are frequently reported in business and trade publications and industry newsletters. PROMT and the Newsletter Database combine to provide the largest online source of this kind of literature, making them key sources for an early look at new and emerging technologies.

PROMT provides broad coverage of the world's important trade journals and business publications, where news of technological developments often appear first. Each PROMT abstract includes significant facts and figures reported in the original article. And, with the rapidly growing number of PROMT records available in full text, you often have immediate access to the complete articles you need.

Gale Group Newsletter Database™ extends this coverage with more than 325 full-text titles in 35 industry categories, including advanced materials, computers and electronics, defense and aerospace, energy, telecommunications, and others. Written by industry experts, newsletters provide in-depth coverage of technological developments, issues, and trends.

By using the two databases together, you gain access to a collection of sources upon which managers rely for important news, details and analysis. They are also an important source for researching emerging technologies, where and how they are being applied, and how they may impact tomorrow’s markets.

An essential collection of key sources

These two files provide online access to many of the same key titles found in technical information centers, plus many additional trade and industry journals, regional and national newspapers, industry newsletters, and other valuable sources of technological news. This broad range of sources translates into several important advantages:

• Worldwide, multi-industry coverage providing information on technological developments wherever they occur
• The benefit of several perspectives on a topic, afforded by the range of reporting available in so many different types of sources
• Increased depth of coverage on a subject, including valuable information appearing in sources outside the library's collection
• Quicker access to complete articles, due to continued expansion of full text in PROMT and the Newsletter Database’s full-text coverage of titles.

As R&D costs soar and global competition intensifies, every company is under pressure to make its investment in R&D pay off. Increasingly, R&D managers and technical professionals are getting involved in the assessment of market potential of their research efforts and in tracking the activities of competitors.

Start using PROMT and the Newsletter Database today!

From news on the latest scientific breakthroughs, to details on a competitor's technological advancement, PROMT and the Newsletter Database offer the information you need on new and emerging technologies.

Their timely and extensive coverage of the world's important trade and business publications helps you stay abreast of new developments in technology—developments that may affect your company's R&D efforts as well as its bottom line.

MAY 2013

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