EBSCO Publishing Introduces Garden Literature Index ™
A Comprehensive Resource for Gardening Enthusiasts and Professionals Alike

IPSWICH, Mass. — July 21, 2005 — As part of the company’s ongoing effort to provide coverage for all niche areas of study, EBSCO Publishing is pleased to make available Garden Literature Index ™ via EBSCOhost ®. The release of this database fills a long-standing void in the area of horticultural and botanical research.

Garden Literature Index is the premier resource for access to articles pertaining to plants and gardens. Topics covered include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. This database provides a strong mix of diverse serial publications including general gardening titles of national, international, and regional interest; titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups; and high-end scholarly and peer-reviewed titles. A highlight of the database is its focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. This database is designed for gardening enthusiasts and professionals as well as students of horticulture and students of garden and landscape design & history. Indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English. Coverage for many titles extends back further than a decade. Garden Literature Index is a unique resource that brings together articles about plants and gardens into a single source and includes titles that are not available in any other index.

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.