Public Libraries Save Time and Money with Reference Online

RM Online and Swets provide services to The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

(PRWEB) April 8, 2006 -- On 24th February 2006 the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council's (MLA) launched its new service, Reference Online aimed at England's 149 public library authorities. Reference Online (www.mla.gov.uk/website/programmes/online_initiatives/reference_online), provides library managers with easy access to 26 electronic subscription based products, including directories, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, newspapers and business information. As part of reference Online The MLA has brokered a deal with RM Online and its partner Swets to provide Libraries with RM's extensive database of company and business information.

The aRMadillo service (www.rmonline.com) contains detailed information on over 100 million companies worldwide as well as access to copies of original company documents filed by companies in the UK and Ireland. In addition to the regular service and as part of the MLA offering, aRMadillo have developed a new detailed report for UK companies which is only available through the library subscription account. Each subscription account comes pre-loaded with a number pf pre-paid MLA reports which can be offered to Library users at no charge. The number of reports provided depends on the level of subscription taken and represents excellent value for both the library and the Library user.

The new MLA report is offered for all UK companies and contains the following information:

Company Identification

Share Capital and Shareholders

Directors and Secretary Details

Full Mortgage Register Details

Financial analysis

Auditors

Extended Company Ratio Analysis

Fraud Protection Information

Liquidator/Receiver/Adverse Information

Industry Averages

Theo De Regibus, RM's sales director says "this new product offers excellent value and provides library users with detailed information on companies all over the world, Its easy interface lets users search for companies and obtain basic information free of charge. Users may then choose to download a free detailed report or purchase a higher level report using their credit card. The service has many uses for example, people checking out potential employers, suppliers, customers or competitors or performing research which involves gathering information on companies."

Issued on behalf of:

The RM Group, Invision House, Wilbury Way, Hitchin, Herts. SG4 0XE

Tel: +44 (0) 1462 427300

Fax: +44 (0) 1462 427305

website: www.rmonline.com

Contact: Theo De Regibus

Director

About RM®

Established 30 years ago in the City of London, RM has continually enjoyed a reputation as the UK's leading supplier of business and financial information and company, trade mark and domain name registration. With its comprehensive range of offline and online products, through its Internet service aRMadillo® (www.rmonline.com) it was the first European online information supplier to commit to Internet delivery in June 1997adding other firsts such as the provision of UK company search reports, web-delivered statutory document downloads, company and trade mark searches and the first to provide both PDF and TIF company documents for download. Product information is available by calling +44 (0) 1462 427300 and at www.rmonline.com. RM, RM Group and aRMadillo are registered trade marks of Raymond Morris Group Ltd.

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