ContentScan, Inc.s Community Profiles Enhance U.S. News & World Reports Best Graduate Schools" Online Edition

ContentScan to provide rich faculty and institution profile information for use in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools" Online Edition.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2004 ---ContentScan Inc., a leading provider of community profile content covering universities and their faculties, has licensed key segments of its proprietary, community profile database to U.S. News & World Reports Best Graduate Schools" online edition, which features the best-known rankings of graduate schools.

ContentScans Authority Profiles allow prospective students to access current, detailed data about academic departments and faculty members in the following U.S. News ranked programs: the sciences, humanities, social sciences, library sciences, public affairs and fine arts.

When it debuts on USNews.com in the Summer of 2004, the user-friendly service will give Best Graduate Schools" subscribers easy access to faculty profiles, including the educational background and research interests of each professor, along with key contact information, including E-mail addresses.

ContentScans faculty profiles will greatly increase the value of the online version of 'Best Graduate Schools by providing our subscribers a new way to put our rankings to even greater practical use," said U.S. News Managing Editor Chris Haines. Now applicants can learn about the individuals who teach in Americas best graduate programs."

A graduate school is only as good as its faculty, and our Authority Profile databases will provide students with valuable information," says Samir Singh, President of ContentScan. ContentScans unique discipline-specific community profile content will help students find the best graduate school for their particular interests, increase information exposure on programs of their choice, and enable them to explore institutions, specific departments, and even find potential advisers."

About ContentScan:
ContentScan is a leading provider of online discipline-specific information services, including community-based author and institution profiles, to libraries and scholarly publishers. The companys proprietary Authority Profile databases provide the most accurate and comprehensive profile content available on academic and research professionals and organizations worldwide. Founded in 2001, ContentScan is a privately held company based in San Diego, California. For more information, please visit www.contentscan.com or contact Todd Savitt, vice-president of marketing and business development at (858) 452-1264 x102.   

About U.S.News & World Report:
U.S.News & World Report is a weekly national newsmagazine devoted to investigative journalism and to reporting and analysis of national and international affairs, politics, business, health, education, science, technology, and social trends. Through its annual rankings of America's Best Colleges," Best Graduate Schools," and America's Best Hospitals," along with its News You Can Use® brand, U.S. News has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. Available online at www.usnews.com, U.S. News was recently named the most credible newsweekly by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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