ProQuest Acquires EBL, Will Merge with Ebrary

ProQuest on January 18 signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ebook Library (EBL), the companies announced today. They plan to merge EBLs platform with ebrary, which ProQuest acquired in January 2011. The transaction is expected to be complete by April, according to a letter sent by Kari Paulson, president of EBL.