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Report on the European Association of Directory and Database Publishers (EADP) spring conference held in Barcelona, 8-9 May 2008. This European professional organisation of yellow page and business directory publishers is increasingly becoming a database publishers organisation. Its members realize that although they still are strong at the local level, they have to evolve from paper to new electronic products in order to compete with global search engines.

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The origins, planning, and implementation process for the Valencian Community Social Economy Information Portal (www.ecsocial.com) are described. Details are provided of the methodology used to encourage participation by companies in this business realm. Changes that have taken place during the life of the project are detailed, along with the budget that has made this initiative possible.

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Systematisation of information sources on Spanish companies in order to allow foreign companies to learn about the situation in Spain. The aim is to offer a panorama of what exists, to categorise the types of data provided, and to appraise their usefulness for capturing clients. To do this, the information sources have been searched systematically, structured into a model for evaluation, and finally classified and described in the most useful way for the expressed aims: to capture clients and to evaluate risks. As conclusions we suggest the most relevant acquisition formats, the most reliable collection methods, or the original data sources. The study’s contribution is its usefulness as a source of tertiary information for setting up businesses in Spain.