Is the company High Beam Research reputable? (more inside)

September 18, 2005 4:17 PM

Is the company High Beam Research reputable? (more inside)

I'm in a crunch as far as time goes and need a certain article from Risk Management from 1994 tonight. I can't find the article anywhere on Lexis but turned up a hit with High Beam Research. Before I give them my credit card information for a free trial, I wanted to know if they were reputable.

Their website: https://www.highbeam.com

Thanks in advance.

posted by tozturk to Computers & Internet (8 answers total)

Your credit card issuer should protect you in cases of failure to deliver service or fraud. You're at more risk from giving your credit card to a waiter at a local restaurant. If there aren't any obvious red flags, why bother?
posted by grouse at 4:25 PM on September 18, 2005

Best answer: Citation info? I think I can access the journal in Proquest from 1987 forward....
posted by piro at 4:28 PM on September 18, 2005

They have been spamming me on a weekly basis since around 2001, so the name Highbeam Research has kinda negative connotations for me. That's as far as my experience reaches.
posted by fire&wings at 4:35 PM on September 18, 2005

Best answer: tozturk, you have mail
posted by matteo at 5:04 PM on September 18, 2005

I've used them before and haven't had any problems.
posted by gyc at 8:22 PM on September 18, 2005

Mail me the article details if you want and I'll see if I can dig it up on our uni systems. Email's in the profile.
posted by handee at 1:15 AM on September 19, 2005

Highbeam is indeed a reliable company, despite the spamming. They do plenty of legitimate business with long-established non-Net companies and have a good profile in the information-providing business. I do not work for them nor know anyone who does.
posted by Mo Nickels at 8:22 AM on September 19, 2005

With these free trial deals that require a credit card you can quite often get away with using test card information. Google around a bit and you can find lists for Visa, Mastercard etc.

Beware they might get a bit narky when your free period runs out and they try to charge the card!
posted by alby at 9:09 AM on September 19, 2005