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THE NEW SINGLE SOURCE FOR RESEARCH

Introducing ProQuest Central. THE NEW SINGLE SOURCE FOR RESEARCH. Agenda. What is aggregation? Why the need for new resources? How ProQuest can add value Just how BIG is ProQuest Central? Example 1: Arts and Humanities Example 2: Economics Recent platform enhancements Widget

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THE NEW SINGLE SOURCE FOR RESEARCH

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  1. Introducing ProQuest Central THE NEW SINGLE SOURCE FOR RESEARCH

  2. Agenda • What is aggregation? • Why the need for new resources? How ProQuest can add value • Just how BIG is ProQuest Central? • Example 1: Arts and Humanities • Example 2: Economics • Recent platform enhancements • Widget • RSS feeds • Reference linking • Sample search • Library AND Technology within Italy • Ongoing support from ProQuest

  3. What is Aggregation? Definition The combined content from any number of licensed or unlicensed sources into a common searchable location The need: Aggregation is Changing •  Aggregations are evolving •  Aggregations are expanding beyond periodicals The value in ProQuest aggregated databases • Large full-text periodical collections • Powerful and intuitive platform • Proprietary and third-party A+I • Combined into a single subscription package   ProQuest provides more specialist tools in subject niches (e.g. ProQuest Entrepreneurship ) •  New information sources from ProQuest are becoming important (e.g. evidence-based nursing, dissertations, case studies)

  4. PQ Central is an aggregated database Business / Finance Databases % Company Reports Health & Medical databases Newspaper Databases General Reference Social Science & Education Technology Dissertations Single Searchable multi-disciplined database

  5. Where does ProQuest add value? Save Time : Save Space : Save Money For the Librarian For Researchers • Superb value • - Supplies economies of scale: one large database is cheaper than the sum of its parts • - Improves and extends level of user access to different sources • Easy to administer • - Everything in one place • - Supplies additional quality and breadth to complements your existing e-journal collection • Easy to maintain • - Ongoing Service , Support and Training • Dynamic • Updated throughout the year • Supports diverse range of users (academic researchers, lecturers, practitioners, corporate users, general public) • Full-text access also available from other platforms via links (PubMed, Ovid etc.) • Easy to use • Where to start searching? Important content might be missed • Allows researchers to perform very broad search • Provides a critical mass to help answer most questions • Broad coverage, Top titles , multiple subjects • Maximises potential of the Literature Review process • Delivered on ProQuest platform: the platform of choice for researchers

  6. Introducing ProQuest Central THE NEW SINGLE SOURCE FOR RESEARCH ProQuest Central: the central resource for researchers at all levels

  7. How big is ProQuest Central? Newspapers Business and Finance Includes well-known , key resources, e.g.: Health and Medical Technology Social Science and General Reference * Correct as of February 2009

  8. Content Overview

  9. Constant updates performed • 2008 Product Growth • 600+ titles added • >90% are full text & All major subject categories represented • 250 international titles from 24 countries. • 64 new FT newspapers. 50 international (19 countries) plus 9 NY Times publications • 13 new American Bar Association titles. • 74 new Business titles. Technology & Business Journal, Global Outlook • 45 new Health Care & Wellness titles. Including nursing, pediatrics, men’s health. • 17 new Computing titles. Computer Business Week, Computer Technology Journal, Computer Weekly News, Enterprise Networks & Servers, Network World. • Non-Serial Product Additions • CultureVision. Medical-oriented reports on 30 ethnicities & 11 religions • Medical Evidence Matters. Link to the interface for ProQuest Central customers • SSRN Working Papers 25K research papers

  10. Example 1: Arts and Humanities Search results revealed: Total documents available: 1,084,917 Scholarly Journals: 486,703 articles Magazines: 128,582 articles Trade publications: 141,102 articles Newspapers: 294,010 articles Reference/Reports: 3,420 reports Dissertations: 187 hand-selected inclusions Working Papers: 25 papers Scenes from Mistaken Civilization by Dobri Voinkov – a classical Bulgarian play of the Bulgarian National revival period after the Russian Liberation from the Turks in 1878 (Source: delicious secret, Jude Stewart. Step Inside Design. Peoria: May/Jun 2004. Vol. 20, Iss. 3; pg. 70, 8 pgs)

  11. Example 2: Economics “ABI/INFORM is uniquely positioned as the most comprehensive combination business/economics database on the market today.” CHOICE Magazine, January 2007. Search results revealed: Total documents available: 1,243,002 Scholarly Journals: 257,534 articles Magazines: 115,761 articles Trade publications: 317, 941 articles Newspapers: 361,280 articles Reference/Reports: 135,125 reports Dissertations: 8,711 hand-selected inclusions Working Papers: 7,172 papers Quality indicators: Over 700 titles carry Harzing scores 170 Economic titles have Harzing Scores Data: Population, GDP, Exchange Rate, Historical Averages

  12. Platform Enhancements The ProQuest Search Widget • Librarians and faculty members can put ProQuest where their users are • Increase visibility and usage of licensed resources • Customize the following: • Databases searched • Pre-populated search terms • Box color ProQuest Search Widget http://widgets.proquest.com

  13. Further enhancements: RSS Feeds RSS Feeds/Alerts • Users will be able to create RSS feeds for: • Any search string • Any publication • Won’t require creating an account to set up • Release date: April 26, 2008 RSS Feeds/Alerts All the information the user needs gets displayed in a pop-up window ProQuest was the first company to introduce RSS feed – now we have further enhanced them • RSS Feeds/Alerts • Users will be able to create RSS feeds for: • Any search string • Any publication • Won’t require creating an account to set up

  14. Reference Linking Reference Linking Great resource to inform students how many times an article has been cited, by whom and also shared references

  15. Sample search, using Italian interface: Library AND technology

  16. Fine tune your search using various tools available

  17. 95% of our calls answered with 15 seconds by trained technical staff • 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight GMT, 7 days a week • Online support available • Complimentary training sessions are available as part of the ProQuest Customer Care Program: • Onsite • Online via WebEx or LiveMeeting / Webinar • Train-the-Trainer • Administrative • End-user training Customer Support

  18. Marketing Support • ProQuest is happy to work with Institutions to provide marketing support helping to increase awareness about the new resources including: • Product Brochures • Bookmarks • Email Campaigns • Interface Branding

  19. Expanding Partnerships Into the Future

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