PQ 5000

1. PQ 5000 

2. Product Overview Business resources: ABI/INFORM Global Accounting & Tax Banking Information Source ProQuest Asian Business & Reference ProQuest European Business Medical resources: ProQuest Health & Medical Complete Pharmaceutical News Index General Reference resources: Academic Research Library Education resources: ProQuest Education Journals Career & Technical Education Science resources: ProQuest Science Journals ProQuest Telecommunications ProQuest Computing Social Science resources: ProQuest Social Science Journals ProQuest Religion 

3. ProQuest 5000 International – content overview Combines 9,784 titles Over 5,600 titles available in full text Over 4,100 full text titles have current full text Only 1,134 titles are embargoed: Up to 3 months - 89 4 – 6 months - 177 12 months - 716 More than 12 months - 22 4,174 titles are scholarly, peer-reviewed 2, 018 titles are impact-factor rated Total impact factor rating: 3206.686

5. Key publishers available through ProQuest

6. Key publishers available through ProQuest

7. Content Growth over 2006 PQ 5000 International content grew from 9542 titles to 9961 titles: An increase of 419 titles An increase of 769 scholarly titles An increase of key titles across the disciplines 750 in full text (almost 60%) less than 10% under embargo (131 titles)750 in full text (almost 60%) less than 10% under embargo (131 titles)

8. A good index is the key to finding the right information ProQuest have over 30 years experience indexing articles We employ over 50 people, experts in their field, who assign indexing terms based on academic relevance This enables accurate linking to the full text of an article; and Enables customers to retrieve the exact information they need. This is very important when dealing with databases that provide access to a large volume of journals.

9. ProQuest Business Resources

10. ABI/INFORM Global ABI/INFORM Global is one of the most comprehensive business databases on the market. It includes in-depth coverage for over 2,700 publications, with more than 1,770 available in full-text. ABI/INFORM Global is designed for students and faculty at business schools offering the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels. With ABI/INFORM Global, users can find out about business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive landscape. ABI/INFORM Global consists of: ABI/INFORM Global ABI/INFORM Archive Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition

11. Accounting & Tax The quintessential research tool for financial professionals, business students and executives at leading companies Coverage: Detailed abstracts and indexing for 2,198 journals Full text/image coverage for 300 journals Coverage from 1971+ Includes selective indexing of tax-related information in thousands of business journals Coverage of accounting policies and standards, state and national tax legislation, corporate and individual taxation, compensation and pension plans, and corporate financial management. Access to hundreds of profiles of accounting firms, CPAs, and management consulting firms

12. Banking Information Source Banking Information Source is the source for information on trends and events as well as people, products, and companies involved in the financial services industry. The database is a valued tool in many different types of research environments, including academic libraries, business schools, government agencies, and accounting and legal firms. It also is used by leading associations and industry groups such as the American Bankers Association. Provides access to 443 journals Full text available for 304 journals Includes newspapers such as American Banker, Industry newsletters, School of Bank Marketing Papers, Stonier theses, and the Bank Marketing Associations Golden Coin Awards competition entries More than a dozen elements are indexed in each article, including bibliographic information, subjects, company names, D-U-N-S numbers, document types, and ticker symbols

13. ProQuest Asian Business & Reference Perfect complement to ABI/INFORM When used in conjunction with ABI and ProQuest European Business, provides users with up-to-date information of trends and developments for these key economic areas Access to abstracts and indexing for 275 journals Full text available for 241 key publications, including: Far Eastern Economic Review Europe – Asia Studies Journal of Contemporary Asia Asian Studies Asiamoney Harvard Asia Pacific Review Journal of Asia Pacific Marketing Journal of Asian Studies Offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere plus a great deal of information on international trade

14. ProQuest European Business Perfect complement to ABI/INFORM Offers detailed information on trends and developments affecting business across Europe Provides detailed abstracts and index for 175 titles Over 157 journals available in full text Key titles include: European Business Journal European Business Review European Journal of Marketing Financial Management Harvard International Review Article coverage includes in-depth profiles of companies, business leaders and products across Europe

15. ProQuest Medical Resources

16. ProQuest Health & Medical Complete: Overview Full text collection, some index-only titles 900+ active FT titles, 1300+ titles total (eg Open Access titles included where they add value) Broad coverage of all medical subject areas For research, professional development, and undergraduate study Thousands of ebooks available to cross-search with this content

17. ProQuest has the leading journal in these fields in active FT

18. Pharmaceutical News Index The definitive database of pharmacological news, research, and regulatory information Provides detailed abstract and indexing for 15 key industry newsletters These include: Drug Research Reports: The Blue Sheet FDC Reports: The Pink Sheet Scrip Medicine & Health Clinical Lab Letter Biomedical Safety and Standards Industries covered by the resource include cosmetics, biotechnology and medical devices in addition to pharmaceuticals

19. Academic Research Library

20. Academic Research Library ARL is a comprehensive general reference resource that combines a wide range of subject areas to provide every department in an institution with a broad coverage of information. Subject areas covered by the resource (as in Ulrich’s) include:

21. Academic Research Library Content Overview Combines 3,825 titles Over 2,600 titles are full text / full image Over 2050 full-text titles have current full text Only 444 titles are under embargo: Up to 3 months: 31 4 to 6 months: 84 12 months: 316 More than 12 months: 13 2257 titles are scholarly / peer-reviewed Total impact factor rating: 1967.5 Average impact factor rating of scholarly titles: 0.87 Average impact factor rating of all titles: 0.51

22. Academic Research Library

23. Academic Research Library Key Strengths ARL includes coverage from 1972 forward 60% of the titles in ARL are Scholarly / Peer-Reviewed ARL has a small number of embargoed titles: Only 444 out of 2,600 full-text titles High-quality information across a number of diverse academic disciplines High-quality indexing allows users to pinpoint the information they need quickly, without having to trawl through hundreds of irrelevant results BSP claims to have a higher title count than ABI. This is true on a surface level: BSP has 10,267 titles, while ABI has 3,800. However if we breakdown that total titles count we find that the majority of the BSP product is made up of non-periodical content: over 75% is made up of non-periodical content contributed mainly by industry/market reports and less than a quarter of the content can be attributed to periodical content. By dissecting even further the non-periodical content, we see the significantly high number of country reports…BSP claims to have a higher title count than ABI. This is true on a surface level: BSP has 10,267 titles, while ABI has 3,800. However if we breakdown that total titles count we find that the majority of the BSP product is made up of non-periodical content: over 75% is made up of non-periodical content contributed mainly by industry/market reports and less than a quarter of the content can be attributed to periodical content. By dissecting even further the non-periodical content, we see the significantly high number of country reports…

24. ProQuest Education Resources

25. ProQuest Education Journals: Coverage More than 750 titles indexed Almost 600 titles in full text Coverage includes: Adult education Higher education Home schooling Primary education Special needs education Specialist teaching of the arts, sports, business, etc Related topics – government funding, communication in the classroom, counselling, social policies

26. Why use ProQuest Education Journals? Access to the most current information on education issues Includes the key journals Enables cross-searching a vast archive of information Follow development of issues over time Research a topic in detail

27. ProQuest Education Journals: Example Titles American Educational Research Journal British Journal of Educational Psychology Child Welfare Education for Health International Journal of Early Childhood Asia Pacific Journal of Teach Education

28. Career & Technical Education An excellent source of vocational information for students and instructors Coverage includes: Technology Healthcare Building trades Auto mechanics Sales and retail Accounting Graphic Design Photography Nursing

29. Product Overview 545 titles 475 in full text 306 current full text 17 titles with embargo 89 peer-reviewed journals Journals include: Agricultural Research Computer Technology Review Law & Order Office Systems Research Journal Printed Circuit Design Work and Occupations

30. Positioning Career and Technical Education is an ideal source of vocational information for colleges, technical universities, public libraries and schools offering technical courses Perfect complement to subscriptions of ProQuest Education Journals

31. ProQuest Science Resources

32. Database Overview Full-text aggregated journal collection 200+ Publishers represented 350+ Full-text titles included 50+ Science subjects covered Available on the ProQuest platform Embargoes kept to a minimum High quality ProQuest indexingEmbargoes kept to a minimum High quality ProQuest indexing

33. Subject Selection Communication & Information Technology Conservation Construction Earth Science Electrical & Electronic Engineering Energy Resources & Research Environmental Science From Acoustics to Zoology, ProQuest Science Journals provides comprehensive full-text coverage of across all applied and general science areas in fields including: From Acoustics to Zoology, ProQuest Science Journals provides comprehensive full-text coverage of across all applied and general science areas in fields including:

34. Subject Selection Food & Nutrition Genetics Geology Marine Technology Mathematics Medicine Metallurgy Mineralogy Neural Networks Nutrition Oceanography

35. For Researchers: Hard Sciences Chemistry - 10 current full-text titles Includes: AOCS Press: International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials: INFORM, JAOCS: Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, and Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. Computers/Computing - 19 current full-text titles Key titles include ACM Computing Surveys, ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, Communications of the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery: Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, Computer Graphics World (Pennwell Publishing), and Discrete & Computational Geometry (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.). Broad Coverage, Key Research Disciplines ProQuest Science Journals provides an ideal way to broaden your library’s science collection, by providing broad, comprehensive full-text coverage of applied and general science research journals in fields spanning agriculture, artificial intelligence, botany, computer engineering, computer graphics, crop production, earth sciences, forestry, nutrition, oceanography, urban planning, water resources and many more. Broad Coverage, Key Research Disciplines ProQuest Science Journals provides an ideal way to broaden your library’s science collection, by providing broad, comprehensive full-text coverage of applied and general science research journals in fields spanning agriculture, artificial intelligence, botany, computer engineering, computer graphics, crop production, earth sciences, forestry, nutrition, oceanography, urban planning, water resources and many more.

36. For Researchers: Hard Sciences Engineering - 57 current full-text titles (including Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) Important Engineering content includes titles from Penwell Publishing Company (Electric Light and Power; SMT; Solid State Techology), BNP Media (Assembly), Illuminating Engineering Society (Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, Lighting Design + Application), Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. (Acta Mechanica, Granular Matter, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment) and Manchester University Press (International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education).

37. For Researchers: Hard Sciences Mathematics - 16 current full-text titles Titles include Springer-Verlag New York, Inc: Aequationes Mathematicae, Applied Mathematics and Optimization, Archive for Mathematical Logic, Calcolo, Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations, Graphs and Combinatorics, Mathematical Programming, Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems; MCSS, Probability Theory and Related Fields, Foundations of Computational Mathematics and Hodder Arnold: Statistical Modelling. Physics - 5 current full-text titles Content includes Few - Body Systems, Magma, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Pennwell Publishing Company: Laser Focus World.

38. Vocational Colleges & Undergraduate Teaching ProQuest Science Journals also includes trade and professional publications. Highlights include Dr Dobbs Journal, the popular computing magazine from CMP and Computer Graphics World. IEEE Software and IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering from the IEEE. ProQuest Science Journals includes a collection of popular science and consumer magazines Astronomy, E : the Environmental Magazine, The Ecologist, Natural History, Popular Science, Science News, Skeptic, Sky and Telescope, Technology Review, Weatherwise and World Watch. With nearly 100,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of computer professionals. The IEEE Computer Society's vision is to be the leading provider of technical information and community services to the world's computing professionals. With nearly 100,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of computer professionals. The IEEE Computer Society's vision is to be the leading provider of technical information and community services to the world's computing professionals.

39. ProQuest Science Journals: Summary Comprehensive subject coverage Many research applications; also suitable for undergraduate study Many key titles, high impact factors Embargoes kept to a minimum Easy to search, easy to browse, easy to use results

40. ProQuest Telecommunications ProQuest Telecommunications allows you to follow information on important legislation that effects this rapidly-changing industry Coverage includes: Telecommunications technologies companies, people, products, market conditions worldwide, telephony, wireless, video & television, broadband Key journals include: Telecommunications, Telephony, America's Network, Broadband Networking News, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media and other leading telecommunications and related titles 132 titles 108 in full-text Full-text back to 1992 4 embargoed titles

41. ProQuest Computing Broad collection of current computing publications for experts and undergraduates alike Coverage includes: Computer industry news Database design Product reviews Hardware Software development strategies Journals include: Computer Weekly, InfoWorld, Computer Reseller News, PC World, 327 journals 267 full-text titles 35 titles with embargo Full text back to 1996

42. ProQuest Social Science Resources

43. ProQuest Social Science Journals More than 520 titles indexed Over 280 current full-text titles 452 peer-reviewed scholarly titles Only 61 embargoed titles Over 360 titles are impact factor rated

44. ProQuest Social Science Journals: Coverage Addiction studies Anthropology Area studies Community health Medical care Corrections Criminology Economics Family studies Gender studies Geography Gerontology

45. Why use ProQuest Social Science Journals? Provides fast, reliable access to the most influential articles from the key journals in your field. Provides the widest coverage of the broadest range of issues: From the problems of social exclusion to encouraging economic growth From the challenges of globalisation to overcoming addiction From the impacts of information technology to debates on urban planning From changes in international higher education to welfare of minority groups

46. ProQuest Religion Content overview: An indispensable resource for anyone researching religious issues and perspectives Abstracts and indexing for over 130 journals 115 journals available in full text 9 titles are embargoed 89 titles are peer-reviewed Key titles include:

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