ProQuest Central Closer look at subject coverage
Sample Language / Literature Content Linguistic development Cognition Communication Pragmatics Syntax Phonology Semantics Synchronic and diachronic Opinions and reviews from the 500 strong full-text Newspapers Thousands of literature-related articles from countries as far a field as Canada and Australia
Example Slovakian Literature Academic studies about authors and writers provide depth to research Research Content Magazines can add further colour Analysis of prose and language elements
Closer look at non-periodical coverage
Additional Content: Dissertations Non-periodical content Full-Text Dissertations Nearly 10,000 full-text dissertations in addition to the 20,000 included in ABI/Inform Unique scholarly content Major subject areas: o Psychology (over 4,200) o Health & Environmental Sciences (over 3,100) o Social Sciences (over 1,200) o Education (nearly 1,000) o...and more!
Non-periodical content Extra Business Content Snapshots Series Over 3,000 Industries and Regions More than 8,800 reports Provide up-to-date statistical overviews of each industry by individual country Market trends are demonstrated with historical market size data, key companies, segmentation, distribution and forecasts ProQuest is Exclusive Provider of Snapshots to Library Market
Non-periodical content Hoover s Company Records Nearly 45,000 Company Records Users can integrate business information from one of the world s leading electronic distributors of information about companies, industries and the people who lead them With IntelliDocs technology, users can put company information in context by linking directly from articles in ProQuest to Hoover s Records Extra Business Content ProQuest is only library vendor offering Hoover s Company Records
Extra Business Content Non-periodical content OxResearch 146 industry topics from over 252 countries and regions Contains over 7,500 reports Powerful multi-disciplinary database for students, professors and administrators to research the impact of probable developments on today's business climate Each article follows a standard format: Description of the event Significance In depth analysis of the event including any relevant charts Conclusion NB There is a one-month embargo on this content ProQuest is only library vendor offering OxResearch
SSRN Working Papers Non-periodical content 25,000 scholarly working papers from Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Working papers provide cutting edge information in business trends months or years before they appear in the final publication Working papers often provide more information than the final edited article ProQuest is the only library vendor offering working papers from SSRN
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses & Periodicals Archive Online
Discover more scholarly research materials with ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Publisher for the National Library of Canada Official repository for the Library of Congress
Content and customer credentials All top ranking USA research universities as defined by the Carnegie Foundation - work with UMI Includes works by authors from more than 1,700 graduate schools and universities the world over 700 active university partners publish with us 40% of PhDs from the world s top universities are published in PQDT More than 3,000 libraries around the world subscribe to PQDT - including most of the world s leading universities
PQDT Options
Offer cutting edge research
Support all departments With scholarly research content in every subject, PQDT is a multidisciplinary resource allowing you to support all departments and disciplines Communication and the Arts Education Language Literature Philosophy, religion and theology Religion Social Science Anthropology Business Administration Economics History Political Science Sociology Agriculture Biology Biological Sciences Biophysics Earth and Environment Studies Health Sciences Chemistry Pure Sciences Physics Applied Sciences Engineering Psychology
Periodicals Archive Online: Full coverage spanning centuries Periodicals Archive Online Over 500 titles from 1770 to 2000 Growing archive of journals Now 6 complete collections 7 th and 8 th collections in production Collection Extensions launched PQ Historical Newspapers The Guardian and Observer: 1791-2003
Platform Enhancements
Platform Enhancements Platform 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
Platform ProQuest Search Widget
Platform Further enhancements: RSS Feeds RSS Feeds/Alerts RSS RSS feeds Feeds/Alerts for: Users will be able to create Any search All the string information the user needs gets displayed Any publication in a pop-up window ProQuest was the first company to introduce RSS feed now we have further enhanced them Won t require creating an account to set up RSS Feeds/Alerts Release date: April 26, 2008 Users will be able to create RSS feeds for: Any search string Any publication Won t require creating an account to set up
Platform RSS Feeds RSS Feeds/Alerts Users will be able to create RSS feeds for publications, too
Platform Reference Linking Reference Linking Great resource to inform students how many times an article has been cited, by whom and also shared references
Platform Reference Linking Reference Linking Cited by and Cited References easy to identify in search results
Platform Reference Linking One-Click Searching Libraries with a database on the ProQuest platform can use it for access to full text of the electronic content in its collection, whether it's from ProQuest or another content provider
Why ProQuest? With 160+ disciplines covered in PQ Central, librarians can get budget relief by dropping overlapping disciplinespecific databases from other vendors Headline, subhead, or important text can go here. Competitor comparison ProQuest offers the largest aggregated full text content in a single database Unmatched collection of full text content from multiple types of sources such as journals, global newspapers, company reports, industry reports, dissertations and more Balanced coverage of academic, trade and news content Consolidating databases with one vendor gives you more buying power to add more databases
Competitor analysis The Latest in Full-Text Content? Breakdown of EBSCO s content More than One Year Embargo (40%) Less Than One Year Embargo (5%) Current Full Text (55%) 45% of active, full-text content is NOT the latest issue
Competitor analysis More than One Year Embargo (19%) More Current Full Text with ProQuest ProQuest Central: Full-Text Content Less Than One Year Embargo (5%) Current Full Text (76%) 76% of ProQuest s active, full-text content IS in the latest issue
Competitor analysis ProQuest Central Periodical Coverage vs. EBSCO combined equivalent 12,000 10,000 Title Counts 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 Total Titles Total Full Text Active Full Text - ProQuest Central EBSCO ASP + BSP Periodical Content defined as magazines, journals and newspapers only
Competitor analysis Periodical Coverage vs. The Competition Comparison study Used Ulrich s as a common comparison tool Removed index only titles Removed titles listed as Coming Soon Results ProQuest offers the most full text publications ProQuest averages more titles per category than the competitors ProQuest wins in # subjects covered ProQuest Central provides broader, more diverse coverage ProQuest Central ProQuest Central Available Full Text Competitor A Available Full Text Competitor B Available Full Text Ulrich's Subject ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 31 30 18 AERONAUTICS AND SPACE FLIGHT 32 14 13 AGRICULTURE 75 68 34 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 3 3 13 ANIMAL WELFARE 2 4 1 ANTHROPOLOGY 25 45 17 ANTIQUES 2 1 2 ARCHAEOLOGY 14 32 8 ARCHITECTURE 12 21 9 ART 24 24 20 ARTS AND HANDICRAFTS 2 2 0 ASIAN STUDIES 12 17 5 ASTRONOMY 8 24 5 BEAUTY CULTURE 9 8 2 BEVERAGES 3 3 3 BIBLIOGRAPHIES 2 2 4 BIOGRAPHY 3 1 2 BIOLOGY 179 316 119 BIRTH CONTROL 1 1 2 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION 71 27 6 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 1,331 1,081 462 CERAMICS, GLASS AND POTTERY 5 7 2 CHEMISTRY 14 110 21 CHILDREN AND YOUTH_ABOUT 23 21 11 CHILDREN AND YOUTH_FOR 31 3 5 CIVIL DEFENSE 0 1 0 CLASSICAL STUDIES 11 4 2 CLEANING AND DYEING 0 3 0 CLOTHING TRADE 12 8 2 CLUBS 1 0 0 COLLEGE AND ALUMNI 2 2 3 COMMUNICATIONS 97 47 39 COMPUTERS 265 184 145 CONSERVATION 11 13 11
Why ProQuest? With 160+ disciplines covered in PQ Central, librarians can get budget relief by dropping overlapping disciplinespecific databases from other vendors Headline, subhead, or important text can go here. Ongoing support and training ProQuest offers the largest aggregated full text content in a single database Unmatched collection of full text content from multiple types of sources such as journals, global newspapers, company reports, industry reports, dissertations and more Balanced coverage of academic, trade and news content Consolidating databases with one vendor gives you more buying power to add more databases
Training Support Service Training face-to-face by professional trainer Academics and students Train the trainer for the librarian Webinars available regularly User Guides Training website: www.proquest.com/training Customised promotional materials
Customer Support Service Calls answered by trained staff 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
Marketing Support Service 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
Testimonial Service We are absolutely delighted to be working together with ProQuest on this educational resource with so much research potential. The agreement is exciting in both enabling access to content for academics, and also in helping institutions throughout Bulgaria attract the best researchers from around the globe. Hope that our dialog will continue and turn into lasting partnership. Sincerely Yours, Albena Vutsova DIRECTOR RESEARCH DEPARTMENT BULGARIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
ProQuest Central vs. competition Summary ProQuest Central is now the best resource available for use as multidisciplinary database: MORE TITLES: Major competitors display title counts that are skewed, frequently duplicating and counting records MORE TEXT: Other competitors offer full-text counts that are tiny in comparison MORE CHOICE: ProQuest Central offers a more balanced coverage of academic, trade and news content BETTER VALUE: ProQuest Central gives you more for your money
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