Panjab University , Chandigarh

Department :- Library and Information Science

Subject : MLIS01 Information Sources and Services

ASSIGNMENT ON

ProQuest

Submitted to:- Submitted by:-

Prof. Preeti Mahajan Prabhjot Kaur

INTRODUCTION
ProQuest is vendor or third party mediator, provides e-resources
to libraries from different publishers on a single platform and
customize information to individual libraries based on the need of
each library. It empowers the researchers and librarians around the
world. Its innovative information content and technologies increase
the productivity of students,scholars, professionals and the
libraries.

Through partnerships with content holders, ProQuest preserves

rich, vast and varied information - whether historical archives or
today's scientific breakthroughs and packages it with digital
technologies that enhance its discovery, sharing and management.

History and background development:

In 1938, Eugene Power founds UMI with the microfilming of books
indexed in the Short Title Catalog at the British Libraries. In
1996, the l" Internet accessible instance of UMI launches. It was
known as ProQuest Direct. In 2001, UMI rename it as ProQuest
Information and Learning. In 2007, Cambridge Information Group
Merges Cambridge Scientific Abstract with ProQuest Information
and Learning to form a single company called ProQuest.

Likewise, it provides subscription based services. It provides open

access content also.
Authority
Founded 1938; 85 years ago as University Microfilms

Founder Eugene Power

Fate Acquired by Clarivate on December 1.2021

Key People Andy Snyder, chairman

Matti Shem-Tov, CEO

Parent Clarivate (2021-present)

Cambridge Information Group (2006-2021)

Scope and Purpose :- ProQuest is committed

to empowering researchers and librarians around the world. Its

innovative information content and technologies increase the
productivity of students, scholars, professionals and the libraries
that serve them.

Coverage :- It includes the world's largest collection of

dissertations and thesis; 20 million pages and three centimes or

global, national, regional and specialty newspapers; more than
4,50,000 e-Books; rich aggregated collections of the world's most
important scholarly journals and periodicals; and unique vaults of
digitized historical collections from great libraries and museums, as
well as organization.

Treatment :-
Basic search across all ProQuest platform databases with the
Basic Search. You can search All source types or choose to limit
your search by a source type such as Scholarly Journals, Videos &
Audio, Dissertations & Theses, Books and others that are available
through the More menu.

Additionally, you can limit your search to items containing Full

text from ProQuest and Peer Reviewed items to only find
documents reviewed by subject matter experts.

Advanced search Use the Advanced Search to create a more

structured query, searching across different fields. Enter your
search term, then use the pull-down menus to the right to select
the search fields you want to target, and between each row select
Boolean operators to connect your search terms.

For a listing, description, and examples of how to format a search

using field codes indexed in ProQuest databases, please visit
the Searchable fields page of this guide.

Exact phrase:- Look for your exact search term in its entirety.
Used primarily for searching specific fields, like Subject. For
instance, a search on su.exact("higher education"), will return
documents with a subject term of "higher education", but not
documents with a subject term of "higher education funding".

Wild card search :- The wildcard character in ProQuest is the

question mark (?)--used to replace any single character, either
inside or at the right end of a word. A word in your search term
can include one or more question marks to represent one or more
characters.Example:-nurse?
Finds: nurse, nurses, and nursed.
Truncation :- The truncation character in ProQuest is an asterisk
(*)--used to replace up to five characters. For example, a search
for farm* will retrieve documents with the terms farm, farms,
farmer, or farming. You can include the truncation character
within a word in your search term, f*rm, or at the end of a
word, (farm*).

Subject search with thesauri :-With a thesaurus open, you can:

 Search for subject terms
 Browse all subject terms
 Add one or more subject terms to your search
Filters :- one can narrow down search by using multiple search
options such as Subject , publication date , recent publications
etc.

Products and services:

1. Discovery services

The world's top academic research libraries and others turn to

ProQuest for the first and only discovery service bused on a
unified index of content now topping more than a billion records
that ensures fast, comprehensive, and unbiased results. Researchers
discover content that might otherwise be missed, while Libraries
see an improved return on their investments from deeper searches
that increase resource Usage. Discovery becomes even more
compelling with the addition of millions of unique descriptive data
components for books, CDs, video games and DVDs.
L Summon

Summon is a subscription based discovery service. A single-search

box makes collection more discoverable and provides unique ways
for users to connect with librarians.

II. Ex Libris Primo®

Ex Libris Primo® provides a fast, comprehensive, and personalized

discovery solution with the intuitive user experience library patrons
have come to expect. A single search interface provides a gateway
to a wealth of scholarly content, including print, electronic and
digital collections. Primo's sophisticated search and relevancy
ranking algorithm ensures the most relevant results, based on the
context of the search and the users profile. Over 2,300
institutions around the world use Ex Libris Primo to provide
superior library discovery and deliver new services.

III. Intota®

Intota is a library services platform. It is used for managing the

electronic collection of libraries.

IV. OASIS Technical Services

It provides need-based cataloging (MARC) support, multiple

physical book processing options and customized partner workflow’s
and integrations.

V. Dialog®

It provide professional content and workflow solutions for

pharmaceutical, engineering, and patents research, ProQuest Dialog M
enables searchers of all types to discover new concepts and ideas
while staying current on industry trends and competition.
VI. Resources for College LibrariesTM

It is a database of print and electronic resources for academic

libraries featuring over 90,000 titles across 117 subjects. Libraries
use the RCL subject bibliography lor assessment, collections,
accreditation reports, new program support, strategic and fiscal
planning, liaison work, and more.

2.Data services:
ProQuest gathers, verifies, and enhances information from sources
that deliver authoritative and continuously updated data. It
provides data to various libraries and researcher through its data
services.

i. Book wire® App

It is a free mobile app for book searching. It saves money by

reviewing the best price option. It provides multiple search options
like author, title, publisher,ISBN etc. it enhanced book details for
Books In Print and (Resource for College library ) RCL subscriber,

ii Sociological Abstracts

Sociological Abstracts indexes the international literature of

sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences
to provide bibliographic coverage of current research focused on
social work, human services, and related areas.

iii. Philosopher's Index

The Philosopher's Index is a bibliographic database with informative,
author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of
philosophy.

iv. Library Anywhere

Library Anywhere, is a mobile web catalog (which works on any

phone) and native apps for iPhone (and all iOS products) and
Android phones. No installation uploads or maintenance is
necessary.

v. Books in Print®

Books in Print is a bibliographic database for libraries, publishers

and retailers around the world. It helps to search the marketplace,
find the right title and explore all known formats options.

3. Collection management services

ProQuest offers the services to help. feel in control throughout
the collection management process, from profiling to ordering and
invoicing support to cataloging and processing tools.

i. OASIS®

OASIS (Online Acquisitions and Selection Information System) is

ProQuest's free web-based system 1or searching, selecting. and
ordering print and electronic books for academic libraries.

ii. Bowker Book Analysis System

Bowker Book Analysis System'M (BBAS) is a powerful collection-

analysis tool and an essential resource for academic librarians to
electronically compare their library's collection against Resources for
College Libraries (RCL
iii. iFound

iFound is an integrated out-of-print and hard-to-find service that

allows libraries to search and purchase second-hand books via
OASIS.

iv. EBook Central@

lt provides access more than I million e-books. It manages all

aspect of collection like discovery, selection, acquisition,
administration, and reporting.

4. Print Books & Newspaper

i. Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive online database of

4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the
2000s. Distributed by ProQuest into libraries, it contains a
diverse blend of well-known regional and local newspapers in the
U.S. and other countries.

ii. elibrary®

lt provides one of the largest collections of periodical and digital

media content. Researchers can access primary and scholarly
sources, and all content is in 100% full text. It provides access to
1,700+ magazines, newspapers, transcripts and digitized reference
book content, more than seven million images, maps, websites,
videos and interactive simulations.

iii. ProQuest Dialog®News and Trade Collection

The most complete collection for monitoring global news and trade
press across all key industries, from the world's major licensed
media publishers with content which are not freely available online.

iv. Research Library

Research Library is a multidisciplinary resource. It covers 150

subject areas. it provides access to a wide range of the core
academic titles, from business and the sciences to literature and
politics. The database expands daily and currently includes more
than 6,000 titles, 75% of which are available in full text.

5. DATABASES
ProQuest databases provides a single source for scholarly journals,
newspapers, reports, working papers, and datasets along with
millions of pages of digitized historical primary sources and more
than 4,50,000 e-books. Renowned abstracting and indexing makes
this information easily navigable, while content tools, including
instant bibliography and citation generators, simplify management
and sharing of research.

i.ProQuest One Business

It is a new and comprehensive destination for business research,

teaching and learning. ProQuest One Business offers a mix of
practical and theoretical content in an interface designed to help
students build the research skills they need for successful careers.

ii. ProQuest Recent Newspapers

It is a new digital archive with full-page images of recent editions

of essential quested newspaper titles. ProQuest Recent Newspapers
titles are available individually or in regional collections. Coverage
begins in the late 2000s and go’s through the most recent issue
with a 3-month embargo. ProQuest Recent Newspapers content is
hosted on the ProQuest platform, fully searchable at the page
level and cross-searchable with all other ProQuest products.

iii. ProQuest One Literature

ProQuest One Literature is the destination for all aspects of

literature research, teaching and learning providing the best tools
and content available in the market to support today's study of
literature.

iv. ProQuest One Academic

ProQuest One Academic brings together four core multi-disciplinary

products, allowing access to the world's largest curated collection
of journals, ebooks, dissertations, news and video.

v. Dissertation and thesis:

It is a database of Dissertation and thesis. It is also the official

repository of the Library of Congress, ProQuest Dissertations &
Theses provides researchers with unmatched search and reference
link functionality that delivers results from across the globe that
can meet the expectations of today's research community.

CONCLUSION:
These ProQuest technologies uncover the right content at the
right time, while others streamline research routines with
automated bibliographic support and document management, and
by providing online platforms for anytime, anywhere collaboration.
For librarians, ProQuest is an essential partner in driving the
transformation of their organizations, providing practical and
increasingly interoperable solutions for acquisition, assessment,
management and marketing of their information collections.
ProQuest's aggregation solutions are supported by renowned skills
in abstracting and indexing, while its historical collections leverage
unique talent in the preservation and digitization of rare archival
collections. Its E-Books area - encompassing pioneering brands
ebrary and EBL-EBook Library solve challenges related to emerging
electronic formats.

Reference:-
https://www.proquest.com/

https://about.proquest.com/en/publishers/