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ProQuest CentralCloser look at subject coverage
•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 Canadaand Australia
Sample Language / LiteratureContent
Analysis of prose andlanguage elements
Academic studiesabout authors andwriters providedepth to research
Magazines canadd further colour
Example Slovakian LiteratureResearch Content
Closer look at non-periodical coverage
Full-Text Dissertations
• Nearly 10,000 full-text dissertationsin addition to the 20,000 included inABI/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!
Additional Content: DissertationsNon-periodical content
Snapshots® Series
ProQuest is Exclusive Provider of Snapshots to Library Market
• Over 3,000 Industries and Regions
• More than 8,800 reports• Provide up-to-date statistical
overviews of each industry byindividual country
• Market trends are demonstrated withhistorical market size data, keycompanies, segmentation, distributionand forecasts
Extra Business ContentNon-periodical content
Hoover’s Company Records• Nearly 45,000 Company Records
• Users can integrate business informationfrom one of the world’s leading electronicdistributors of information aboutcompanies, industries and the people wholead them
• With IntelliDocs™ technology, users canput company information in context bylinking directly from articles in ProQuest®to Hoover’s Records
ProQuest is only library vendor offering Hoover’s Company Records
Extra Business ContentNon-periodical content
OxResearch
ProQuest is only library vendor offering OxResearch
• 146 industry topics from over 252countries and regions
• Contains over 7,500 reports
• Powerful multi-disciplinary database forstudents, professors and administrators toresearch the impact of probabledevelopments on today's business climate
• Each article follows a standard format:– Description of the event
– Significance
– In depth analysis of the event including anyrelevant charts
– Conclusion
Extra Business ContentNon-periodical content
NB There is a one-month embargo on this content
SSRN Working Papers
• 25,000 scholarly working papers fromSocial Science Research Network (SSRN)
• Working papers provide cutting edgeinformation in business trends months oryears before they appear in the finalpublication
• Working papers often provide moreinformation than the final edited article
ProQuest is the only library vendor offering working papers from SSRN
Non-periodical content
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses&
Periodicals Archive Online
Publisher for the NationalLibrary of Canada
Discover more scholarly researchmaterials with ProQuest Dissertations &
Theses
Official repository forthe Library of Congress
• All top ranking USA research universities – as definedby the Carnegie Foundation - work with UMI
• Includes works by authors from more than 1,700graduate schools and universities the world over
• 700 active university partners publish with us
• 40% of PhDs from the world’s top universities arepublished in PQDT
• More than 3,000 libraries around the worldsubscribe to PQDT - including most of the world’sleading universities
Content and customer credentials
PQDT Options
Offer cutting edge research
Support all departments
• With scholarlyresearch contentin every subject,PQDT is a multi-disciplinaryresource allowingyou to support alldepartments anddisciplines
Communication and the ArtsEducation Language LiteraturePhilosophy, religion and theologyReligion Social ScienceAnthropology BusinessAdministrationEconomics History PoliticalScience Sociology AgricultureBiology Biological SciencesBiophysics Earth and EnvironmentStudies Health Sciences Chemistry
Pure Sciences Physics AppliedSciences 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
– 7th and 8th collections in production
– Collection Extensions launched
• PQ Historical Newspapers
– The Guardian and Observer:
1791-2003
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
Platform Enhancements
ProQuest Search Widget
http://widgets.proquest.com
Platform
ProQuest Search WidgetPlatform
RSS Feeds/Alerts• Users will be able to create
RSS feeds for:– Any search string– Any publication
• Won’t require creating anaccount to set up
• Release date: April 26, 2008
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
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
RSSFeeds/AlertsAll the information theuser needs gets displayedin a pop-up window
RSSFeeds/AlertsAll the information theuser needs gets displayedin a pop-up window
ProQuest was the first company tointroduce RSS feed – now we have
further enhanced them
Platform
RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds/AlertsUsers will be able to create RSSfeeds for publications, too
RSS Feeds/AlertsUsers will be able to create RSSfeeds for publications, too
Platform
Reference Linking
Reference LinkingGreat resource to inform students howmany times an article has been cited,by whom and also shared references
Reference LinkingGreat resource to inform students howmany times an article has been cited,by whom and also shared references
Platform
Reference Linking
Reference LinkingCited by and Cited Referenceseasy to identify in search results
Reference LinkingCited by and Cited Referenceseasy to identify in search results
Platform
Reference Linking
One-Click SearchingLibraries with a database on theProQuest® platform can use it foraccess to full text of the electroniccontent in its collection, whether it'sfrom ProQuest or another contentprovider
One-Click SearchingLibraries with a database on theProQuest® platform can use it foraccess to full text of the electroniccontent in its collection, whether it'sfrom ProQuest or another contentprovider
Platform
Headline, subhead,or important textcan go here.
• With 160+ disciplines covered in PQ Central, librarianscan get budget relief by dropping overlapping discipline-specific databases from other vendors
• ProQuest offers the largest aggregated full text contentin a single database
• Unmatched collection of full text content from multipletypes of sources such as journals, global newspapers,company reports, industry reports, dissertations andmore
• Balanced coverage of academic, trade and news content• Consolidating databases with one vendor gives you
more buying power to add more databases
Why ProQuest?
Competitor comparison
The Latest in Full-Text Content?
45% of active, full-text content is NOT the latest issue45% of active, full-text content is NOT the latest issue
Current Full Text(55%)
Less Than One YearEmbargo (5%)
More thanOne YearEmbargo
(40%)
Breakdown of EBSCO’s content
Competitor analysis
More Current Full Text with ProQuest
76% of ProQuest’s active, full-text content IS in the latest issue76% of ProQuest’s active, full-text content IS in the latest issue
Current FullText
(76%)
Less ThanOne Year
Embargo (5%)
More than OneYear Embargo
(19%)
ProQuest Central: Full-Text ContentCompetitor analysis
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
ProQuest Central EBSCO ASP + BSP
Total Titles
Total Full Text
Active Full Text
Periodical Content defined as magazines, journals and newspapers only
Periodical Coverage vs. EBSCO combined equivalent
ProQuest CentralTi
tle C
ount
sCompetitor analysis
Periodical Coverage vs. The CompetitionUlrich's Subject
ProQuestCentral
AvailableFull Text
Competitor AAvailable Full
Text
Competitor BAvailable Full
TextADVERTISING AND PUBLICRELATIONS 31 30 18AERONAUTICS AND SPACE FLIGHT 32 14 13AGRICULTURE 75 68 34ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 3 3 13ANIMAL WELFARE 2 4 1
ANTHROPOLOGY 25 45 17ANTIQUES 2 1 2ARCHAEOLOGY 14 32 8ARCHITECTURE 12 21 9ART 24 24 20ARTS AND HANDICRAFTS 2 2 0ASIAN STUDIES 12 17 5
ASTRONOMY 8 24 5BEAUTY CULTURE 9 8 2BEVERAGES 3 3 3
BIBLIOGRAPHIES 2 2 4BIOGRAPHY 3 1 2BIOLOGY 179 316 119BIRTH CONTROL 1 1 2BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION 71 27 6BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 1,331 1,081 462CERAMICS, GLASS AND POTTERY 5 7 2
CHEMISTRY 14 110 21CHILDREN AND YOUTH_ABOUT 23 21 11CHILDREN AND YOUTH_FOR 31 3 5CIVIL DEFENSE 0 1 0CLASSICAL STUDIES 11 4 2CLEANING AND DYEING 0 3 0CLOTHING TRADE 12 8 2CLUBS 1 0 0
COLLEGE AND ALUMNI 2 2 3COMMUNICATIONS 97 47 39COMPUTERS 265 184 145CONSERVATION 11 13 11
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 textpublications
• ProQuest averages more titles per categorythan the competitors
• ProQuest “wins” in # subjects covered
• ProQuest Central provides broader, morediverse coverage
Competitor analysis
ProQuest Central
Headline, subhead,or important textcan go here.
• With 160+ disciplines covered in PQ Central, librarianscan get budget relief by dropping overlapping discipline-specific databases from other vendors
• ProQuest offers the largest aggregated full text contentin a single database
• Unmatched collection of full text content from multipletypes of sources such as journals, global newspapers,company reports, industry reports, dissertations andmore
• Balanced coverage of academic, trade and news content• Consolidating databases with one vendor gives you
more buying power to add more databases
Why ProQuest?
Ongoing support and training
Training Support
• 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
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
Customer SupportService
• ProQuest is happy to workwith Institutions toprovide marketingsupport helping toincrease awareness aboutthe new resourcesincluding:– Product Brochures
– Bookmarks
– Email Campaigns
– Interface Branding
Marketing SupportService
Testimonial
We are absolutely delighted to be working together with ProQuest on this educationalresource with so much research potential. The agreement is exciting in both enablingaccess to content for academics, and also in helping institutions throughout Bulgariaattract 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
Service
ProQuest Central vs. competition
ProQuest Central is now the best resource available for use asmultidisciplinary database:
• MORE TITLES: Major competitors display title countsthat are skewed, frequently duplicating and countingrecords
• MORE TEXT: Other competitors offer full-text countsthat are tiny in comparison
• MORE CHOICE: ProQuest Central offers a morebalanced coverage of academic, trade and newscontent
• BETTER VALUE: ProQuest Central gives you more foryour money
Summary
• Ongoing market feedback informs developmentBefore, during, after product development
• Well positionedLarge installed base (sales in over 160 countries), high renewal rates(over 80%)
• RelationshipsLong-term relationships with 9,000 publishers; we have more than70 librarians on our own staff
• TechnologyInterfaces that simplify searching while enhancing quality of results
The need for Enhancement and Evolution
Summary
Special Limited PromotionCentral
An Expanded Partnership Into the Future
Questions?