New Database Alternative

Another Option for Hungry Researchers


ProQuest Announces Aggregated Full-Text Database for Libraries

ProQuest (www.proquest.com), part of Cambridge Information Group (www.cambridgeinformationgroup.com), has launched a new aggregated full-text database for libraries called ProQuest Central. The company says it is designed to serve as the foundational research collection for academic libraries. ProQuest Central offers more than 11,000 titles (8,000 in full text) and more than 160 subject areas covering core academic disciplines.

ProQuest Central’s coverage includes core disciplines such as business and economics, medical and health, news and world affairs, science, education, technology, humanities, social sciences, psychology, literature, law, and nursing. ProQuest Central, available now, combines content from top publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Emerald Group Publishing, MIT Sloan Management Review , Palgrave, Oxford University Press, Dow Jones, and more. Multiple content types are available, including scholarly and general reference journals, newspapers, full-text dissertations, company annual reports, industry reports, country reports, working papers, and more.

What looks promising about this database is that it may be striving to be more flexible and interface with users. It also appears to have a stated goal of covering a wide variety of subjects and services.

I was unable to access the service but the press release above provides a link to the home page where you can read about it.

I would love to hear first responses from anyone who has wet there feet with it.

Any thoughts?

Here is a link to the press release:

http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/wndReader.asp?ArticleId=40608