Many new features will be part of the release. ProQuest Smart Search will be welcomed by novice and sophisticated searchers alike. It will tap into ProQuest’s powerful indexing to analyze a user’s search, and then offer suggestions for related topics and publications at the top of the results screen. The same technology will enable users to browse topics in most ProQuest databases. Users will also be able to email multiple articles in a single email from ProQuest; email My Research Summary, a highly refined version of the marked list feature; and email formatted bibliographies.
Users will experience extended browsing and index searching for more databases, thanks to the new infrastructure of ProQuest® Smart Search. Advanced tools such as Topic Guides, the Browse Topics tab, and browsable index-term lists are already available in ABI/INFORM® Global and ProQuest Research LibraryTM. These tools make it easy for users to construct queries and narrow research topics using ProQuest’s renowned controlled vocabularies for subjects, companies or organizations, locations, and people. Now, these same tools will be available in many more ProQuest databases.
The new release also adds enhanced ProQuest CrossLinksTM, allowing users to link seamlessly from their results list into a link-resolver service and view the full-text of the article from wherever it may be found in the library’s holdings or in external holdings the library may be able to access. ProQuest CrossLinks supports the use of a static URL to access resources or it can dynamically create URLs based on article-level information.
A “What’s New” link on the main search page is already available to provide information on interface enhancements coming to the product, as well as links to documentation, screen shots, and feature previews. Many more new features will be part of the July release.
The new interface will be available on every proprietary ProQuest product. To learn more, sign up for the ProQuest Newsline e-newsletter: http://il.proquest.com/pqnext/newsubscribe.shtml. A demonstration of the new interface, and complete descriptions and guides for its many features, are also available on the ProQuest website: Take the ProQuest interface web tour.
The July release will augment several changes launched in March:
- Effortless automatic sizing for printing large articles in ProQuest Historical Newspapers with a single-click “Print” button option.
- Print Bibliography enhancements offers appropriate citation formatting for different publication types and citation styles.
- Custom interface profiles for Snapshots, Hoover's Company Information, and OxResearchTM, providing custom search fields and limiters when each is searched alone.
- A custom thesaurus has been added for the Diversity databases providing easy access to the subject terms that relate to these products’ content.
- A new Select Databases option allows users to select all cross-searchable databases with a single mouse click.
As in previous releases of ProQuest, all of the enhancements were developed to help professional and novice researchers accomplish their research goals quickly with pinpoint accuracy. Still, it has a familiar look which will make the transition from old to new easy for users.
Free trials of ProQuest products are available. Libraries may receive more information by contacting their account representative at 1-800-521-0600, ext. 3183 or 3452 (outside the U.S., call +44-1-223-215-512) or pqsales@il.proquest.com . Editors may call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 6489 or email pr@il.proquest.com .
About ProQuest Information and Learning
ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting, organizing, and publishing information worldwide for researchers, faculty, and students in libraries and schools. Known widely for its strength in business and economics, general reference, humanities, social sciences, and STM content, the company develops premium databases comprising periodicals, newspapers, dissertations, out-of-print books, and other scholarly information from more than 8,500 publishers worldwide. Users access the information through the ProQuest® Web-based online information system, Chadwyck-HealeyTM electronic and microform resources, UMI® microform and print reference products, eLibrary® and SIRS® educational resources, and XanEdu® online faculty and student resources. ProQuest Information and Learning is a business unit of ProQuest Company (www.proquestcompany.com), which was recently named one of the top 100 fastest growing technology companies in the United States by Business 2.0. For more information about ProQuest Information and Learning, visit www.il.proquest.com.
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