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Charting a Citation Laureate’s scientific legacy
How Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen’s curiosity led to transformative advances in medicine and molecular biology
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03 November 2025
Partnering with libraries and publishers to build impactful ebook subscriptions
ProQuest, from Clarivate, establishes a content curation advisory group and moves to once-a-year title removals to better serve our librarian communities
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Rialto Update
We are disappointed by EBSCO’s decision to remove the option for librarians to acquire their ebooks from Rialto.
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Pulse of the Library: Reflecting the voices of librarians worldwide
New report, together with a dynamic interactive microsite, looks at how libraries are adapting to rapid change...
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Women’s work: An exploration over time
A dive into ProQuest Digital Collections shows how women’s labor has been documented and portrayed
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17 October 2025
From beans to empires: What chocolate can teach us about history
The history of chocolate explored from multiple perspectives
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Supporting Content Café subscribers through Baker & Taylor’s closure
Syndetics is here to support libraries in maintaining continual access to catalog enrichment
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16 October 2025
Standing together for libraries and intellectual freedom
Celebrating champions of the profession at the American Association of School Libraries Conference
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15 October 2025
Supporting North American Libraries Through Baker & Taylor’s Closure
We’re supporting North American libraries as Baker & Taylor closes.
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09 October 2025
What content do academic libraries rely on most?
An analysis of U.S. library collections shows aggregated content is a strategic anchor
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06 October 2025
Discover the early years of The Crisis, part of the ProQuest NAACP Archives
Digital access to The Crisis, the official publication of the NAACP, simplifies research, teaching and learning about African American History
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26 September 2025
Exploring scientific discoveries in a comprehensive academic environment
ProQuest adds 1,100 Springer Nature journal titles to its STEM and interdisciplinary solutions
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23 September 2025
The Oxford comma: A 500-year-old pause worth keeping?
Celebrating National Punctuation Day with a look into history's most debated mark
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17 September 2025
Stories that speak: The power of visual anthropology in the classroom
ProQuest adds insightful and emotionally resonant documentaries from the Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival
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10 September 2025
Welcome to the New ProQuest Website
The ProQuest website now has a sleek, modern design that reflects our commitment to innovation and excellence.
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27 August 2025
Primary sources in the AI age: How historical newspapers build critical thinkers
Strengthen research skills using ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Global
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29 July 2025
The real stories behind The Gilded Age
How accurate is Julian Fellowes’ retelling of American history?
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23 July 2025
New capabilities of ProQuest Research Assistant enrich student interaction with documents
Embedding academic AI in authoritative, trusted resources enables librarians to offer students and researchers a responsible, reliable AI-powered research companion
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18 July 2025
Bridging the AI skills gap: A new literacy program for academic libraries
Clarivate teams with Choice to provide a fast and convenient course based on the ACRL AI Literacy Framework
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10 July 2025
ProQuest Digital Collections is designed for today’s challenges and evolving for what’s next
Expanding access to interdisciplinary content, including primary sources, with AI-powered tools and a roadmap aligned with the future of academic research
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08 July 2025
Clarivate Continues Work with EveryLibrary to Support and Nurture Libraries in the US
Clarivate announces our renewed support for EveryLibrary
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02 July 2025
From microfilm to AI: Transforming dissertation use for every researcher
ProQuest launches another revolution for making graduate output more accessible
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26 June 2025
Taking the pulse: Share your voice on the state of libraries
The 2025 Clarivate Pulse of the Library survey is open and waiting for your input.
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25 June 2025
Access to declassified U.S. government files inspires academic research
Digitizing the work of the National Security Archive provides insights into previously classified U.S. government files
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24 June 2025
Introducing the new Ebook Central Reader App
New Ebook Central Reader App: Secure, accessible, and flexible. Enhance your academic reading experience with the best academic ebook reader today.
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13 June 2025
Clarivate Commits to ERIC, the World’s Most Widely Used Index of Education-Related Literature
ProQuest, part of Clarivate enables free access to ERIC for all - now and in the future
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10 June 2025
Championing libraries is job one
A look at our dedication to library advocacy
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09 June 2025
Digital accessibility in higher education
How Clarivate is helping academic libraries support research and learning for all students
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03 June 2025
Introducing the New ProQuest Government Documents Subscription
Ensuring research continuity with reliable access to essential U.S. and U.K. government sources
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29 May 2025
Libraries As Catalysts For Sustainability and Climate Change Education
Ideas from librarians about supporting campuswide engagement on a key global issue
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21 May 2025
Why AI literacy belongs in every library’s learning strategy
O’Reilly for Higher Education can help libraries prepare their users for the future
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08 May 2025
Inspiring classrooms with ‘The Thinking Game,’ a documentary on AI
How a documentary about a groundbreaking discovery can transform classroom engagement and learning
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06 May 2025
Drive student success with affordable access to broad, discipline-aligned content
Extending ProQuest One’s award-winning approach to support research and learning across 17 disciplines
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01 May 2025
A Closer Look At: How ProQuest Curates Ebook Subscriptions
ProQuest Ebooks is curated by a team of in-house librarians with a mission to deliver seamless, uninterrupted access to high-quality content to users
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14 April 2025
New Ebook Central AI tool helps users engage deeper with scholarly ebooks
ProQuest enriches the award-winning platform with an AI-powered research assistant
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27 March 2025
The Impact of AI in the Classroom: Experiences and Learnings
Learn what librarians and UX experts shared in a thought-provoking webinar
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18 March 2025
A Closer Look At: Ebook Central’s User-Focused Roadmap
This trusted ebook platform will continue to support perpetual access and be enriched to serve evolving needs
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14 March 2025
A Closer Look At: How Rialto Continues to Support Libraries
Learn more about our commitment to facilitate perpetual access purchasing through the Rialto marketplace
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04 March 2025
Our Letter to the Library Community
Addressing the recent changes regarding purchasing of print and perpetual access to electronic books for libraries
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26 February 2025
Keeping the climate change conversation going with The Here Now Project
Available in Academic Video Online, this engaging and adaptable documentary educates and builds hope
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18 February 2025
Introducing ProQuest Digital Collections, a new library subscription offering unparalleled breadth, value and access
New offering for academic libraries spans six centuries of essential content to serve researchers and students of all levels
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18 February 2025
Introducing ProQuest Ebooks, the world’s largest scholarly ebook subscription
Supporting our transformative subscription-based strategy with broad, simple access to trusted curated content
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03 February 2025
Academic AI-powered research assistance now available in ProQuest Central
ProQuest Research Assistant guides and inspires students in the popular cross-disciplinary database: Learn more in the webinar on March 6
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03 February 2025
History Vault sets a new milestone in accessing archival collections
Now available on the ProQuest platform, History Vault’s wealth of primary sources is more discoverable and flexible than ever before
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31 January 2025
Water Literacy: Why every student needs to understand our most critical resource
A new curated ebook collection helps libraries serve the needs of the next generation of sustainability leaders
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24 January 2025
Sharing one librarian’s expertise in selecting microbiome titles
New curated list of ebooks helps libraries build collections on gut health that serve many different needs
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16 January 2025
Syndetics Unbound receives Platinum designation in 2025 Modern Library Awards
The popular catalog enrichment tool is “a critical element in providing the catalog experience we want for our patrons”
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17 December 2024
Library transformation: Ten ways to make it happen in 2025
From free collection analyses and professional development, explore innovative tools and community-driven initiatives to optimize your library services
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12 November 2024
Explore five decades of feminist thought with the Ms. Magazine Archive
Unprecedented access to the landmark publication enriches research and learning about the evolution of feminist thought and social change
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08 November 2024
How librarians can collaborate with faculty on film in the classroom
Practical tips for academic librarians shared during “From Screen to Syllabus” webinar
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08 November 2024
The academic library’s role in expanding perspectives
Practical tips for bringing diverse voices into collection development strategies
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05 November 2024
The Role of "Whispering Wind" in documenting Native American Heritage
Ethnicity & Culture Magazine Archive showcases the resilience and creativity of diverse communities
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04 November 2024
Elevating Indigenous Women's Voices
ProQuest launches an important new syllabus for educators
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17 October 2024
ProQuest Research Assistant helps students use academic AI responsibly
As students struggle to understand when to use AI, ProQuest supports them with a powerful research companion to guide AI-powered learning journeys
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09 October 2024
Indigenizing the academic library collection
New curated list of ebooks showcases Indigenous wisdom and human connections to the earth
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03 October 2024
Open Access Complete Ebook Subscription extends library collections with free, high-quality materials
Vetted by librarians for quality, titles in this ever-growing free subscription enable libraries to have the benefits of OA without the risks
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01 October 2024
Understanding the Fallout backstory: A resource guide for academic librarians
Engage Fallout enthusiasts with materials that explore the soundtrack and real historical context behind the TV and gaming series
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12 September 2024
How academic librarians support student mental health
A new curated ebook collection helps librarians promote student wellbeing amidst a growing mental health crisis
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03 September 2024
Web of Science Research Assistant elevates discovery with responsible AI
The Web of Science™ Research Assistant, a generative AI-powered tool built with and for researchers, is now available to the global research community
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28 August 2024
The value of award-winning ebooks in library collection development
Librarians save time and build relevant, inclusive and high-quality collections by consulting winners lists
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14 August 2024
Three ways ebook subscriptions help academic libraries save time and money
As time and budgets become tighter, libraries can optimize both without reducing the resources available to students
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26 July 2024
How librarians leverage Rialto to connect and simplify workflows
Shortening the journey from ebook selection to patron usage
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17 July 2024
Academic libraries, student wellbeing and the power of leisure reading
Leisure reading is not only a source of enjoyment, but also a powerful tool for enhancing student mental health
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03 July 2024
Unlock the cosmos with the Space Science & Exploration Collection
As interest in space exploration heats up, ProQuest makes it easy to support researching, teaching and learning about this fascinating field
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28 June 2024
Exploring the Ancient Olympics: Beyond Sports and Glory
With digital access to early texts, library users can view the Games through a 700-year-old lens
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13 June 2024
ProQuest puts AI deeper in the researcher’s journey for enriched insights and discovery
Academic AI’s capabilities are harnessed in ProQuest Research Assistant to create a trusted, powerful research companion
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05 June 2024
Heartfelt connections: The human-animal bond and its impact
Animal Allies LibList examines animals’ significance in our lives
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Librarian
28 May 2024
Leverage the Book Citation Index in library collection development
Tapping a book’s network of citations helps librarians identify key influencers in a sea of titles
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
22 May 2024
Journal Citation Reports 2024 preview: Unified rankings for more inclusive journal assessment
The Journal Citation Reports 2024 release will include unified rankings across subject categories, helping to simplify journal performance assessment
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
22 May 2024
Why 500 libraries rely on Rialto for collection development
Libraries around the world are saving staff time, stretching budgets and creating user-focused collections by simplifying book selection and acquisition
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21 May 2024
Introducing the Clarivate Academic AI Platform
We have released the first version of the Clarivate Academic AI Platform, serving our suite of AI-powered Research Assistants.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
14 May 2024
What will be the future state of libraries in an AI-powered world?
A new report from Clarivate explores librarians’ answers to that question
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08 May 2024
Reimagining research impact: Introducing Web of Science Research Intelligence
Discover how the Web of Science Research Intelligence™ platform will revolutionize research evaluation by driving responsible innovation
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01 May 2024
Beyond discovery: AI and the future of the Web of Science
Learn about our generative AI-powered Web of Science Research Assistant, which will be available from September 2024
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
29 April 2024
Four ways libraries can improve student outcomes with mental health support
Stress, anxiety and depression work against student success, but campus libraries can play a key role in easing these burdens
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
24 April 2024
Clarivate welcomes the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
Clarivate welcomes the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
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15 April 2024
Demonstrating socioeconomic impact - a historical perspective of ancient wisdom and modern challenges
Demonstrating socioeconomic impact - a historical perspective of ancient wisdom and modern challenges
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09 April 2024
ProQuest One Education is the new “go-to” for research and learning
Content and technology combine to drive student and researcher success in a fast-changing discipline
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01 April 2024
Supporting a more sustainable future with ebooks
ProQuest enables libraries to confidently build collections that support burgeoning needs for research, learning and career prep in sustainability
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19 March 2024
Unlocking U.K. research excellence: Key insights from the Research Professional News Live summit
Discover pivotal insights shaping the landscape of U.K. research shared at the second Research Professional News Live summit. From discussions on REF2029 to the
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13 March 2024
For better insights, assess research performance at the department level
Three ways Clarivate is closing information gaps and establishing reliable data for improved decision-makingTo win more funding and plan a course for the futur
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12 March 2024
What are college music students studying and why?
Alexander Street, part of Clarivate, expands partnership with a faculty and student favorite: Boosey & Hawkes
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07 March 2024
Getting the Full Picture: Institutional unification in the Web of Science
Originally published October 20, 2016. Updated March 8, 2024In the sprawling and complex world of research, attribution matters. Individual researchers, teams
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07 March 2024
Four ways libraries are using “title matching” to improve collection development
The Title Matching Fast service has become a collection development best practice by efficiently aligning print holdings with electronic content
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05 March 2024
How libraries are helping students gain skills for career success
By leveraging resources such as O'Reilly for Higher Education, libraries can help students navigate a dynamic job market and stay ahead in their future careers
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29 February 2024
ProQuest®, part of Clarivate™, launches AI-powered research assistant
In collaboration with its community of educators, ProQuest marks a milestone in trusted academic research
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16 February 2024
2024 Journal Citation Reports: Changes in Journal Impact Factor category rankings to enhance transparency and inclusivity
New – unified rankings for each of our 229 science and social science categories; no Journal Impact Factor (JIF)™ rankings for the arts and humanities categories
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07 February 2024
How libraries can support the growing interest in public health degrees
New Ebook Central collection from ProQuest, part of Clarivate, helps researchers delve into topics such as epidemiology, digital health and healthcare ethics
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07 February 2024
How personal stories humanize history
New resource Women’s & Gender Studies from ProQuest, part of Clarivate, is an accessible resource that helps students engage with history through primary sources
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
28 January 2024
New Web of Science Grants Index helps researchers develop more targeted grant proposals
Competition for funding is tough and researchers need help to make their grant applications stand out. The Web of Science™ Grants Index from Clarivate™ helps re
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25 January 2024
How libraries can build ethical Indigenous book collections
How libraries can build ethical Indigenous book collections
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18 January 2024
Three ways research offices can lead researchers to more funding
Over half of research office leaders say researchers are disengaged. How can you close the gap to win more funding?In late 2023, Research Professional™ News, a
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27 November 2023
Tenth Annual “Research Fronts Report” Highlights Hot and Emerging Fields
To highlight fast-moving and emerging specialty areas of science, Clarivate™ has once again partnered with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in a yearly rep
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26 November 2023
Research office leaders say funding and societal impact are biggest priorities
A new global survey captures community challenges and views on the future of research A new report from Research ProfessionalTM News, an editorially independen
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15 November 2023
Empowering research institutions to navigate an evolving landscape: Introducing our new academic research council
A 15-member advisory group explores the future of researchThe academic community is confronting a rising tide of challenges, from dwindling funding success rat
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
14 November 2023
Highly Cited Researchers 2023: The evolution of our evaluation and selection policy to support a robust scholarly landscape
Every year, the unveiling of the Highly Cited Researchers™ list sparks anticipation within the global research community as both researchers and their affiliate
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
13 November 2023
Empowering learning through documentaries
Adding the right film to the classroom can lead to more student success
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
06 November 2023
Bringing Generative AI to the Web of Science
Generative AI presents enormous opportunities to transform how scientific and scholarly research is carried out. Faced with the pressure to publish, a more comp
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30 October 2023
Exploring China’s research landscape and its future direction
Our latest Global Research Report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ charts China’s research trajectory and its path of growth, quality and in
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29 October 2023
Five top tips for advancing DEI in research environments
Academic experts share how they’re shifting the cultural dial in favor of diversity, equity and inclusionThere is now widespread acknowledgement that diversity
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16 October 2023
Researchers text mine newspapers to reveal new insights
Text and Data Mining methods like Natural Language Processing allow researchers to extract insights from unstructured data and provide new avenues for exploration
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04 October 2023
Fostering trust through transparent peer review: A discussion with experts for Peer Review Week 2023
Clarivate hosted a panel discussion focused on advances in transparent peer review that can help mitigate some of the challenges around peer review manipulation
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02 October 2023
Supporting student mental health: A guide for academic librarians
College students are experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis; the library can play a vital role in promoting campus wellness
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28 September 2023
New ‘LibLists’ leverages the strength of library collaboration
ProQuest, part of Clarivate, enables librarians to share their collection curation expertise with peers
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20 September 2023
Climate change and its impact on displaced people
As research expands beyond natural sciences, academic library collections must shift to support emerging areas that explore and document the human aspect of...
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18 September 2023
Researchers of Nobel class: Citation Laureates 2023
The Citation Laureates™ 2023 list has been announced, recognizing a select group of influential, highly cited researchers whose contributions are on par with No
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06 September 2023
Gain new perspectives on global research: Unveiling the dynamic G20 scorecard from ISI
We are proud to introduce fresh insights into measuring global research performance via our dynamic G20 scorecard for 2023, newly enhanced with online data visu
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02 August 2023
Navigating research challenges through collaboration and Equity
Trends point to growing interest by major funding organizations in international collaborative research. Understanding the funding landscape can make bid succes
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01 August 2023
Solving time crunch and profile challenges for researchers
How librarians can relieve administrative burdens and drive researcher effectivenessIn today’s fast-paced world of research, time has become an increasingly sc
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01 August 2023
How primary sources help students challenge conventional thinking
Redefine hard history using primary source collections that support the studies of marginalized communities
Blogs, Academic, Faculty
27 July 2023
Maximize Collection Management at your Library: the Power of Citation Analysis + Integrated Evaluation Tools
Citation analysis is a data-driven method that enhances library collection management – enhanced by new integrated tools .
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12 July 2023
Better Together: ProQuest’s vast collection of >5.5million post graduate dissertations and theses now discoverable on Web of Science
Clarivate provides researchers with a more holistic and comprehensive view of the scholarly landscape within a single platform with the integration of discovery
Blogs, Academic, Government, Faculty, Librarian
30 June 2023
Why declassified documents are a gateway to historical insights
Learn how access to declassified documents as primary sources for teaching and learning is facilitated through a partnership with the National Security Archive
Blogs, Academic, Government, Faculty, Librarian
29 June 2023
Choose a video streaming service that drives student success
With the right streaming video service, libraries can empower faculty with content that improves the student learning experience
Blogs, Academic, Government, Faculty, Librarian
27 June 2023
Unveiling the Journal Citation Reports 2023: Supporting research integrity with trusted tools and data
In the 2023 release of our Journal Citation Reports, we have taken significant additional steps to foster research integrity in the Web of Science. This is part
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20 June 2023
From simple metrics to transformative intelligence: Unleashing the power of visual research profiles
Our latest Global Research Report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™, Unpacking research profiles: Moving beyond metrics, is our second report
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04 June 2023
How U.S. universities can improve limited submission processes
Research administrators provide real-world recommendations on optimizing limited submission opportunities in the U.S. The number of new U.S. government limited
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17 May 2023
Building trust through transparency: Our pledge to provide more clarity around Web of Science journal coverage
As part of our on-going commitment to research integrity, we recently shared that we planned to investigate how we can provide greater transparency regarding wh
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
17 May 2023
How print publications shaped celebrity culture
Discover how print publications shaped our fascination with celebrities
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26 April 2023
Exploring the impact of globalization on research in the United States
Our latest Global Research Report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™, “U.S. research trends: The impact of globalization and collaboration,” r
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26 April 2023
How libraries can power Black studies
Resources that help Gen Z better understand an issue they care about
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19 April 2023
A primer on ties in the JCR
As announced in March, we have several enhancements coming in the 2023 Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ release. One change is that we will display the Journal I
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18 April 2023
Why multidisciplinary databases are the library’s ’Swiss Army Knife’
Investing in a single resource that can serve a wide range of users saves academic libraries time and money
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29 March 2023
Three timesaving ways for research offices to connect faculty with funding opportunities
When challenges threatened to prevent Lori Ciccone, UNLV Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Programs and her team from meeting the expectations of faculty
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28 March 2023
New resource guide on reproductive justice helps us examine its past and think critically about its future
This complex issue is better understood when students and researchers have historical context
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24 March 2023
How to create meaningful digital learning experiences for Gen Z
Clarivate user experience (UX) designers Lane Bowman and Christie Heitkamp share the defining characteristics of Gen Z and Gen Alpha, their technology landscape...
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19 March 2023
Supporting integrity of the scholarly record: Our commitment to curation and selectivity in the Web of Science
We have the important responsibility of providing our customers with trustworthy intelligence to help them transform the world for the better. The need for high
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
06 March 2023
Mapping the path to future changes in the Journal Citation Reports
In July 2022, I shared our plans to extend the Journal Impact Factor (JIF)™ to all journals in the Web of Science Core Collection™ from June 2023. This means th
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28 February 2023
How to take an evidence-based approach to building a scholarly community
International research collaboration is critical to scientific discovery. Just as the research landscape grows in complexity, the landscape of collaboration con
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
22 February 2023
Three academic libraries share how they are adapting to change and disruption with ease
How a new approach to monograph acquisition saved time, increased transparency and improved morale
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
10 February 2023
How Gen Z is shaping the higher ed learning environment
A new generation of young adults is challenging the traditional classroom model and using adversity to fuel personal growth
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
09 February 2023
Explore the evolution of jazz with Qwest TV titles from ProQuest
Read about an exciting new collection that allows researchers to explore the evolution of jazz through streaming video — experiencing the power of live performances.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
08 February 2023
The Preprint Citation Index: linking preprints to the trusted Web of Science ecosystem
After many months of planning, we are launching the Preprint Citation Index™, a multidisciplinary collection of preprints from leading repositories that helps r
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
18 January 2023
What American university research leaders need to know to participate in the CHIPS Act
The CHIPS Act presents a compelling opportunity for American research universities to collaborate in a nationwide initiative to produce innovation and chip manu
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
02 January 2023
Research Fronts 2022 highlights hot and emerging fields, including vaccine hesitancy, ‘mega-fires’ and asteroids [Report]
To highlight fast-moving and emerging specialty areas of science, Clarivate™ has once again partnered with the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on a special rep
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
14 December 2022
Sustainable logistics are key to a sustainable future
Logistics is currently one of the bottlenecks to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Through careful planning, c
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
18 November 2022
How libraries can engage Gen Z students
By understanding Gen Z students’ priorities, respecting their preferences and meeting them where they are, librarians and faculty at colleges and universities
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
17 November 2022
Clarivate releases Annual G20 Scorecard of research performance for 2022
To coincide with the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit taking place in Bali, Clarivate has released its Annual G20 Scorecard – Research Performance
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
14 November 2022
Highly Cited Researchers 2022: Using deeper qualitative analysis to help spot research misconduct
Today we reveal our annual list of Highly Cited Researchers. This year we recognize 6,938 scientists and social scientists who demonstrate significant and broad
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
13 November 2022
Climate change education platform highlights Web of Science data at COP27
At Clarivate™, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, and this includes research supporting climate change mitigation. As part of this commitment,
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
04 November 2022
Four steps for writing a great science biography
Assemble all the information you need for a winning research paper in under an hour
Blogs, Academic, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 October 2022
Renewable energy: Strategizing a better, more sustainable world [Report]
The world’s sustainability challenges provided the impetus for our new report, A study of energy in transition: the role of research and innovation in the world
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
26 September 2022
Highly Cited Researchers tackle SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Water is essential to survival and yet extreme, less predictable weather conditions are affecting its availability in many regions. In our blog series about Hig
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
22 September 2022
Four tips to elevate your library despite budget cuts and strained resources
Consolidate, automate and analyze to do more with less
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
20 September 2022
Citation Laureates 2022: Nobel class researchers who are changing the world
Clarivate™ draws on Web of Science™ publication and citation data to produce an annual list of Citation Laureates™ – researchers of Nobel class whose high-impac
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
19 September 2022
The current state of open peer review
Openness and transparency are essential to creating trust in the peer review process. With research integrity being the theme of this year’s Peer Review Week, w
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
14 September 2022
Five ocean research topics to inspire your next paper [guide for students]
Writing a great research paper is easier when you have a timely and focused topic. Our latest Global Research Report on ocean health by the Institute for Scient
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
12 September 2022
How to write research papers that impress your professors
Follow five essential steps to build your foundation for success
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
31 August 2022
Gender equality in research: papers and projects by Highly Cited Researchers
Empowering women and girls is a critical target of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this installment of our blog series about Highly
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
25 August 2022
What defines the next wave of GenZers entering higher education?
How technology, politics and lockdowns have shaped a generation within a generation.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
18 August 2022
Editor Picks for Faculty… New Content for the New Semester
Fast Food, Water Issues, Masculinity and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty
17 August 2022
The next generation of Web of Science Researcher Profiles
From today, we’re pleased to announce that Web of Science™ Researcher Profiles is improved with new features for tracking your publications, citation metrics, p
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
09 August 2022
Highly Cited Papers in SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
In this latest update to our ongoing blog series, we look at research contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a specific fo
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
26 July 2022
Ocean research report: emerging topics and opportunities
A new Global Research Report from the Institute for Scientific Information identifies the trends, challenges and opportunities in ocean science. Our ocean resea
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
26 July 2022
Ex Libris Launches Māori User Interface for Alma and Primo
Library systems support the resurgence of a once-vanishing language
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
25 July 2022
Announcing changes to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports
Starting from the 2023 JCR release, Journal Impact Factors will be expanded to all Web of Science Core Collection journals including arts and humanities.Today
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
20 July 2022
Research integrity: five tips for authors, editors and reviewers
The Web of Science™ is taking steps to help the research community better understand research integrity. In this blog post, we discuss our free courses in the W
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
08 July 2022
June 2022 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in June 2022
Blogs
28 June 2022
How to find the right journal for your research (using actual data)
Want to help your research flourish? We share tips for using publisher-neutral data and statistics to find the right journal for your research paper.The right
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
27 June 2022
Journal Citation Reports 2022: COVID-19 research continues to drive increased citation impact
Today we release the 2022 update to the annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™. This year’s release demonstrates the enormous impact the COVID-19 pandemic has h
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
21 June 2022
Loud and Proud: How Academic and Public Libraries Are Working to Amplify LGBTQ+ Voices
Loud and Proud: How Academic and Public Libraries Are Working to Amplify LGBTQ+ Voices
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
20 June 2022
Journal Citation Reports 2022: A preview
Each year, the Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR) release provides a summary of the network of scholarly citations from the prior year of Web of Science™ coverage.
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
14 June 2022
May 2022 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in May 2022
Blogs
13 June 2022
Global collaboration for climate change prevention
In this blog, we explore the collaborative effort of researchers in mitigating the negative effects of climate change. We further explain the main takeaways rai
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
25 May 2022
Literature review: your definitive guide
This is our ultimate guide on how to write a narrative literature review. It forms part of our Research Smarter series. How do you write a narrative literature
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
18 May 2022
The future of research in Ukraine is under threat
There are more than 65,000 early career researchers in Ukraine. In this blog post, we spotlight the young scientists in the country and the disciplines in which
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
09 May 2022
Highly Cited Researchers tackle health, wellbeing and education
Highly Cited Researchers™ are making a significant impact in sustainability research, with many doing outstanding work towards the United Nations’ Sustainabilit
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
09 May 2022
6 ways to use your campus app to help reduce student exam stress
Making learning and support resources more accessible can help students who struggle during exam season
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
07 May 2022
3 Key Insights on Student Library Usage
Students “love” their libraries – but there’s room for improvement in supporting course success
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
04 May 2022
April 2022 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in April 2022
Blogs
20 April 2022
Ukraine: innovation, tech and cutting-edge research
Ukraine has a rich history when it comes to scientific innovation, from physics to life sciences, chemistry and engineering. In this blog, part of a new series
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
13 April 2022
Ukrainian research contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
At Clarivate™, we are committed to supporting the researcher community in Ukraine, including displaced researchers, during and beyond ongoing attacks on the cou
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
11 April 2022
March 2022 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in March 2022
Blogs
05 April 2022
Peer review templates, expert examples and free training courses
Learning how to write a constructive peer review is an essential step in helping to safeguard the quality and integrity of published literature. Read on for res
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
05 April 2022
Banned and challenged books in U.S. schools (and what librarians can do about it)
With legislation empowering parents to pull books from school shelves, public library collections become more essential.
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
16 March 2022
Highly Cited Researchers address the Sustainable Development Goals
Highly Cited Researchers are making a significant impact in sustainability research. In this blog post, we put a spotlight on those focusing on the first two Su
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
08 March 2022
February 2022 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in February 2022
Blogs
07 March 2022
Celebrating Highly Cited Researchers: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers™ are based at more than 1,300 institutions across the globe. In this interview series, we find out how various institutions s
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
03 March 2022
January 2022 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in January 2022
Blogs
09 February 2022
2021 Innovation in South and Southeast Asia [REPORT]
As the pandemic persisted throughout 2021, organizations worldwide had to adapt and innovate. Download our report for insights into the South and Southeast Asia
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
02 February 2022
A more sustainable future for all: Introducing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in InCites
Introducing new functionality within InCites Benchmarking and Analytics, allowing users to search and evaluate according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
28 January 2022
No More Choosing Between Textbooks and Pants: How Cutting-Edge Solutions are Moving Libraries Forward in the Digital Age
Innovations in resource sharing, controlled digital lending and more
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Librarian
28 January 2022
Indian School of Business is First in India to Choose ProQuest TDM Studio for Text and Data Mining
Researchers with and without coding experience can transform massive datasets into insights and discoveries
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
21 January 2022
“Justice Not Charity”: A History of the Blind Marches
Disability studies are on the rise but resources to support teaching, research and learning in this area can be difficult to find.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 January 2022
Celebrating Highly Cited Researchers: Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Highly Cited Researchers™ are based at more than 1,300 institutions. We interviewed institutions to find out how they support their Highly Cited Researchers to
Blogs, Academic, Government, Librarian
18 January 2022
Significant Enhancements Made Available to Summon Customers
New features and functionality come during a surge of interest in and adoption of Summon
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Librarian
14 January 2022
Libraries Empower Researchers to Take on Today’s Global Challenges
ProQuest can provide critical tools and resources so researchers can focus on what matters: their research.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Government, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
13 January 2022
Library Thought Leader Bob Nardini Retires after 40-Year Career
From resident volcano expert to approval plan designer, Nardini has held just about every role the profession has to offer
Blogs, Academic, Public, Faculty, Librarian
07 January 2022
Explore Freely Available Resource Guides on History Research Topics
Civil rights, 9/11, plagues and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 January 2022
December 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in December 2021
Blogs
23 December 2021
Top Syndetics Unbound Titles of 2021
Syndetics Unbound's year-end "Top Titles" list for all of 2021!
Blogs
15 December 2021
How Libraries Can Engage Every Student
Research shows that engaged students perform better…and libraries play a central role in ensuring their long-term success
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
14 December 2021
Introducing Quicklinks – It’s All About Convenience
New feature provides users with a simple one-click-to-full-text experience from the result list in Primo and in Summon
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Librarian
13 December 2021
Caitlin Cornell and Denisa Jashari Win 2021 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards
Bestowed annually since 1982, the awards recognize recent doctoral recipients who have already made unusually significant and original contributions to their fields
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
09 December 2021
Calgary Herald Archive Named an Outstanding Academic Title
Canadian newspaper archive makes Choice Magazine’s prestigious 2021 list; review cites benefits of archive to Indigenous researchers
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
03 December 2021
November 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in November 2021
Blogs
30 November 2021
Four Essential Steps to Building Effective, Affordable e-Collections
Where to start and what to focus on when you’re making the shift to e-content
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
22 November 2021
A Small Library Modernizes its Services During the Pandemic
How Mary Immaculate College upgraded to Alma at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Librarian
17 November 2021
Editor Picks for Faculty... November 2021 Issue
Explore content on Indigenous Peoples, as well as artificial intelligence, mental health policy and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty
10 November 2021
The State of Academic Libraries: Unique Perspectives from Today’s Library Leaders
Budgets, DEI, remote learning: Charleston Conference panel tackles key issues surfaced by library survey
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
10 November 2021
Appreciating Smaller Publishers: From Four-Letter Words to Social Justice, The Story of Akashic Books
A publishing house founded by a former punk-rocker is now known for its unusual themes, dark humor and unwavering support for diverse writers
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
08 November 2021
Editors’ Picks for Nursing Faculty
Trends in nursing education, skills, theory, mental health and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty
05 November 2021
Behind the ‘Squid Game’ Phenomenon
A look at the economics, politics and culture behind the wildly popular Korean dystopian thriller, Squid Game
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
03 November 2021
October 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in October 2021.
Blogs
02 November 2021
Religion, Women’s Rights, Violence, Grief: Just a Few of the Themes Explored in Groundbreaking ‘Purple Sage’ Documentary
‘Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera’ takes viewers through the process of bringing new life to a 110-year-old Zane Grey novel
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
29 October 2021
Research is a Multistep Process that Takes Practice
Why Professor Jill Jensen assigns ProQuest Historical Newspapers to business students at the University of Redlands
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
26 October 2021
ProQuest One Business, Rapido and Pivot-RP Honored in Charleston Advisor’s ‘Readers’ Choice’ Awards
Business resource named ‘Best New Product’ in magazine’s annual awards issue
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
22 October 2021
Axe Murders, Dead Relatives and Disembodied Music: The World’s Creepiest Dissertations
Scratch your Halloween itch by diving into the dark side of academic research
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 October 2021
Appreciating Smaller Publishers: Aboriginal Studies Press
Learn about a publisher devoted to telling the stories of Australia’s Aboriginal peoples
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 October 2021
Joy: ‘A Revolutionary Act in the Face of Despair’
Experts talk about creating happiness in Mission: JOY panel discussion
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 October 2021
Are Magic Mushrooms the Answer to the Mental Health Crisis
Exploring the benefits and challenges of integrating psychedelics into traditional mental health treatments
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 October 2021
How Improved ILL Services Benefit Students, Faculty and Library Staff
Bethany Sewell, Access Services and Reference Librarian, on the ways implementing RapidILL at The College of New Jersey saves time and money
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
05 October 2021
Dissertations: A Key Resource for Indigenous Studies
Reliable resources for authentic insights and information from Indigenous communities to support diversity, equity and inclusion in teach and learning.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 October 2021
Three Ways to Elevate Your Library with Interlibrary Loan
RapidILL gives library users access to collections that are broader, deeper and of higher quality than ever before
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
28 September 2021
6 Reasons Illinois Central College Loves Leganto
A look at ICC’s transition to a course-resource solution for improved teaching and learning
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
27 September 2021
Three Ways to Elevate Your Library with Course Resource Management
Leganto leverages library collections, expertise and services to improve the teaching and learning experience of both academic staff and students
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
22 September 2021
Equitable Access to World-Class Performances
National Theatre Collection: Volume II brings the very best of British theatre into the classroom – whether in person or online
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
16 September 2021
Appreciating Smaller Publishers: Saqi Books
The story behind one of the leading publishers of books on the Middle East and North Africa
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
15 September 2021
Editor Picks for Faculty… Back to School Issue
The Dalai Lama, Cryptocurrency, Shirley Jackson, Led Zeppelin and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty
10 September 2021
Art, Entertainment and Healing After 9/11
How music, poetry and comedy helped Americans find the way forward following an unthinkable tragedy
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 September 2021
Lancaster University Supports Early-Career Academics with a Global Vision
How a top UK institution built a worldwide audience for its research and better foundation for its students
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
03 September 2021
Bavarian State Library Modernizes its Services with Alma
The library’s long-awaited transition to the cloud will increase efficiencies and improve the user experience
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
01 September 2021
The 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Resources for Teaching and Learning
Explore a curated list of resources for faculty, students and teachers studying the September 11 attacks
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
27 August 2021
Making History – Again – at the University of Tulsa Library
A 120-year-old institution modernized collections and discovery services by partnering with ProQuest
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
24 August 2021
All Together Now: The Benefits of Pairing Ebooks with Video
Give your students unique perspectives on important classroom and research topics
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
20 August 2021
Managing, Accessing, and Using Course Materials
Survey reveals opportunities for libraries to collaborate with faculty, reduce cost of course materials and contribute to student retention
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 August 2021
Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?
Librarians share their experiences and predictions in a Library Journal and ProQuest-sponsored panel
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
19 August 2021
July 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in July 2021.
Blogs
06 August 2021
Editors’ Picks for Business Faculty
Random walks, green brands, women in leadership and more
Blogs, Academic, Faculty
05 August 2021
The Summer Olympics: Remembering Jesse Owens
How students can develop a deeper understanding of world and US history by exploring the phenomenal athlete of the 1936 games
Blogs, Academic, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 August 2021
ProQuest One Business is “Sleek and Intuitive,” says Charleston Advisor
The industry’s newest business resource ranks 4.75 out of 5 in a new review
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
03 August 2021
Research Trends in Education
What the 20 most accessed dissertations related to education studies reveal about priorities in the field
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
29 July 2021
History, Trauma, and Coming to Terms with the Past: Using ‘Shoah’ in the Classroom
Isabel Richter, a German history professor at UC Berkeley, speaks about bringing new perspectives to her students through the power of a 1985 Holocaust documentary
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
21 July 2021
Appreciating Smaller Publishers: “Making a Difference” at Bristol University Press
Timely, peer-reviewed research from an activist university press whose CEO says it ‘can be a bit shouty’ may not sound like traditional academic publishing
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
09 July 2021
June 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
Here are the top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in June 2021.
Blogs
08 July 2021
Editor Picks for Faculty…July Issue
Shoah, Harriet Jacobs, Algorithms, Old Irish Airs and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
06 July 2021
Better Content for Less Money: Beloit College Library Finds Success in Comprehensive Databases
Whether they’re doing research on economics or dance, Beloit students and faculty now have more choices
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
01 July 2021
The Diversity-Innovation Paradox in Science
Stanford researchers explore how and why the novel contributions of underrepresented scientists are discounted and devalued
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
30 June 2021
ISBN: A History
Explore the history of the ISBN, the International Standard Book Number
Blogs
29 June 2021
Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing
Why scholarly resources about underrepresented communities need to be written by and for people from those communities
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
16 June 2021
Showcasing Titles for Pride Month
Show off your LGBTQ+ titles with Book Display Widgets.
Blogs
10 June 2021
Meeting the Urgent Need for E Resources
How UC Berkeley adapted to an immediate demand for digital content – and supported an existing space reclamation project
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
08 June 2021
Making Diverse Perspectives and Research Topics Accessible
Why the world’s first drag queen with a Ph.D. on drag history published her dissertation with ProQuest
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
03 June 2021
Art in the Press, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Water Systems: See How Universities are Using TDM
Learn more about how six universities gained free access to TDM studio through ProQuest’s Digital Research Support Program
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
02 June 2021
May 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
The top twenty titles public library patrons looked for in May 2021.
Blogs
28 May 2021
5 Ways ProQuest Can Support your DEI Initiatives
As library leaders learn how to respond to shifting priorities, we can help
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
27 May 2021
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…May Issue
Woody Harrelson on regenerative agriculture, Russian pop music, Israel and Palestine, change management in organizations, and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
26 May 2021
Digitizing the Library Collection: A Look at Georgia Tech Library
Learn more about how Georgia Tech Library has enhanced their physical browsing experience for users with Syndetics Unbound
Blogs
21 May 2021
New ETD Dashboard Supports Shows the Impact of Making Research Widely Available
Here’s what users of the new Electronic Theses & Dissertations Dashboard are saying
Blogs
20 May 2021
Appreciating Smaller Publishers: Oneworld Publications
A once-small publishing house produces award-winning fiction and non-fiction from across the globe
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
19 May 2021
An Overview of Library Classification Systems
Learn more about ProQuest's use of library classification systems
Blogs
18 May 2021
Enhancing Digital Access to Course and Library Materials
How the California State University San Marcos Library connects students and faculty with necessary resources, quickly and efficiently
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
13 May 2021
9 Reasons Librarians Love ProQuest One Academic
Give your faculty, students, and researchers the content they need…and save money for your library
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
12 May 2021
Shaping the Future of Metadata
Take a deep dive into Bowker’s activities within the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)
Blogs
12 May 2021
How Resource Management Supports the Research Journey
Survey results reveal RefWorks features valued by students and researchers
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
10 May 2021
What It’s Like to be an Instructional Designer in 2021
An interview with Texas Wesleyan University’s Amy Porubsky on distance learning, faculty relationships and streaming video
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
06 May 2021
April 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
The top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in April 2021.
Blogs
28 April 2021
Welcome to our new website: about.proquest.com
Welcome to our new website: about.proquest.com
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
27 April 2021
Syndetics Unbound in Ebook Central
Syndetics Unbound displays some elements within Ebook Central to highlight and enrich those titles
Blogs
23 April 2021
Editors’ Picks for Faculty, Spring Edition
Adelie penguins, Jackie Robinson, Shakespeare’s Henry V, counseling at San Quentin Prison and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
22 April 2021
Research Business and Ecological Sustainability in 5 Steps
From choosing a topic and narrowing it down, to selecting insightful and credible resources, ProQuest One Business can help
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
21 April 2021
ProQuest Celebrating World Book Day
April 23rd is a time to recognize and celebrate World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day.
Blogs
20 April 2021
The Pros and Cons of Teaching with Primary Sources
Study Reveals the Challenges of Using Primary Sources at the Undergraduate Level – and Why It’s Worth the Effort
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Librarian
19 April 2021
10 Award-Winning Dissertations from the University of Michigan
The insights published by this year’s ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award winners are poised to make major impacts
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
18 April 2021
Ebook Central and ProQuest Platforms Achieve 100% ASPIRE Scores for Accessibility
Ebook Central and ProQuest Platforms Achieve 100% ASPIRE Scores for Accessibility
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Librarian
15 April 2021
Syndetics Unbound Content Now Included in Patron Point Recommends
ProQuest has reached an agreement with Patron Point to include Syndetics Unbound elements in their newsletter service.
Blogs
15 April 2021
Tomorrow’s Architects: Designing the Future of Libraries, with Peter Morville
Author and speaker Peter Morville answers compelling questions about making discovery more equitable, cultural change, and more
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
14 April 2021
March 2021 Top Titles at Public Libraries
The top twenty titles public-library patrons looked for in March 2021.
Blogs
12 April 2021
ProQuest Improves Visibility for Ebook Discounts and Promotions
Enhanced functionality helps libraries take advantage of discounted pricing and current promotions for Ebook Central, Rialto, OASIS
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
08 April 2021
An Easier Way to Build More Inclusive Library Collections
ProQuest’s new Diversity Collection simplifies research and learning from alternative perspectives
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
08 April 2021
Appreciating Smaller Publishers: Peepal Tree Press
Though small in relative size, Peepal Tree is a prominent voice in Caribbean and Black British writing
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
31 March 2021
Syndetics Unbound’s Enrichment Highlights Brings Increased Catalog Usage to Mount Laurel Library
ProQuest released Enrichment Highlights a new Syndetics Unbound functionality that improves a library's search results page by adding key enrichment elements.
Blogs
25 March 2021
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…Women’s History Issue
Black Feminism, Women in STEM, Gender Neutral Parenting and more
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
24 March 2021
A Message From the ProQuest Senior Leadership Team
As individuals and collectively as an organization, we have a responsibility to speak out against racism in all forms and work towards inclusion
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
24 March 2021
Mark and Boost Electronic Resources
Mark and Boost remains a powerful tool, letting libraries highlight and promote their electronic resources.
Blogs
23 March 2021
Misreported Research in Psychology: A Text and Data Mining Case Study
A student researcher from UC Berkeley analyzes 6 peer-reviewed psychology journals to quantify concerns raised in the replication crisis.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
19 March 2021
A Conversation About Gender Bias in the Sciences
Filmmaker Sharon Shattuck talks about her documentary Picture a Scientist and the importance of diversity in STEM
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
17 March 2021
Showcasing Titles for Women's History Month
In honor of Women's History month, we've created several Book Display Widgets, which you can check out on our LibGuide.
Blogs
16 March 2021
Out of the Shadows: Appreciating Smaller Publishers
A new blog series explores the best publishers you may never have heard of
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
16 March 2021
New Nursing Resource Supports Healthcare Programs at the Most Critical Time
Nursing & Allied Health Premium brings together journals, training videos, cultural content and more
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Faculty, Librarian
10 March 2021
February 2021 Top Titles At Public Libraries
Here are the top fifteen titles public-library patrons looked for in February 2021.
Blogs
08 March 2021
Breaking Barriers at University of the Southwest
Breaking Barriers at University of the Southwest
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
25 February 2021
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…Including Black History Content
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…Including Black History Content
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
24 February 2021
Book Profiles & How They're Made
Syndetics Unbound’s Book Profile is a dynamic tool that lets users browse for titles using clickable profile terms.
Blogs
18 February 2021
We Asked Three Questions About ProQuest One Business…
ProQuest Product Team shares details about ProQuest One Business
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
17 February 2021
Showcasing Titles for Black History Month
Syndetics Unbound has a dedicated team of book lovers who are invested in providing the best technology and service possible to libraries.
Blogs
12 February 2021
New: ProQuest Content Now Integrates Directly with Your Learning Management System
New: ProQuest Content Now Integrates Directly with Your Learning Management System
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Administrator, Librarian
10 February 2021
January 2021 Top Titles for Public Libraries
Syndetics Unbound has a dedicated team of book lovers who are invested in providing the best technology and service possible to libraries.
Blogs
03 February 2021
Top Rated Elements in Syndetics Unbound
In this week's blog post, take a look at some of the top rated elements in Syndetics Unbound, as rated by customers.
Blogs
28 January 2021
Top Academic Titles of 2020
Syndetics Unbound has a dedicated team of book lovers who are invested in providing the best technology and service possible to libraries.
Blogs
25 January 2021
Spark Student Engagement and Class Discussion: Editors’ Picks for Faculty
Spark Student Engagement and Class Discussion: Editors’ Picks for Faculty
Blogs, Academic, K-12, Faculty, Librarian
20 January 2021
New Reading Recommendation Service from Syndetics Unbound and Patron Point
Syndetics Unbound is excited and pleased to announce that we have worked with Patron Point, a library marketing automation partner, to offer Patron Point Recommends™
Blogs
15 January 2021
Be ‘E Ready’ with Books, Periodicals, Video, Music Scores and More
Be ‘E Ready’ with Books, Periodicals, Video, Music Scores and More
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
14 January 2021
Syndetics Unbound - LibraryWorks 2021 Modern Library Award Winner
Syndetics Unbound wins LibraryWorks 2021 Modern Library Award with Platinum distinction.
Blogs
14 January 2021
A Rare Look Behind the Scenes of Donald Rumsfeld’s Pentagon
A Rare Look Behind the Scenes of Donald Rumsfeld’s Pentagon
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
14 January 2021
Syndetics Unbound Wins 2021 LibraryWorks Platinum Award
Syndetics Unbound Wins 2021 LibraryWorks Platinum Award
Blogs
13 January 2021
What Were the Top Research Trends of 2020?
What Were the Top Research Trends of 2020?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
13 January 2021
A message from Matti Shem Tov, ProQuest CEO
A message from Matti Shem Tov, ProQuest CEO
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
05 January 2021
Social Science Premium Collection and Disability in the Modern World Named Outstanding Academic Titles
Social Science Premium Collection and Disability in the Modern World Named Outstanding Academic Titles
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
04 January 2021
Overcoming Subtitles: Valeria Estefanía Dávila Gronros on the Importance of Diversity in Film
ProQuest interviews a MLIS student and scholarship recipient about her bourgeoning career in audiovisual preservation and archiving
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Librarian
04 January 2021
Overcoming Subtitles: Valeria Estefanía Dávila Gronros on the Importance of Diversity in Film
Overcoming Subtitles: Valeria Estefanía Dávila Gronros on the Importance of Diversity in Film
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
16 December 2020
Top Syndetics Unbound Titles of 2020
We have the answers for 2020, aggregated from all the public libraries that use Syndetics Unbound.
Blogs
16 December 2020
How Text and Data Mining Enables Digital Literacy in the Classroom
Read about the University of Sydney’s journey to integrate text and data mining (TDM) into its undergraduate courses and incorporate it across disciplines.
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
09 December 2020
R.R. Bowker: From Mugwump to Metadata
This blog provides a historical review of the life of R.R. Bowker, and the dynamic impact and legacy that he's left on the library world today.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
02 December 2020
Increasing Syndetics Unbound Visibility
Tips on raising Syndetics Unbound usage by increasing visibility within the catalog or discovery layer.
Blogs
01 December 2020
On Making More Voices Heard
How ProQuest aims to support libraries in building diverse, equitable and inclusive collections affordably.
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
24 November 2020
Where Can I Get Ideas for My Thesis or Dissertation Topic?
Tips for Graduate Students Beginning Their Advanced Research Project.
Blogs, Academic, Student/Researcher
19 November 2020
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…Content for Next Semester's Syllabus
Dolores Huerta documentary, Dr. Jill Biden’s dissertation, artificial intelligence, global health and more.
Blogs
18 November 2020
New Syndetics Unbound Usage Statistics
New usage statistics include deep dives into coverage and interaction statistics, a date selector tool, and the ability to limit your view by instance.
Blogs
13 November 2020
An Open Resource for the Study of Black History in the U.S.
Introducing the Black Freedom Struggle website, a selection of primary source documents for teaching and learning about the pursuit of civil rights.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public
12 November 2020
Preserving Access to Dawson Ebooks
ProQuest supports libraries impacted by the devastating shutdown of the Dawsonera platform.
Blogs
11 November 2020
Include Syndetics Unbound on your search results pages
Read about the new abbreviated version of Syndetics Unbound, available right on the library's search results pages.
Blogs
06 November 2020
How to Uncover Diverse Voices for Research and Teaching
African American studies professor Marcia Chatelain shares strategies for discovering overlooked perspectives in primary source archives
Blogs
05 November 2020
‘Partners in the Learning Process’ – Thoughts from a Librarian with a (Nearly) 30-Year Career
“We can expand beyond the walls of our building and extend our reach to become more accessible to students,” says Scott Drone-Silvers
Blogs
04 November 2020
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…Videos and Primary Sources for Distance Learning
Stanley Milgram’s “Obedience,” Bessie Coleman, Small Pox, Masculinities Studies and more.
Blogs
29 October 2020
You Can’t Predict…But You Can Prepare
As the necessity for online resources soars in support of remote and hybrid learning, librarians are feeling the pressure. Help build a library that works for every
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Librarian
28 October 2020
Welcome to the Syndetics Unbound Blog
Syndetics Unbound has a dedicated team of book lovers who are invested in providing the best technology and service possible to libraries.
Blogs
23 October 2020
A Conversation with Three Global Health Pioneers
Partners In Health founders discuss COVID-19, healthcare in developing countries, and the power of film.
Blogs
08 October 2020
Malaysian University’s Shift to Ebooks Results in 93% Usage
ProQuest’s E Now program helped UTAR make quick decisions on content acquisition and reduced stress for the library staff.
Blogs
25 September 2020
7 Ways to Disrupt the Normative Narrative in American History
How to confront hard history according to Prof. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama's Black Belt
Blogs
24 September 2020
How Title Matching Helped Meet Evolving Student Needs
When a series of challenges – including the COVID-19 pandemic – struck San Diego State University’s library, ProQuest had solutions.
Blogs
15 September 2020
Nixon, Ford’s Daily Intelligence Briefs Provide a Fascinating Look into a Tumultuous U.S. Era
Now declassified, these briefs were once called “the most highly sensitized classified document[s] in the government.”
Blogs
10 September 2020
Princeton Case Study: Trends in COVID-19 News Coverage
In a new case study, Princeton University Researcher Gavin Cook explains how he used TDM Studio to analyze a dataset of 700,000 newspaper articles related to COVID-
Blogs
09 September 2020
How Do We Talk to Students About Racism?
Teaching students the hard history of slavery and race relations in the U.S. to better understand the present and prepare for the future
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
04 September 2020
Funding, Rankings and Relationships: Research Challenges During COVID-19
A new industry report commissioned by Ex Libris uncovers the challenges – both new and recurring – faced by today’s researchers and research-office leaders.
Blogs
03 September 2020
WOC+Lib Amplifies the Voices of Black Library Workers
Discover a digital community forum dedicated to diversity and inclusion issues and initiatives in librarianship.
Blogs
02 September 2020
Editors’ Picks for Faculty: Content to Engage Students This Fall
The global battle for health policy, the facets of white supremacy, RBG…and more.
Blogs
13 August 2020
Women’s Voting Rights Turn 100; ProQuest Launches Open-Access Suffrage Collection
New Database Shows That Black Women Activists Were Central to Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
Blogs
04 August 2020
“Go to ProQuest”: ProQuest.com Becomes a New Starting Point for Research
Updating the ProQuest URL may seem like a small change – but for our users, it will have a big impact. Here’s why.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public
24 July 2020
Human Rights and Social Justice Studies Are on the Rise
Do faculty and students have the resources to support teaching and learning in this emerging area?
Blogs
23 July 2020
Meeting Demand for E-resources at Berklee College of Music
With online databases, students and faculty “have access to more content than they think."
Blogs
23 July 2020
How UNC Greensboro Is Making Streaming Video Accessible to All Learners
Audio-described video, captions and transcriptions are critical for students and faculty of all abilities.
Blogs
22 July 2020
Dr. Howard Rambsy on Black Authors, Jay-Z, and New Perspectives on Race
“It’s important for people to immerse themselves into a space where they’re discussing race and racism from others’ perspectives.”
Blogs
21 July 2020
Elections, Drugs and Bananas: The Wisdom of Statistical Abstract
Explore these relevant, timely, contextual – and, in some cases, surprising – stats drawn from recent editions of the Statistical Abstract.
Blogs
15 July 2020
Supporting Students & Faculty in an Unpredictable Learning Environment
How ProQuest’s Title Matching Service Helped a University Library Meet Users’ Urgent Needs – and Build Better E-resource Collections.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Student/Researcher
14 July 2020
Do You Speak Accessibility?: A Key to Common Acronyms
First in a series focused on navigating web accessibility to support ALL library users.
Blogs
10 July 2020
Using Text and Data Mining to Gain Insights on COVID-19
Research conducted by George Washington University’s Zhoudan Xie shows how text and data mining can quickly analyze a massive set of news articles to uncover critic
Blogs
23 June 2020
New Animated Series Explains Key Issues Relating to COVID-19
Blog
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
22 June 2020
Kris Rzepczynski Honored for Contributions to Genealogical Librarianship
A Lansing, Michigan librarian receives the 2020 William P. Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship for decades of work across the U.S.
Blogs
15 June 2020
New Video Series Explains Key Issues Relating to COVID-19
Watch, learn from and share these animated videos, which help make sense of what we know (and don’t know) about the novel coronavirus.
Blogs
11 June 2020
These 2020 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Newspapers are Available from ProQuest
Access to news at the global, national and international level is more important now than ever.
Blogs
10 June 2020
SIRS, eLibrary Content for Schools Now Discoverable Through MackinVIA
Students can find SIRS and eLibrary content from ProQuest through the MackinVIA digital content management platform.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
08 June 2020
ProQuest’s Message on Equality and Justice
We are saddened and outraged by the senseless deaths of George Floyd and so many other people of color, and by the much longer history of racism both in the U.S. an
Blogs
20 May 2020
Ebook Usage Has Increased Dramatically. Here’s How to Make Access More Affordable
ProQuest and our publishing partners are committed to helping libraries meet the increased demand for e-resources.
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
14 May 2020
During the Pandemic, I Used the Library to Discover My Family’s Tragic – and Inspiring – History
How genealogy resources helped one public library user uncover untold stories of his Jewish relatives during the Holocaust.
Blogs
13 May 2020
Alone Together: Coronavirus Around the World (Russia)
Blog
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
07 May 2020
Literary Studies in the Era of Distance Learning
While we could never have anticipated the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning, resources like ProQuest One Literature are helping users get access to the co
Blogs
06 May 2020
On the Information Front Lines: An Interview with Gali Halevi from Mt. Sinai Health System
Dr. Gali Halevi, Associate Dean of Libraries & Information Sciences at the Mt. Sinai Health System, on her experience as a medical library director in one of the wo
Blogs, Academic, Corporate, Government, Faculty, Librarian
29 April 2020
Learning to Teach Online – and Under Pressure
A Ph.D. candidate and instructor at the University of Michigan shares observations on the sudden shift to remote teaching.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
29 April 2020
Editors’ Picks for Faculty…Primary Sources Edition
“Depression-Proof” Milk, the 1918 Flu Pandemic – And More Primary Sources for Distance Learning.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
27 April 2020
Alone Together: Coronavirus Around the World (Japan)
Blog
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
20 April 2020
Expanding Remote Access and E-Resource Support for Library Catalog Tools
Libraries may have closed their physical doors, but the need for library resources remains stronger than ever.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Librarian
17 April 2020
Remembering James Hatch, Archivist of Black Theater
How a unique partnership created extraordinary research and learning opportunities in Black studies
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
15 April 2020
Alone Together: Coronavirus Around the World (Germany)
Blog
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
14 April 2020
TDM Studio Launches Today. Learn How it’s Already Inspiring Career-Defining Discoveries
From predicting CEO behavior to understanding Shakespeare’s writing style, ProQuest’s new text and data mining solution helps researchers uncover new insights and c
Blogs, Academic, Government, Faculty, Librarian
13 April 2020
Sound Sources for Coronavirus Information
Blog
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
07 April 2020
Alone Together: Coronavirus Around the World (Catalonia, Spain)
Blog
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
03 April 2020
ProQuest’s “E Now” Enables Libraries to Meet Unprecedented Demand for E-Content
Combination of expertise, process, data and reporting guide fast, effective transitions to online environments.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Librarian
03 April 2020
Editors’ Picks for Faculty, Special Edition: Distance Learning
Allocation of Scarce Medical Interventions, Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls, Social Behavior of Humpback Whales… a variety of content specially curated fo
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
25 March 2020
Coronavirus-Impacted Libraries Get Unlimited Access to Ebook Central Holdings
ProQuest has partnered with more than 150 publishers to support libraries in providing unlimited access to Ebook Central holdings for all patrons – at no extra char
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
20 March 2020
Streaming Video Resources for Distance Learning
COVID-impacted libraries can tap resources like Film Platform in Academic Video Online to help bridge gaps created by rapid shifts to online-only environments.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
13 March 2020
Accelerating innovation and supporting choice for libraries worldwide
An update on the Innovative acquisition.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Administrator, Librarian
13 March 2020
Now, Libraries Can Deliver Ebooks to Patrons Instantly
In today’s complex environment, connecting users with the content they need is more important than ever.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Librarian
06 March 2020
Using Art in Research and Learning for Women’s History
How fine arts can support intersectional studies in the history of U.S. social movements
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 March 2020
ProQuest Business Update Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Our business is operating normally and our contingency plans will help us to minimize any interruptions in the future.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, K-12, Public, Administrator, Librarian
26 February 2020
Take Our Black History Month Literature Quiz!
Test your knowledge and explore unique research opportunities
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 February 2020
See What’s New in ProQuest One Academic
The world’s largest multidisciplinary resource – which includes journals, videos, news, ebooks, dissertations and primary sources – just celebrated its first birthd
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
12 February 2020
Take Our Black History Month Music Quiz!
Test your knowledge and explore unique research opportunities
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
31 January 2020
Iran-U.S. Relations: Assessing the Future by Reviewing the Past
How the DNSA’s latest collection of declassified documents can inform research into current international tensions.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 January 2020
5 Ways to Research and Learn About the Holocaust
Addressing the necessity – and challenges – of meaningfully teaching about an emotionally-charged history
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 January 2020
Editors’ Picks for Faculty (Winter Edition)
Syllabus getting stale? Shake up your class tomorrow – or next semester – with a variety of content from across the ProQuest portfolio.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
13 January 2020
Give the Gift of ‘Statistical Abstract,’ Recommended by The Washington Post
Have a birthday or anniversary coming up? Give the gift of statistics! Robert J. Samuelson recommends the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 December 2019
How News Can Help Close the Skills Gap for New Graduates
Students and employers say recent grads don’t have the skills they need for the workplace. Here’s one solution.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
16 December 2019
New DNSA Collection Covers U.S. Policy Toward Iran from 1978-2015
New set of documents offers an unprecedented look into U.S. policy towards Iran.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
11 December 2019
7 Essential Reads for First-Year University Students
From poignant memoirs to award-winning fiction, Simon & Schuster recommends these ebooks for college freshmen.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 December 2019
The History and Impact of the African American Police League
Check out our podcast to learn more about the organization critical to the local and national Black freedom movement
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 December 2019
Case Study on Slavery and the Economic History of the U.S. Shows an “Intersection of Violence and Innovation”
A cautionary tale from Historian Caitlin Rosenthal “about what capitalism can look like when everything, including lives, is up for sale.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
02 December 2019
CultureGrams Adds New Audio Feature
CultureGrams now features audio of native speakers in over 50 country reports.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 November 2019
What You Can['t] Say: Academic Freedom in the Progressive Era
A closer look at historic and contemporary debate about what is taught and discussed in schools and universities
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 November 2019
ProQuest One Academic Voted ‘Best Interface’ by Charleston Advisor Readers
“Users have a lot of choices when it comes to research, and they want to follow the path with the least amount of friction,” says S. Rosenhan, lead, User Experience
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
19 November 2019
Celebrating a Merging of Cultures with Poet Joy Harjo
The first Indigenous U.S. Poet Laureate brings a broader, more dynamic view of poetry – and identity – to American literature
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
15 November 2019
From Library to Publisher: ProQuest’s Tash Edmonds
Tash Edmonds, Senior Book Sales Specialist at ProQuest, was recently featured in the Gold Leaf blog.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
07 November 2019
AI, Gender and Companionship
Feminized virtual assistants are also designed to function as personal companions. What does this mean for human relationships?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 November 2019
Rialto Development Series: Interview with Joanne Dunham and Esther Arens, University of Leicester
ProQuest Rialto is a groundbreaking solution to the challenges of selection and acquisition for academic libraries.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
05 November 2019
The Hidden History of the Voter Education Project
The Hidden History of the Voter Education Project
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
04 November 2019
See the Data: The Value of DRM-Free Content
Chapter downloads appear to be a ‘sweet spot’ for researchers between fully locked-down ebooks and fully DRM-free ebooks.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Faculty, Librarian
04 November 2019
TransMilitary to Playing God: The Latest Documentaries in Academic Video Online
Immigration, climate change, LGBT+ rights, political corruption: these topics and more are covered in provocative new documentaries from ProQuest.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
31 October 2019
Folkhemmet, FDR and Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Exploring the history and influence of Sweden’s experiment with a mixed-market-economy
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 October 2019
Why Teach Students to Think Like Historians?
Primary Source Literacy Teaching Librarian Robin Katz discusses the value of providing primary source access to all students
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
29 October 2019
How Frankenstein Became a Literary Classic
How Frankenstein Became a Literary Classic
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 October 2019
11 Things We Read This Week: 10/25/2019
A weekly roundup of surprising, insightful and interesting stories from the Internet.
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
21 October 2019
5 Reasons to Be Excited About the National Theatre + ProQuest
A roundup of surprising, insightful and interesting stories from the internet
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
21 October 2019
“Now, Students Don’t Need to Panic”: Introducing ProQuest One Literature
A literature librarian and two ProQuest product managers discuss the challenges of literature research and teaching – and ProQuest’s newest product to solve them
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
21 October 2019
Webinar Recording: Primary Sources in an Age of Misinformation
“We’re sort of forensic historians, we’re activist librarians, we’re filing requests and getting information and publishing it.”
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
17 October 2019
ProQuest Editors Revisit University's Activism Fellowship for High School Students
In 2018, we blogged about Florida Atlantic University's (FAU's) ‘ Barb Schmidt Fellowship: Cultivating Community Involvement, Activism and Social Change.’
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
15 October 2019
Beyond Instruction: Teaching & Mentorship in Community College
We spoke with one English professor about her role as an “academic coach”
Blogs, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
15 October 2019
The Rise of the Woman Brewmaster
“My parents definitely were not happy about that choice.”
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
15 October 2019
See Our Editor Picks for Faculty
Does your reading list need a refresh? Update your courses with varied content from across the ProQuest portfolio.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
10 October 2019
CultureGrams Gets New Idea Exchange Forum
Sharing your ideas has never been easier
Blogs, K-12, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 October 2019
Webinar Recording: Using Primary Sources in LGBTQ Studies
Discover how issues of gender and sexuality are interwoven throughout the evolution of U.S. culture.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 October 2019
From Punk Musician to Music Historian: Dr. Jacques Vest
Jacques Vest of the University of Michigan shares the origins of his career – and how ProQuest resources helped him delve into music history.
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
07 October 2019
Mental Illness Awareness Week Resources in eLibrary
MIAW is the first full week of October--in 2019, that is October 6-12.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
04 October 2019
A Retrospective View of the Mobilization for Immigrant Rights
How newspapers support the study of social movements
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
01 October 2019
October is Global Diversity Awareness Month
Take this time to celebrate what makes people unique, and support global diversity any way you can.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
24 September 2019
New Curated Topics: For Librarians Who Love Lists
Subject-specific lists in Ebook Central and OASIS help librarians supplement curriculum on trending topics like immigration, race/class/gender issues, study skills/
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Librarian
23 September 2019
Seeing and Feeling the Music
How ASL interpreter Amber Galloway Gallego is making music more accessible to the hearing impaired
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 September 2019
SIRS Fall 2019 Source Title Update
This blog post provides title list changes for SIRS products.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
18 September 2019
“The Gold Standard for Early Modern Scholarship”: EEBO Joins the ProQuest Platform
Early English Books Online’s 146,000 titles and integrated transcripts are now searchable with all other content on the ProQuest platform, including journals, news,
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
11 September 2019
What Is K-Pop?
What the Korean pop craze says about identity, globalization and the future of popular music
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
03 September 2019
National History Day Help from eLibrary
The half a million or so who participate must choose a topic that fits the official theme, which for 2020 is Breaking Barriers in History.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
29 August 2019
The Apollo Lunar Module: Part II
Remembering history’s most unique spacecraft: From unenthused astronauts to flying the dream
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
28 August 2019
A Closer Look at Greenland
Researching the influence of colonization, the Cold War and climate change in current events
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 August 2019
The Apollo Lunar Module: Part One
Remembering history’s most unique spacecraft: From the biggest rocket ever conceived, to a bug
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 August 2019
The Man Behind the Camera of The Wizard of Oz
On the 80th anniversary of Hollywood’s Golden Age classic – the overlooked director of the most-watched film in history
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 August 2019
Industry Thought Leader David Parker on the Benefits of a Streaming Video Subscription
David Parker, streaming video expert and Senior Director of Product Management at ProQuest, takes a deep dive into video acquisition models.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
16 August 2019
The Radicalism of Toni Morrison
How the debut novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author changed the way we think about American literature
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
14 August 2019
5 Woodstock Artists You Should Know
Celebrate the iconic three-day drug-hazed music and love fest with stories from behind the sets
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
08 August 2019
Dance, Color and Aboriginal Art
How the Bangarra dance company can help us understand the enduring influence of the first artists
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 August 2019
Rialto Development Series: Interview with Gavin Phillips from Imperial College London
ProQuest Rialto is a groundbreaking solution to the challenges of selection and acquisition for academic libraries
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
31 July 2019
“Bringing Serendipity Back:” How Hofstra University Uses Streaming Video
Sarah McCleskey, Head of Resource & Collection Services at New York’s Hofstra University Library, talks video in education – and how its use has changed drastically
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
29 July 2019
How Sony’s Walkman Changed the Way We Listen to Music
The herald of the mobile music age stumbles toward its 40th anniversary
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 July 2019
The History of Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Policy, 1954-1968
The latest collection DNSA collection from ProQuest details one of the most critical international issues of the 20th century
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 July 2019
What Do You “Noh” About Macbeth?
How Akira Kurosawa used classical Japanese theater conventions to translate the Bard’s poetic language into visual poetry
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 July 2019
Tackling Higher-Ed Researchers’ Greatest Challenges
A study reveals that many academic researchers are time-deprived, stressed and struggling with data and measurement – but that academic libraries and research offic
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
24 July 2019
Cool Ways to Beat the Heat at Your Library
Non-Book Items You Can Borrow.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 July 2019
Selling the Space Race
How NASA marketed the Moon landing to the American public
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 July 2019
Give Your Syllabus a Boost This Fall
Does your syllabus need a refresh? Update your course content this fall with varied content from across the ProQuest portfolio.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
17 July 2019
Historians Seek Out Local U.S. Coverage of the Holocaust
Historic newspapers reveal what Americans knew about events unfolding in Europe, and how they reacted to it.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 July 2019
Historians Seek Out Local U.S. Coverage of the Holocaust
Historians Seek Out Local U.S. Coverage of the Holocaust
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 July 2019
50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Blogs, K-12, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 July 2019
Propaganda of the French Revolution
Propaganda of the French Revolution
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 July 2019
Happy Birthday, WSJ!
As the Wall Street Journal celebrates its 130th year of publication, the demand for accurate, reliable and timely business and financial news continues to grow.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Faculty, Librarian
11 July 2019
10 Reasons Librarians Love Academic Video Online
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Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Librarian
10 July 2019
Taming the Trolls
Why is cyberbullying so pervasive, and how can we protect ourselves and our children?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 July 2019
Mapping the Geography of Print
Early European Books’ redesign includes features enabling researchers to visualize the spread of print in the 17th century
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
02 July 2019
How Complex This Industry Is
Highlights from Bob Nardini’s Interview with Ithaka’s Katherine Daniel.
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Librarian
27 June 2019
After Stonewall: A Community Finds Its Voice(s)
After Stonewall: A Community Finds Its Voice(s)
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 June 2019
The Plight of LGBT Refugees
The Plight of LGBT Refugees
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 June 2019
What Juneteenth Means to the Mascogo Tribe
They escaped American slavery and found their way to Mexico; now their descendants are returning to the U.S.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 June 2019
How Virtual Reality Video Changes the Way People Learn
Daniel Coplon, Director of Business Development at Within, talks about VR video and how it creates deep, lasting connections for students.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
11 June 2019
The Value of Learning from Diverse Perspectives
How primary source content can help students, researchers and the rest of us benefit from “the wisdom of strangers”
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 June 2019
Revolution and Reform in the Early Modern Era
How the advent of the printing press revolutionized science and religion in the 16th century
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 June 2019
75th Anniversary of D-Day
Historians have said that Steven Spielberg’s movie presents the most authentic depiction of what it was like for a soldier to land on the beaches of Normandy.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 June 2019
Public Libraries Make a Difference: 5 Key Benefits of Summer Education Programs
Public libraries perform a key role in the education and development of young learners through summer education programs.
Blogs, Public, Librarian
05 June 2019
Ongoing Efforts to Recover and Return Nazi Plundered Art
Why the Nazi elite were obsessed with collecting stolen art and how we’re still grappling with these crimes today
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 June 2019
A New Way to Find DRM-Free Content
Helping Patrons Discover DRM-Free Titles Easier and Faster
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
04 June 2019
Bob Nardini: One Metadata Day
Bob Nardini looks at a single day of metadata for OASIS, ProQuest’s search, selection and ordering system for academic books.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Public, Librarian
03 June 2019
Susan Kaufman Honored for Her Contributions to Genealogical Librarianship
A Texas-based librarian receives the 2019 William P. Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship for her work at the Clayton Library and beyond.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
31 May 2019
George Takei Inherits the “Better Part of Democracy”
How haunting childhood experiences at a Japanese-American internment camp led to “a new American Musical”
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
29 May 2019
The Benefits of Mindfulness: Fact or Fad
Can a meditation practice really help alleviate symptoms of stress and anxiety?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 May 2019
Why Sesame Street Still Matters After 50 Years
Because we are living in a multicultural world, and Sesame Street is a multicultural show
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 May 2019
New Study: What Librarians are Saying About Varied Content
According to academic librarians, more researchers rely on a variety of content types to support their work
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
21 May 2019
Goth Goes Gray
How the aging post-punk movement is dealing with middle age, and beyond
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
21 May 2019
Queen Victoria's 200th Birthday
Let's say you are a contestant on the game show Jeopardy, and Alex Trebek asks you to fill in this phrase: "The _____ Era."
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
16 May 2019
Are Unrealistic Beauty Standards Repressing Women?
Why the women of South Korea’s ‘Escape the Corset’ movement are trashing their makeup and cutting their hair
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
09 May 2019
eLibrary Named a 2019 CODiE Award Finalist
Redesigned interface is a contender for EdTech award
Blogs, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
07 May 2019
ProQuest One Academic 'Offers Both Substance and Style,' Says ccAdvisor
ProQuest’s newest product ranks 4.33 out of 5
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
01 May 2019
Five Great Upgrades in History – And One in the Future
Throughout time, humans have continued to search for ways to improve our lives. Here at ProQuest, we do our part by working hard to keep upgrading our products like
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Librarian
01 May 2019
May Day and the Yellow Vests Movement of France
May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day, is a holiday which occurs in most countries on the first of May to celebrate the rights of workers.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Librarian
01 May 2019
2019 Pulitzer Winning News Titles from ProQuest
Students and researchers gain insight and information from award-winning coverage of current events.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
30 April 2019
Shake Up Your Syllabus This Spring
Is your syllabus getting stale? Shake up your class this spring with varied content from across the ProQuest portfolio.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
26 April 2019
“The Poem is Going to Surprise You”: Remembering W.S. Merwin
What the Pulitzer Prize winning poet taught us about life, death and embracing the unknown
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 April 2019
These 10 Groundbreaking Dissertations Could Change the World
The insights published by this year’s ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award winners are already making waves beyond the University of Michigan.
Blogs, Academic, Administrator, Faculty, Student/Researcher
19 April 2019
Bodies, Minds and Machines
How 17th century thinker Rene Descartes shaped the future of robotics
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 April 2019
15 Quotes About Libraries for National Library Week
This week, April 7-13, 2019, is National Library Week!
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
10 April 2019
History Vault, Newspapers and More: New Primary Sources Content in 2019
Content used by faculty and students has expanded beyond traditional academic journals to include video, ebooks – and primary sources.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
03 April 2019
Making the Case for Both STEM and the Humanities
How primary sources provide multidisciplinary insight and information – and why it matters across the curriculum
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 March 2019
Geek Chic in the 21st Century
Now that nerd culture is so pervasive, what does it mean to be a nerd?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
26 March 2019
Behind the Scenes with ProQuest One Academic: Q&A with Product Manager Stuart Beach
ProQuest One Academic, the newest product from ProQuest, combines four core resources into one multidisciplinary research destination.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
13 March 2019
How Much Do You Know About Uranus?
On March 13, 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by British-German astronomer William Herschel.
Blogs, Academic, Student/Researcher
07 March 2019
Honoring International Women’s Day 2019: #BalanceforBetter
Remembering the origin of the global women’s movement and celebrating a century of women’s suffrage in the U.K. & U.S.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 March 2019
Is There a Mental Health Crisis in Graduate Schools?
Studies reveal a staggering number of students suffer from anxiety and depression
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 March 2019
10 Facts About Cheerleading
Every year, National Cheerleading Week is celebrated in the first week of March.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
05 March 2019
Fresh Technology-Related Research Topics in eLibrary
Just a quick note on some fresh technology-related Research Topics in eLibrary.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
27 February 2019
The Role of Literature in Creating Social Change
Hurston, Angelou and Baldwin: A tribute to the historical Black writers who continue to inspire us
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 February 2019
Gaming Disorder: A Look at Video Games, Addiction, and Mental Health
The WHO, a United Nations agency, announced a controversial addition to its list of diagnosable mental-health disorders in the (ICD-11): gaming disorder.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
25 February 2019
Beyond Green Book: Who Was Don Shirley?
Getting to know the complex, often contradictory piano virtuoso (mis)characterized in the award-winning film
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 February 2019
Study: Students Prefer Ebook Central for Usability
A 2018 peer-reviewed journal article highlights a preference for ProQuest’s ebook platform
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
20 February 2019
SIRS Winter 2019 Source Title Update
This blog post provides title list changes for SIRS products
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
15 February 2019
New Leading Issues for Spring
One of the biggest challenges for students in writing an argument or research paper is choosing a topic.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
14 February 2019
#17ActsofKindness to Honor Parkland Victims
The acts of kindness began on January 29, 2019 and ends today February 14. But random acts of kindness can continue well beyond this date.
Blogs
13 February 2019
World Pangolin Day
This weekend is the 8th annual World Pangolin Day. It takes place on February 16th this year.
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
12 February 2019
The NAACP’s Anti-Lynching Campaign
We mark the 110th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP, and the recent passage of anti-lynching legislation by the U.S. Senate
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 February 2019
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin - Both Born OTD in 1809
February 12, 1809 is the birthday of two very different men, born an ocean apart, both of whom would have a profound and lasting impact on world history.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
06 February 2019
Visiting the Toyota Showroom in Tokyo and the Future of Electric Vehicles
I’ve always had a love for Japan. And I’ve always loved cars.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
05 February 2019
Slave Hiring & the Dynamics of American Slavery
2019 marks 400 years since the first African slaves arrived in Virginia – and we’re still learning from this dark chapter in American history
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 February 2019
A Name You Should Know: Shirley Chisholm
A woman of color, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, Kamala Harris is already the popular choice of many Democrats.
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
04 February 2019
Lessons from the Chifley Library Flood
How an Australian library is rebuilding after losing an entire floor in an unprecedented natural disaster.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Administrator, Librarian
01 February 2019
To Be or Not to Be…Absent on National Sickie Day
What’s behind the trend of UK employees calling in sick on the first Monday in February
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 January 2019
On Her 100th Birthday, a Holocaust Survivor Looks Back
Honoring victims of Nazism and exploring learning opportunities on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 January 2019
Polarization, Populism and the News
What role does digital media play in the divide between the people and the establishment?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 January 2019
Introducing ProQuest One Academic
A new product brings four critical multidisciplinary resources into one place, creating the best destination for research, teaching and learning
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian
21 January 2019
MLK’s Crusade for Voting Rights & the Hopes of a Nation
How the Bloody Sunday attacks in Selma shocked, saddened and spurred sympathy for the Civil Rights Movement
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 January 2019
Which Ebooks Are Getting the Most Buzz?
New Altmetric badge gives Academic Complete users a snapshot of today’s most-relevant titles.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 January 2019
Declassified and Digitized
Digital National Security Archive named “Outstanding Academic Title” by ACRL Choice.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Faculty, Librarian
15 January 2019
Spice Up Your Syllabus This Semester
Is your syllabus getting stale? Shake up your class this spring with varied content from across the ProQuest portfolio.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
10 January 2019
Alice Paul, Women’s Suffrage & the 116th U.S. Congress
A century since passage of the 19th amendment, 2019 is another historic year for American women. We’re thinking of the foremothers who made it possible
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
08 January 2019
Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Liberation of Auschwitz
Blog
Blogs, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
04 January 2019
ProQuest and Ex Libris Are Expanding in Latin America
New offices in Mexico, Colombia and Chile give customers direct access to local ProQuest staff
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Administrator, Librarian
19 December 2018
The Rebel and the Reformer
We explore ways the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act led to more inclusivity in the arts, and how we all benefit
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 December 2018
Disability, Diversity & Performance
We explore ways the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act led to more inclusivity in the arts, and how we all benefit
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 December 2018
Exploring the Last Years of the Cold War
Documents from the National Security Archive reveal an era of cooperation in U.S.-Russian relations
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 December 2018
All Are Welcome: How the San Francisco Library Became a Wildfire Refuge
In November, the San Francisco Public Library opened its doors – and its hearts – during California’s deadliest-ever wildfire
Blogs, Public, Librarian
10 December 2018
Understanding the Refugee Experience
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
07 December 2018
Heloise and Abelard: Fact, Fiction and Forbidden Love
How this 900-year-old tale crosses the lines between history and literature to tempt our appetite for tragic romance
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 December 2018
American Prohibition Law: Fake Rabbis and Other Loopholes
How scofflaws took advantage of religious exemptions to the Volstead Act and undermined the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
03 December 2018
How a Japanese University Used Video to Support its International Curriculum
When Tokyo-based International Christian University received a government grant for multi-lingual teaching and learning, the library had to rethink its content stra
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
27 November 2018
School Nurses and the Student Mental Health Crisis
Exploring the pivotal role of nurses in providing mental health support to young people with anxiety and depression
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
26 November 2018
CultureGrams Christmas Recipe: Lebkuchen (German Gingerbread)
Blog
Blogs, K-12, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 November 2018
Thank You, Stan Lee, For Heroes Who Are Like Us
How the legendary comic book creator built a new American mythology that we can all be a part of
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
14 November 2018
Why the University of New England Changed Its Ebook Acquisition Strategy
The private institution used a combination of demand-driven acquisition models to increase usage, reduce cost per use and build an ebook collection tailored to its
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
09 November 2018
Honoring Armistice Day with Forgotten Voices of World War I
Women poets reveal intimate perspectives on the scope of devastation during the Great War
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 November 2018
Fashion Faux Pas at the 1965 Melbourne Cup
Remembering when “It Girl” Jean Shrimpton’s raised hemline raised eyebrows at the Australian horse race
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 November 2018
Introducing ProQuest Rialto
Modernizing selection and acquisition so librarians can buy what they need and use what they buy.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
05 November 2018
Video Trends in Academia: Q&A with an Instructional Designer
An instructional designer shares her perspective on how video impacts teaching and learning outcomes.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Librarian
02 November 2018
What’s Love Got to Do with the Balfour Declaration?
How the British prime minister’s affair may have set Middle Eastern turmoil in motion during World War I
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
31 October 2018
“Night of the Living Dead”: 50 Years of Horror & History
“Night of the Living Dead”: 50 Years of Horror & History
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 October 2018
3 Things We Admire Most About Physicist Donna Strickland
Plus, what full-text dissertations from this year’s Nobel Prize winners can you find from ProQuest?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 October 2018
Faculty: Spice Up Your Syllabus This Fall
Is your syllabus getting stale? Shake up your class this fall with a variety of content from ProQuest.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty
12 October 2018
The Puerto Rican Harlem Renaissance
Counterculture, commodification and inclusivity in the evolution of the Nuyorican arts movement
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 October 2018
Students Take a Stand by Sitting Out Anthem
Contemporary protests reflect the legacy of the 1968 Olympic anthem protest for Black freedom
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 October 2018
Coming Out in India
After decades of an increasingly courageous human rights movement, gay sex is no longer a crime in India. But can society adapt to the law?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
08 October 2018
Sarah Brennan: The Librarian Behind the Scenes at Academic Video Online
What’s it like to work on the largest video subscription available to libraries? Sarah Brennan, a “bad-ass” librarian and product manager at ProQuest, shares the st
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Librarian
03 October 2018
What Happens When Students Mix Content Types?
1,300 faculty members and students report on the impact to learning and research
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Faculty, Librarian
28 September 2018
These 10 Titles – and 117,990 Others – Are Now DRM-Free
Ebook Central, ProQuest’s ebook platform, now offers more than 118,000 digital rights management (DRM)-free books. Here are 10 of them
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
25 September 2018
Are Banned Books Good for You?
We explore how controversial literature like The Hate U Give can promote civic awareness and engagement
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 September 2018
Why ProQuest Created a Database of Open-Access Content
A new initiative helps researchers discover and organize the most reliable open-access content from hundreds of global sources.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Administrator, Librarian
19 September 2018
6 Decades of LGBT Magazines, Including The Advocate and Gay Times
Dating back to the 1950s, a new ProQuest database gives researchers access to reporting and commentary on LGBT lives, culture and events
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
13 September 2018
Back to School Update: SIRS Issues Researcher Creates Critical Thinkers
Blog
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
13 September 2018
The Great Migration & Changing Seasons in the Serengeti
For the Ndutu lions in the East African plains, the time of year marks the dry season and a struggle to stay alive
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 September 2018
Back to School Update: SIRS Discoverer Equips Beginning Researchers
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Blogs, K-12, Librarian
11 September 2018
The Ongoing Struggle to Preserve the Ozone Layer
Four decades of successes and setbacks in protecting the layer of the atmosphere that protects us
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 September 2018
Brazilian Independence & the Birth of a Free Press
How newspapers emerged as the heart of democratic discourse in the newly independent nation
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 August 2018
La Causa and the Power of Solidarity
A tribute to the millions of people who unified in support of migrant farm workers in the 1960s
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 August 2018
An Unusual and Influential Protest Organization
Explore the extraordinary history and legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 August 2018
Dear Aretha: “The Soul You Spread Will Never Die”
Letters written to the Queen of Soul reveal what she meant to us
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 August 2018
King George III: More Than the “Mad King”
King George III: More Than the “Mad King”
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 August 2018
How Bruce Lee Revolutionized American Culture
On the 45th anniversary of Enter the Dragon, we celebrate the ways Bruce Lee’s legacy lives on
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 August 2018
The Hazards of Reporting on Human Rights Abuses
Courageous journalists around the world expose political violence and corruption. This makes them an enemy of the perpetrators of such crimes
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 August 2018
The Hazards of Reporting on Human Rights Abuses
The Hazards of Reporting on Human Rights Abuses
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
15 August 2018
How Are Newspapers Used in Scholarly Research?
Delve into some unexpected findings on the impact of newspapers in academic research topics like public health.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
09 August 2018
University Launches Activism Fellowship for High School Students
Blog
Blogs, K-12, Librarian
09 August 2018
My Mother the Librarian
A ProQuest blogger interviews a 25-year public library veteran – who also happens to be the woman who raised her.
Blogs, Public, Librarian
08 August 2018
The Birth Control Movement & Social Change
How the Margaret Sanger Papers illuminate the intersections of social reform in the 20th century
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 July 2018
New Research Dispels Myths About Demand-Driven Acquisition
Nearly 450 librarians from around the world shared information with us about how they acquire books. What they said might surprise you.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
24 July 2018
Janus v. AFSCME and the History of Labor Unions
How do primary source documents help us better understand current events related to organized labor?
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 July 2018
How Local Acts of Resistance Added Up to a Movement
Honoring Ron Walters and the sit-in student protests of the civil rights movement.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 July 2018
Who’s Using What Content – and Why?
ProQuest surveyed more than 1,300 faculty and students to learn not only what content types they use – but the reasons behind their choices.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
12 July 2018
Why We Need to Read More Works by International Writers
How reading works by marginalized authors enhances understanding of ourselves and each other
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
29 June 2018
Five Things You Should Know About North Korea
Decades of congressional research reports reveal the history of North Korea, its leadership and the people who live there.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
28 June 2018
“The Revolution Will Rise Again”
Details of the last moments of Che Guevara’s life among top secret information revealed in new DNSA collection.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 June 2018
When Unaccompanied Children Were Held at Guantanamo
In the 1990s, tens of thousands of Haitians poured into refugee camps. Most adults repatriated; scores of children were stranded.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
26 June 2018
ProQuest’s Statement Concerning the MLA International Bibliography Exclusivity with EBSCO
ProQuest’s Statement Concerning the MLA International Bibliography Exclusivity with EBSCO.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
20 June 2018
When Hurston Had a (Mule) Bone to Pick with Hughes
Did Zora Neale Hurston’s refusal to compromise with Langston Hughes secure her literary legacy?
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 June 2018
The Hidden History of Segregation in Libraries
Authors Wayne and Shirley Wiegand talk about a little-known chapter in the Civil Rights Movement.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 June 2018
“Fighting Bob” and the History of U.S. Progressivism
How digitized access to Robert La Follette’s papers promotes insight into progressive politics, then and now.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 June 2018
The Complex Life and Death of Robert Kennedy
Extraordinary highlights of Kennedy’s often contradictory career
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
04 June 2018
One Hundred Years of the British Royal Air Force
Crossing class and gender boundaries, the men and women of the RAF continue to shape the story of Great Britain.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 May 2018
Remembering Our Four-Legged Friends Who Served
Exploring military history through the poignant history of dogs in the armed services since WWI.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
21 May 2018
Happy Birthday, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Party like a researcher and explore the life, works and legacy of the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 May 2018
Queen Victoria’s Influence on the Royal Wedding Gown
If Meghan Markel wears white, she’s following tradition started by her great-great-great-grandmother-in-law.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 May 2018
The Contradictory Origins of Mother’s Day
How a call for social action became a patriotic holiday, then turned into a multibillion-dollar industry.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 May 2018
Ragtime, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rap
What researching the music craze of the Progressive Era reveals about the evolution of American popular music.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 April 2018
Content Diversity in the Humanities
Jisc report highlights trends and challenges to libraries in supporting the mix of content researchers require
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian
26 April 2018
Never Forget: Why We Need Holocaust Education
Exploring the value – and challenges – of meaningfully teaching about an emotionally-charged history.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian
23 April 2018
Unexpected Joy, Discovery and Achievement
How one researcher’s eclectic journey led to radical changes in the way we think about autism.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 April 2018
Gangsters, Moonshiners and Rum Runners
Rare primary-source documents reveal the gritty reality of Prohibition-era law enforcement and the dangers they faced.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 April 2018
The Muckraking Mother of Investigative Reporting
How Progressive Era journalists like Ida Tarbell invented in-depth, evidence-based news coverage
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 April 2018
Librarians Are Heroes
For National Library Week, we share four of our favorites stories about social progress initiated in the library
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 April 2018
What Was Unique About the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?
Why did this massive rebellion occur in the Warsaw Ghetto, and not in other places where armed resistance was perhaps more feasible?.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 April 2018
The Ongoing Quest to Uncover Walt Whitman
A kind of literary detective, Zachary Turpin is making a career out of discovering lost writings from the 19th century.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 April 2018
How Japan’s Oldest Private University Evolved its Collection
Keio University’s library faced a challenge: they needed more books to support the school’s growing curriculum, but were running out of space. Here’s what they did.
Blogs, Academic, Librarian
11 April 2018
Putting the Spotlight on Saudi Research Achievements
How the Saudi Digital Library is raising global awareness of scholarly outputs from universities in Saudi Arabia.
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian
29 March 2018
Remembering the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Learn how researchers use testimonies from genocide survivors to understand the causes and impact of systemic violence.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
28 March 2018
Career Advice from ProQuest’s Women Leaders
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Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Student/Researcher
26 March 2018
The Incredible Life of Vera Laska
Vera Laska joined the Czech resistance and saved Jewish lives as a teenager.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
21 March 2018
Celebrating a Phenomenal Poet
Researching how Maya Angelou went from being a voice of empowerment for African American women to becoming a bard of the American people
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 March 2018
How Givenchy Changed the Way We Understand Clothing
Resources reveal the revolutionary influence of the French fashion icon and the way we dress today
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 March 2018
Cookies, Consent, and Policies: Your Privacy at ProQuest
Our customers trust us to safeguard their and their users’ data, and we take that responsibility very seriously.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
13 March 2018
Bess, You Is Your Own Woman Now
We explore the splendor of Porgy and Bess, as well as depictions of race and gender in the long-beloved opera.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 March 2018
From the Suffragettes to #MeToo
Honoring International Women’s Day with a look at how far women have come, and where there is still need to #PressForProgress
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
28 February 2018
Wonder Woman & Birth Control: The Legacy of Margaret Sanger
“No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” – Margaret Sanger
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
28 February 2018
Hip-hop Scholar Grooves to Her Own Mix
How one scholar combined her passions and wound up with an in-demand thesis on hip-hop authenticity
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
26 February 2018
Say It Loud!: James Brown and Black Freedom
“When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy.” – James Brown
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 February 2018
New Leading Issues in Time for Spring Research Projects!
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Blogs, K-12, Librarian
19 February 2018
The Real History Behind Hostiles
Discovering deeper insights into the American-Indian Wars and U.S. policies on Native American assimilation
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
14 February 2018
A Courtship in the Least Likely of Places
A Holocaust survivor recalls the girl who stole his heart at Auschwitz, and how she gave him hope for the future
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 February 2018
Frederick Douglass: Pioneer of the Labor Movement
Discover how his experiences as a hired-slave prompted Douglass to become a champion of the working class.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 February 2018
Colin Kaepernick and the Legacy of Protest in Sports
How do today’s demonstrations against racism on the field compare to the social activism of legendary athletes
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 January 2018
James Baldwin’s Threat to the Status Quo
Look the world in the face like you have a right to be here. When you do that, you have attacked the power structure of the western world
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 January 2018
Hats Off to Las Sinsombrero
Resources to explore the forgotten legacy of avant-garde poets, painters and philosophers.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 January 2018
Holocaust Survivors’ Messages of Hope for the Future
For International Holocaust Remembrance Day, learn how we can each promote peace and healing for people who have suffered trauma.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 January 2018
Understanding the Needs of Visually Impaired Users
Providing all researchers with immediate access to the information they need.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
23 January 2018
Celebrate Black History Month 2018 with eLibrary's Editor's Picks
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Blogs, K-12, Librarian
23 January 2018
Is This the Best Opera Recording Ever?
Exploring resources to inspire an appreciation of Maria Callas in Tosca for classical music novices and advanced scholars.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 January 2018
Collecting in the Moment: Rare Insight into the ‘60s
How the courageous efforts of the Wisconsin Historical Society have served future generations of the Vietnam War scholars
Blogs, Academic, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 January 2018
The Historically Fraught Relations Between the FBI and Black Activists
Newly uncovered government documents about MLK provide a deeper glimpse into a history that is still unfolding
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 January 2018
First Meeting of the UN General Assembly: January 10, 1946
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Blogs, K-12, Librarian
13 December 2017
New Dimensions in Testimony at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
First Mandarin-language New Dimensions in Testimony exhibit premieres at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 December 2017
Why Rosie the Riveter Still Inspires
Exploring resources that show how WWII workers began the fight for equal opportunities and equal pay
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 December 2017
Beyond the Musical: Who Was Alexander Hamilton?
"All the world acknowledge that, in America, the most eloquent orator, and the most skillful and perspicuous political writer, was Hamilton."
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 November 2017
What Did the CIA Really Know About the JFK Assassination?
The release of secret documents fuels the research passions of history buffs, scholars and conspiracy theorists.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 November 2017
The Flipside of Fake News: Appreciating Responsible Journalism
Using reliable news content to learn how to think like a journalist and become a critical news consumer.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
09 November 2017
Voices from the Trenches in WWI
November 11th is a day of remembering and honoring military veterans in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Australia and France.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 November 2017
Expose the Latest Thinking in Research with Working Papers
Working papers provide students and scholars access to cutting-edge research in their field – often years before it’s published.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
30 October 2017
Early Modern Resources: Ideal Reading for Halloween
Read on for the “true discourse” of a murderous sorcerer who appeared in the “likenes of a Woolfe”
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
25 October 2017
The World’s First Mass-Media-Driven Revolution?
Resources to explore the impact of the printing press and the role it played in the Protestant Reformation
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 October 2017
New Video Highlights Digitization of Early European Books
“I cannot imagine going back to the former way of doing research.” - Oliver Bosc, Head of Arsenal Library BnF
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 October 2017
Why Dystopian Stories Like The Handmaid’s Tale Are So Popular
Nothing went into the book that people hadn’t done at some point in time, in some place
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 October 2017
Remembering Tom Petty – and His Surprising Punk Past
The recent death of Tom Petty left a multitude of fans feeling, well, heartbroken. And nostalgic.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
11 October 2017
Canadian Librarians and the Path to Librarianship
Recent two-part article from Jean Weihs chronicles stories of Canadian women who have pursued careers in library science.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
28 September 2017
The Complex History of Holocaust Survivors in Latin America
A new research project focuses on perspectives of Jewish immigrants in Latin America as the region makes news headlines for past Nazi ties
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 September 2017
The Monkees Paradox: A T.V. Band That Became Real
Exploring how a subversive ‘60s situation comedy still messes with our heads
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 September 2017
Poutine: Food Fad or New Staple in International Cuisine?
Research indicates French fry-gravy-cheese curd dish isn’t just for Canadians anymore.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
06 September 2017
Joe Hill: The Legendary Troubadour of the Wobblies
The role of music in the labor movement, and how a rabble-rousing immigrant became a quintessential figure in labor history.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
31 August 2017
Roman Holiday: The Debut of a Film and Fashion Icon
Exploring how an unknown Audrey Hepburn inspired “a new feminine ideal” with her first American motion picture
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
31 August 2017
Video Inspires Greater Engagement in Learning
Survey reveals usage of video by students and scholars surges by 82% from 2014 to 2017.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
30 August 2017
LL Cool J: First Hip Hop Artist to Win a Kennedy Award
LL Cool J is a true renaissance man who has left his mark in music, television, film, writing, philanthropy and entrepreneurship.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
29 August 2017
Dick Gregory: Comedy as a Tool for Social Change
For Dick Gregory, it seemed stirring up a bit of trouble let him know when he was on the right track.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 August 2017
Beyond 1984: The Socialist Politics of George Orwell
Resources to explore the political beliefs, activism and non-fiction writing of the perpetually popular dystopian novelist.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 August 2017
He warned the world about genocide. The world ignored him
General Roméo Dallaire continues to be haunted by the brutal ethnic extremism he witnessed 20+ years ago in Rwanda.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 August 2017
Suffering in the Quest for Suffrage
“What our Government could not do, what it has never been able to do, is to silence our women.” – Emmeline Parkhurst
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
03 August 2017
The “Theatrical Navigator of American Myths”
Multimedia resources to explore the life and works of Renaissance Man Sam Shepard.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
02 August 2017
Dunkirk: The Real Stories Behind the Drama
The facts behind the summer blockbuster are even more fascinating than the film – and here are some easy ways to find them
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
01 August 2017
Canadian Throat Singer Gives a Voice to Inuit Culture
Tanya Tagaq delivers aboriginal music with rock swagger, drawing attention to issues impacting Indigenous people.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 July 2017
Dissertations...Empowering Researchers with Cutting-edge Ideas & Insight
Dissertations often provide the only information on a particular topic, and surface primary research unavailable in other formats.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 July 2017
A Journey in Song: Nelson Mandela, Reggae and Rumba
Multimedia resources open up new avenues of exploration into a human rights hero’s life and legacy.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 July 2017
Making the Statistical Abstract Relevant for Modern Users
Discover America’s favorite reference, updated to include content and online functionality demanded by librarians.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 July 2017
Exploring the Marketing and Unanticipated Consequences of the Iraq War
1000s of declassified documents from the National Security Archive illuminate the symbiotic relationship between policy and promotion.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 June 2017
A Salute to Canada’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary
Canada is partying with “unanimity” and “heartiness” like it’s 1867.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
14 June 2017
It’s Official: 2016 is Down in History
From Populist Movements and Nude Protests to Neanderthal Fire-making Techniques and Record Temperatures – A Year in Review.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 May 2017
Remembering Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and a Pivotal Era in Rock
Exploring primary resources from the ‘80s and ‘90s reveal that since the beginning, critic struggled with classifying Cornell’s singular rock ’n ’roll vision.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
11 May 2017
Resources for Remembering the Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston, Alabama commemorated the courage of the Freedom Riders to end segregation on interstate transportation.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 May 2017
Video Opens Eyes to the Practical Skills All Nurses Need
Today’s streaming media is a vital augmentation for nursing coursework.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
04 May 2017
DDA + Patron Analytics = A Strategic Approach to Collection Development
How the University of Manchester made more content available to users, while gaining deeper insights into usage
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Government, Public, Public, Administrator, Librarian
03 May 2017
Why study social movements?
Discover resources that “spark new interest in how we got to where we are today, and how we might move forward to tomorrow.”
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
26 April 2017
An Alternative to Alternative Facts: The Annual Register
A comprehensive resource for reliable information about world events, published annually since 1758.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
11 April 2017
Zoia Horn, Outlaw Librarian
Celebrate National Library Week remembering a hero at the frontline in the fight for intellectual freedom.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
23 March 2017
The Price to Purchase Your Own Freedom from Slavery
Resources to explore the limitations of freedom for “free” African-Americans before slavery was abolished.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 March 2017
Explore Research and Funding Opportunities in Women’s Studies
Resources for students and researchers in this eclectic, evolving interdisciplinary field.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 March 2017
Perspectives on the Evolving Role of Women in Rwanda
Resources for better learning and research insights on gender equality in the decades following genocide.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 March 2017
Revealing Queen Victoria and the Consequences of Sex
Resources to explore marriage, childbirth and the conflicts of sexual desire in the Victorian era.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
02 March 2017
Researching Black History Month – and Everyday Black History
Professor and author Matt Delmont talks about his digital media project, Black Quotidian, and the “messy” nature of history
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
15 February 2017
Jack Johnson: Prize Fighter in the Ring, and Against Racial Convention
Primary sources recount Jim Crow-era hardships endured by boxing’s first African-American heavyweight champion.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
14 February 2017
The Legacy of Frederick Douglass in Poetry and Primary Sources
Exploring resources for insights on the life and enduring influence of escaped slave, abolitionist writer, orator and American hero on his birthday.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
26 January 2017
Excavation of Death Camp Sites Reveal Clues about Holocaust Victims
Personal artifacts and testimonies from Holocaust witnesses and survivors inspire a human connection for researchers.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 January 2017
Scope of Black Panthers’ History Revealed in Video & Newspapers
Discovery and digitization of the Black Panthers’ Archive provide researchers with a comprehensive view of a revolutionary movement.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
12 January 2017
Why Those “HTTPS” Messages Mean Something to You
I’m happy to announce that as of today, the ProQuest Platform has enabled HTTPS capability across the application.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Government, K-12, Public, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
11 January 2017
An Inside Look at 1960s Africa via U.S. State Department Central Files
Curated collection is designed to enable researchers to find extraordinary insights with online access to rare full-text/full-image documents.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
13 December 2016
Bob Dylan – Protest singer, Pop star, Poet or Prophet?
Announcement that the influential musician would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature resurrected a decades-old debate
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 December 2016
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"The future must see the broadening of human rights throughout the world." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 November 2016
Oral Histories from Holocaust Survivors Shed Light on Gay History
Video testimonies illuminate a lesser-known narrative of persecution.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 November 2016
“The most highly sensitized classified document in the government” is now online
National Security Archive wins its battle to declassify CIA digests.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
08 November 2016
1936: Black Voters Leave the Party of Lincoln
Roosevelt’s New Deal and Black Cabinet appeal to African Americans.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 October 2016
Testimonio, Testimonials, and the Guatemalan Civil War
The Guatemalan Genocide took 200,000 civilian lives; survivors share stories in video testimonials recorded by the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 September 2016
Helping the Researcher...there is a Dissertation for That!
One dissertation can lead to the discovery of more sources, as well as other works that have been cited in additional dissertations.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
16 September 2016
Remembering the Trail of Tears
The enduring legacy of Indian removal policies in the U.S.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
13 September 2016
Hunt & Gather: The Fundamentals of Collection Assessment
Hunt & gather, verify, analyze, and disseminate are the 4 steps of collection assessment, which focus both on the collection and the use/user.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Librarian
10 September 2016
Misty Copeland: RELEVÉ REVELATION
Happy birthday, Misty Copeland!
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
07 September 2016
That Time the Literary Digest Poll Got the 1936 Election Wrong
It’s not the size of the sample...
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 August 2016
Food Studies (Online)...there is a Dissertation for That!
Food is an invaluable lens for examining developments in gender roles, class structures, government, health, technology, and more.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 August 2016
Standing Up Against Racism in the New York Public Library
The NAACP, Regina Andrews and the fight for fairness.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
17 August 2016
Remembering China’s Forgotten Holocaust: The Nanjing Massacre
The whole truth of the atrocities that occurred in Nanjing may never be known but there are efforts, past and present, to record survivor testimonies.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
05 August 2016
How today’s Olympic Athletes Represent Ideals from the First Modern Games
Since 1896, the Olympic Games have been interrupted by wars and politics but the ideals set forth in 1896 remain.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
31 July 2016
The Fight for Positive and Accurate LGBT Information in Libraries
Gay rights pioneer Barbara Gittings advocated for a revolution in the inclusion and cataloging of LGBTQ materials in public libraries.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
14 July 2016
Triumphing over Violent Invaders to Preserve Ancient Manuscripts
It is not unusual for librarians to fight for patron privacy and against censorship, but those fights aren’t against violent extremist groups.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 June 2016
We’re Still Alexander Street—Now Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company
Eileen Lawrence shares how Alexander Street will have a new freedom that lets them focus on what they do best.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Administrator, Faculty, Librarian
21 June 2016
Inspiration and the Library...there is a Dissertation for That!
Inspirational dissertations on how librarians have impacted communities, including their work to break down gender and racial barriers in their profession.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
09 June 2016
The American Library Association….there is a Dissertation for That!
In anticipation of ALA Annual, we’re brushing up on our ALA knowledge by revisiting dissertations on the subject.
Blogs
25 May 2016
How to Battle Censorship and Become a Legend
In August 1965, Morley Safer’s groundbreaking report on the burning of Cam Ne aired on the CBS Evening News.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 May 2016
Honoring the Legacy of a Reluctant Hero
Nicholas Winton, organizer of the Czechoslovakian Kindertransport, saved 669 Czechoslovakian children from the Nazis in 1939.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
18 April 2016
Play Ball! Baseball is Back…there’s a Dissertation for that!
A search of the word "baseball" in ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global yields over 85,000 results, showing the popularity of America's National Sport.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
15 April 2016
Days and Nights at the Museum…there’s a Dissertation for that!
Next time you visit a museum keep this information in mind and know there is a lot going on behind the scenes.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
22 March 2016
National Security Archive FOIA Request Exposes Henry Kissinger
New DNSA collection focuses on Henry Kissinger’s roles in policymaking and diplomacy under Presidents Nixon and Ford.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
24 February 2016
The Supreme Court Nomination Process…there’s a Dissertation for that!
Examining the importance of the Supreme Court nomination process.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
11 February 2016
How Research on Flight Led to Discoveries about Race Relations
What really struck me was the serendipitous discovery of an article on race relations when I was looking for Wright brothers material.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
10 February 2016
‘Making a Murderer’ in the Media
Is Steven Avery innocent? Newspapers, journals and dissertations could help you decide.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
08 February 2016
Indian Claims Insight – there’s a Dissertation (and Webinar) for that!
Unique compiled docket histories provide legal researchers with information on various claims for individual tribes against the government.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 January 2016
Academy Awards in the (Historical) News…Again
Out of the 2,947 Oscars awarded, very few have been awarded to actors of color.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
27 January 2016
Your New Year’s Resolution – there’s a Dissertation for that!
There’s a Dissertation for your New Year’s Resolution.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
20 January 2016
David Bowie 1947 - 2016
ProQuest would like to honor the Thin White Duke by highlighting how he has influenced scholarly research.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Public, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
15 January 2016
Madmen, Vulnerability and Affluence in U.S. Nuclear History
Declassified documents in a new National Security Archive publication share details about the 1974 U.S war game in which 54 nukes were launched.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
13 January 2016
Anne Frank in the (Historical) News
Installments Anne Frank's diary and related information are now available in the ProQuest Historical Newspapers database.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
21 December 2015
The 10 Greatest Articles about Libraries and Books in 2015
The top ten articles about libraries and books in 2015 based on social media shares.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, K-12, Public, Librarian
16 December 2015
Star Wars – There’s a Dissertation for That!
A scholarly look at Star Wars.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
19 November 2015
Fantasy Football & Internet Gambling – there’s a Dissertation for that!
Explore dissertations on the topics of internet gambling, fantasy football and the effects on participants.
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
09 November 2015
2015 Nobel Prize Winners Pt. 2: Beyond the Dissertations
Have you thought about the Noble Prize winners who do not hold advanced degrees or have not published a dissertation? Study of their work and lives related to the N
Blogs, Academic, Community College, Faculty, Librarian, Student/Researcher
03 November 2015
2015 Nobel Prize Dissertations – Part 1
Each year’s announcement of the Nobel Prize winners provides a fascinating glimpse into the content in ProQuest Dissertation & Theses Global.
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27 October 2015
Librarians, Look Here and Find 65% of Adults (and Nearly All Millennials)
The Pew Research Center reports 65% of adults use at least one social media network, this is up from 7% in 2005.
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21 October 2015
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers…there’s a Dissertation for that!
Wondering what type of research is being conducted using the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers?
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21 October 2015
NAACP Papers: Owners of Store Threaten to Summon KKK
A review of legal cases covering the key issues the NAACP confronted during the peak years of the modern civil rights movement.
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05 October 2015
Family History...there is a Dissertation for that!
October is Family History Month and genealogy, as well as family histories, are topics that appear in the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
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02 October 2015
New 360 Link Release Includes Altmetric.com Integration
The latest release of 360 Link includes significant user experience enhancements.
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15 September 2015
How to Use Dissertations for Research
Dissertations are a key source for finding the latest scholarship and additional material such as data sets and detailed research.
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26 August 2015
Your Favorite Beach Read…There’s a Dissertation for That
Enjoy a summer reading bibliography and register for upcoming webinars.
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29 July 2015
360 Link Update
The latest release of 360 Link enhancements add to the major development work over the past year to fully re-designed and improved linking for researchers.
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20 July 2015
Exciting Enhancements to the ProQuest Interface
During the week of August 17, we’ll be introducing an improved ProQuest interface.
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22 June 2015
ProQuest Interface (www.proquest.com) – 2nd Round of A/B Testing Extended to June 24
ProQuest is improving the user interface to further enrich the research experience.
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11 June 2015
ProQuest Interface (www.proquest.com) A/B test - June 11
We will be running an A/B test on the ProQuest interface on June 11 from 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM EST. The purpose of this test is to gather analytics and validate some
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22 May 2015
CIA Covert Operations II: A Compilation of the NSA’s Trove of Declassified CIA Materials
CIA Covert Operations II contains 1,000+ documents for 1975 alone -- making it the most extensive published intelligence collection available from the 1970s.
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08 April 2015
Simplified login experience for remote users debuts April 9
Today we are debuting a simplified login experience for institutions who use a remote login method such as Proxy, Shibboleth, OpenAthens, or barcode to authenticate
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07 April 2015
No Encore | The 100th Anniversary of Billie Holiday’s Birth and the Legacy of "Strange Fruit"
With recent ProQuest blog posts on Black History Month in February, Women’s History Month in March, and a recent focus on women in the arts, it seems only fitting t
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06 April 2015
Instrument Makers: Part 1 – Mountain Dulcimer Makers
There are many stories about famous guitars, and even pianos, that have been custom-built for musicians who are household names. One instrument that is not as well-
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25 March 2015
Library Content Marketing, Part 1 – Learning from Business
Examining how businesses are using content marketing to reach consumers.
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12 March 2015
How to celebrate Pi Day 2015 (3-14-15)
Math nerds and Einstein fans rejoice! Pi day is coming (3.14)!
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04 March 2015
Fifty Years Ago, Civil Rights Demonstrators Attacked by Police and State Troopers
Fifty years ago, on March 7, 1965, civil rights demonstrators, as part of a major voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama, attempted to march from Selma to Montgom
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04 March 2015
ProQuest platform is COUNTER compliant for 2015
Standardized usage data helps libraries understand user needs, demonstrate effectiveness of e-resources and make informed collection development decisions.
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26 February 2015
5 ways MedCom Video Clips in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source Enhance Student Learning
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source offers over 1,200 video clips from MedCom covering important topics such as health care safety, emergency planning, checking
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05 February 2015
Aldus Manutius: Innovator of the pocket book, and the semicolon
February 6, 2015, marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius the Elder, the founder of the Aldine Press and Renaissance pioneer of the printing and
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05 February 2015
New enhancements to 360 Link improve results for end users
ProQuest has delivered the most significant improvements to library linking and link resolvers in more than a decade.
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27 January 2015
ProQuest Collections Support Experiential Learning for Student Success
Through Experiential Learning, students gain relevant work experience, while being mentored by faculty, company leaders or other business professionals.
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23 January 2015
Why the Digitization of Dissertations and Theses is Important to Researchers, Universities AND Libraries
Digitization programs have only attracted significant interest in academia over the past three to five years, a phenomenon that has been driven by two main catalyst
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13 January 2015
Meet Meagan Daniels – Spectrum Scholarship Recipient, University of Michigan
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22 December 2014
Meet Cheryl LaGuardia, research librarian at Harvard University, Editor and primary reviewer of Magazines for Libraries™ Update
New open access and niche titles are often missed by librarians because these types of titles are not included in trusted sources. Magazines for Libraries™ Update c
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09 December 2014
Research Confidence Delivered by EIU Country Reports Archive, A Brand New and Unique Product
The new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports Archive which has launched this week providing researchers with access to quality, impartial, reliable glo
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14 November 2014
Advancing the Cause of Race Pride and Freedom
On August 28, 1969, the Department of Justice (DOJ) distributed a memo about Robert F. Williams. The memo concludes: “Williams has been a powerful and influential,
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06 November 2014
Congratulations to the Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry for 2014!
Did you know that two of the three (Eric Betzig and William Moerner) 2014 Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry have their dissertations in ProQuest Dissertations & Thes
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02 November 2014
An update on ProQuest and the Primo discovery service
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30 October 2014
CSI Michigan: Nuclei smashing is fun
The Michigan Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (MI-SLA) got a tour of the building in Lansing, MI, that houses the cyclotron (full name: the National Su
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28 October 2014
University Libraries in Hong Kong Add Value to their Collections with Digital Access to the South China Morning Post Archives
The historical newspaper archive of Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post will add compelling value for eight members of the JULAC (Joint University Libraries Ad
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15 October 2014
A short bio on the Medical Library Association’s first president
In honor of National Medical Librarians Month, we’d like to share with you a brief biographical sketch of Dr. George M. Gould.
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13 October 2014
Tips for Tracing Your Family Tree from Expert Genealogist, William Forsyth
William Forsyth oversees ProQuest’s expansive line of digital family history resources, and has dedicated more than 30 years of experience to building high-quality
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06 October 2014
ProQuest and The Economist Intelligence Unit Collaborate on New Country Reports Digital Archive
In November, online access to these acclaimed historical reports will be available. Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports will streamline research and provide
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01 October 2014
ProQuest Historical Statistical Abstracts of the United States now available
The Statistical Abstract of the United States was published from 1878 to 2012 by the U.S. Federal Government. In 2012, budget cuts eliminated this long-standing pub
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22 September 2014
Besides the light bulb, what else did Edison invent?
Thomas A. Edison stands as one of the great inventors of all time. He is perhaps most well-known for his work with the light bulb and electric light and power syste
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12 September 2014
New WWI Trench Journals Digital Gallery Reveals Real History
Readers of the Trench Journals can learn more about these extraordinary publications, how and why the combatants of all nations created them and, most importantly,
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28 July 2014
Integration between ProQuest Platform and Flow™ Further Supports Researchers
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16 July 2014
Bury the bun-and-sensible-shoes stereotype!
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06 June 2014
Remembering 70 years ago today: D-Day
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14 May 2014
The Austin-American Statesman (1871-1975) now available for free trials
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12 May 2014
Case Study: How Universidad de los Andes uses Pivot
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30 April 2014
History Vault’s newest 2014 modules
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23 April 2014
World Conflicts: Why Is the 98th ANZAC Day Anniversary Special?
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15 April 2014
ProQuest and J.P. Morgan team up to give students and researchers the best in business analysis
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31 March 2014
Celebrating 135 years of physics study and science revolution
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24 March 2014
ProQuest Completes Digitization of NAACP Papers
Completed ahead of schedule, the collection includes PDFs of original documents that are fully searchable, enabling a look inside the U.S. civil rights movement
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17 March 2014
The Historical Irish Times – and a lot of other Irish research options at your fingertips
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25 February 2014
You might be surprised at the types of resources business researchers need
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29 January 2014
Pivot™: An essential tool for the University of Pretoria
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20 January 2014
Martin Luther King, Jr., and FBI Files on the 1964 St. Augustine Demonstrations
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20 December 2013
What do Scrabble and Taxes Have in Common? Health care
It’s time to consider the new premium tax credits for health insurance. ABI/INFORM and the Accounting & Tax databases have numerous articles on the Patient Protecti
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15 December 2013
American Support for the Anti-apartheid Struggle
In the 1950s, several American civil rights groups developed a serious interest in anticolonial movements in Africa and the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
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10 December 2013
December 10, 1964: Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
We are honored to provide access to Martin Luther King Jr.’s dissertation in the new ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (PQDT Global).
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09 December 2013
Congratulations to the 2013 Nobel Laureates!
ProQuest is honored to publish the breakthrough research of the 2013 Nobel Laureates, now available via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text and new ProQuest D
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09 December 2013
New National Security Archive module: Mexico-United States Counternarcotics Policy, 1969-2013
The collection of 1,877 documents, which will be by far the most comprehensive collection of primary source material on the subject available, will let the public d
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20 November 2013
Did Oswald’s Extreme Political Views Lead to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
ProQuest History Vault includes recently declassified material relating to the Kennedy assassination.
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11 November 2013
Humanities Matter: Real Knowledge, from Conflicts in History
Students in the humanities aim to understand human nature and the lives of human beings.
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08 November 2013
Read, write, and watch: The importance of video learning for nurses
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source offers over 1,700 video clips from leading providers, including MedCom, HCPro and Intelecom, that provide coverage of topics
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24 October 2013
The Women’s Wear Daily Archive – Trials are now available!
ProQuest allows study of the development of fashion in a newly available digitized archive of Women’s Wear Daily, considered The Wall Street Journal of fashion.
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18 October 2013
Help Your Student Nurses Succeed with ProQuest’s Diverse and Reliable Sources
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source contains a large range of reliable content to help students deepen the required knowledge in the curriculum, support their c
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16 October 2013
Real Knowledge for the Real World: Humanities Matter
With the buzz around STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education continuing to rise, it is important to remember that the humanities matter.
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14 October 2013
Chinese Newspapers Collection: Primary sources you won't find elsewhere!
Read details in these 12 English-language Chinese newspapers that you won't find elsewhere, about the artistic, social, scientific, and political thinking of China
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27 September 2013
This week in history: Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation (part 2)
This is part 2 in a series noting the anniversary of President Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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13 September 2013
Lighten your luggage for medical school
ProQuest Health and Medical Complete enables medical students to lighten their luggage - and backpacks.
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28 June 2013
Now available: Smartphone access to ProQuest databases
Smartphone access to your ProQuest databases is now available!
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26 June 2013
Architects Just Want to Have Fun
ProQuest’s Art and Architecture Archive will make it easy for whimsical researchers to generate ideas!
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23 May 2013
Copyright: When it’s yours, it’s yours (with apologies to attorneys)
Why we have copyright, and why you might want to use the U.S. Copyright Office’s online registration.
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11 April 2013
Celebrating National Library Week!
U.S. National Library Week is around the corner. In celebration of libraries, we are offering access to a variety of ProQuest® resources from April 11 through April
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