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COVID-19 OPEN RESOURCE SERIES: ProQuest Provides Free Access to New Coronavirus Research Database4/15/2020
ProQuest has launched a new Coronavirus Research Database that provides free access to full-text content covering all facets of COVID-19 and related infectious diseases. The database includes journals, preprints, conference proceedings and dissertations pertaining to COVID-19 and other past coronavirus outbreaks, such as MERS and SARS.
Full-text content in the database is available directly from ProQuest or via links to publisher sites. The database may be accessed here. Additional content will be added as new research and information develops. Details about other ProQuest COVID-19 initiatives may be found on the company’s website. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection Now Available via UK Libraries1/9/2020
This ProQuest collection explores “Chinese political and social life during the turbulent 120 year period from 1832 to 1953 with 12 English-language Chinese historical newspapers. Included are critical perspectives on the ending of more than 2,000 years of imperial rule in China, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the Boxer Rebellion and the events leading up to the1911 Xinhai Revolution, and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China. In addition to the article content, the full-image newspapers offer searchable access to advertisements, editorials, cartoons, and classified ads that illuminate history." Navigate to the database information page in InfoKat which has more information about the collection, including a title list and links to Research Guides. Or go directly to the collection. UK Libraries patrons can expect content from these ProQuest resources to be discoverable and usable on the ProQuest Platform in early 2019:
This integration is set for release on January 3, 2019. At least initially, customers wishing to download, save to PDF, copy, print, save to bookshelf, highlight, annotate or bookmark will need to log into both My Bookshelf for Ebook Central and My Research for the ProQuest platform. Plans for integrated logins are a priority for ProQuest in 2019.
ProQuest also plans to redesign the search results page. You’ll see two new sidebars on the right side of your search results displaying the most relevant ebooks and videos. Please be aware that content will be available on both the old and new platforms until mid-2019 for uninterrupted access. See the support page for full details. If you are searching for a document available through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global Database, please be aware that in order to access content you must perform your search directly in the PQ D&T interface. While the title records are searchable in InfoKat Discovery (IKD), the documents are not accessible from the IKD "View It" menu at this time. Again, you must navigate to the database itself and perform your search. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working with Ex Libris to make these accessible through our discovery system. In the meantime, here is the direct link to the Dissertations & Theses database. We suggest creating a bookmark of this homepage if this is a resource you frequent. Over the weekend of Saturday-Sunday, 20 -21 Aug. 2016, a ProQuest product maintenance window will launch worldwide to upgrade infrastructure, enhance security, and maintain reliability of your products.
During this 8-hour window, some ProQuest products will be unavailable. While the date and time were chosen to minimize the impact on our customers, we realize that some users may be affected, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Global Timing
The following products will be temporarily offline: Research databases
Reference management/Research support tools
On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 ProQuest will be renaming several databases. There should be no disruption of service and you do not need to make any changes. The renamed databases are shown below.
Old Database Name New Database Name WALL ST JOURNAL PQD The Wall Street Journal RELIGION Religion Database MLA Intl Bibliography MLA International Bibliography Intl Index Music Periodicals Full Text Package Music Database NTIS NTIS Database (National Technical Information Service) Ethnic Newswatch Complete Ethnic NewsWatch Gender Watch GenderWatch ProQuest has stated "Based on extensive customer feedback and research, we’re making database names clearer and more descriptive of their contents, making it easier for everyone to understand what’s in your collection." On Saturday March 12, 2016, ProQuest will be installing critical firmware updates to its systems infrastructure. The window is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM EDT and will last for eight (8) hours. During this time access to the ProQuest platform will be unavailable.
On Saturday, August 8, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of their products. The system maintenance window is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM American Eastern Standard Time and will last for eight (8) hours. This will affect all databases on the ProQuest platform, ProQuest Congressional and Chadwyck-Healy Databases.
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