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ProQuest DatabaseOverviewProQuest is a research database covering social issues, business, health, science, economics, current events and more.
Use AND, OR, NOTUse AND to narrow down a topic. Use OR to broaden a topic.
Use NOT to eliminate a information not wanted.
To search for a phrase use quotation marks (""). Example “ The Great Depression”
Use the * character instead of spelling the entire word. Example farm* = farm, farming, farms, farmed etc.
More search tips
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Searching in ProQuest: Basic Search
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Type keywords in the Basic Search Box
Connect search terms together using the word “AND” Example search: presidential elections AND Obama
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Searching in ProQuest: Advanced Search
Type in one key concept per line in the search boxes.
Limit the date range.
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Searching in ProQuest: Advanced Search
Select a field to search in from the dropdown menu for more precise searches.
Specify a date range
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Searching in ProQuest: Advanced Search
Select a source type such a magazine or journal article.
Select a document type to choose the type of publication.
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ProQuest has “modules” that only contain articles on a specific subject area.
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Selecting a subject area is one way to narrow down and focus your search.
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Searching in ProQuest: subject areasClick “List View” to see all the subject areas.
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Choosing a specific database.
• Select databases from the list.
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Click databases
Click the button after selecting
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Looking for a specific publication, such as The NY Times.
• Select “publications” at the top of the screen.
• Type in “New York Times”
• Select “New York Times” from the list.
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Searching by Author's Name
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Author’s Name
AUTHOR or AU can also be used
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Finding newspaper articles in ProQuest.
• Click on the “News and Issues” icon to search newspapers.
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Finding Scholarly Journal Articles
• Scholarly Journals have in-depth articles written on a specific subject and usually contain research.
• Click the “Peer reviewed” box to find only scholarly journals.
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Narrowing Search results using “Narrow results by”
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Click on a source type.
Select a subject.
Select a location.
Modify the Date
Click “update” to see the modified results.
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Emailing an article to read later.
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Click on “Cite” to generate a citation.
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