UW Libraries Providing New Databases
The Washington Cooperative Library Project (CLP) provides access to a suite of journal and newspaper article databases from Proquest to the University of Washington and the other public universities in Washington State. This summer, the CLP will be migrating from the ProQuest collection of databases to alternative journal and magazine article databases from EBSCO, and to NewsBank Access World News for newspaper article coverage.
We currently have access to all of the new EBSCO and NewsBank databases. Access to the ProQuest databases affected by this change will cease on July 1, 2008.
ProQuest Database Changes effective July 1, 2008
| Cancelled July 1, 2008 | Use Instead |
|---|---|
| ProQuest Research Library | Academic Search Complete |
| ProQuest Business / ABI/Inform | Business Source Complete |
| ProQuest NewsStand | NewsBank Access World News ...plus... ProQuest NewsStand (5 National & 18 Washington State Newspapers) |
| A full list of ProQuest databases that will cease and ones that will continue is available on the ProQuest Changes page. | |
EBSCO Academic Search Complete database will replace the ProQuest Research Library database as the primary, interdisciplinary "first stop" source for magazine and journal articles. Academic Search Complete provides access to over 5,500 full-text periodicals including over 4,600 peer-reviewed jounals. This will be an increase of 1,500 current full-text peer reviewed journals over ProQuest Research Library.
EBSCO Business Source Complete will replace the ProQuest ABI/Inform collection of business databases. Business Source Complete has the full-text of the Harvard Business Review and covers more than 1,200 other journals, some going as far back as 1886. The database also includes investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports and SWOT analyses.
ProQuest Newstand will continue to provide access to (Christian Science Monitor, LA Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post) and partial or complete coverage of 18 Washington state newspapers.
Access World News from NewsBank will provides access to over 900 U.S. newspapers, including 20 from Washington State, and over 1,200 international papers
A full list of ProQuest databases that will cease and ones that will continue is available on the ProQuest Changes page.
Questions?
We are working hard to make these changes as seamless as possible and we are excited to offer you this expanded collection of resources. If you have any questions about the changes or the new database, please feel free to contact your subject librarian.
Workshops will be offered for faculty, staff and students over the Summer and in the Fall.
