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ProQuest Direct 


 

 


What is ProQuest Direct? 

 

ProQuest Direct (UMI) is a Web-searchable 
online group of databases that cover a wide 
spectrum of topics. 

 

The system brings together several important 
databases into one resource: 

� ABI/Inform covers business and 
management topics�including company 
histories, competitive intelligence, and product 
development. It provides article citations, 
abstracts from over 800 U.S. publications, 
academic journals, and trade magazines dating 
back to 1971. Many articles are available full 
text. 
� APS Online (American Periodical Series I, 
II, III) covers American periodicals from 
1741-1900. Full-page PDF images of the 
periodicals are available using Adobe Acrobat 
� Research Library covers a wide range of 
general and academic topics. It provides 
articles citations abstracts from over 1600 
general and academic periodicals from 1986 to 
the present. Many articles are available full 
text. 
� ProQuest Newspapers includes indexing of 
the Courier-Journal from 1988-2001; Wall 
Street Journal (including much full-text) from 
1884-present and the New York Times 
(including much full-text) 1851-present. 


 




How do I get to ProQuest Direct? 

1. Through the web browser, locate the U of L 
Libraries� Web page at 
http://library.louisville.edu/ 

2. Click on the All Databases A-Z in the 
�Articles� Section in the center of the screen. 

3. Select �P� and scroll down to ProQuest 
Direct. 

4. Click on the ProQuest Direct link. 

 

 

 


 

How do I search ProQuest Direct? 

Basic Search 

Searching the database can be as simple as typing a 
keyword or phrase in the Search box and clicking the 
Search button. If you have several words or phrases, 
you can combine them using the word �and�. For 
example if you are looking for articles studying the 
effects of NAFTA on employment, you could 
type� 

 nafta and employment 

 <click the Search button> 

To improve your results, consider using the 
truncation symbol �*� when you search. For 
example, when you type� 

 nafta and employ* 
<click the Search button> 

The asterisk causes the system to look for 
�employment�, �employers�, �employees�, and so 
forth. 

 

To replace only 1 letter, use the ? wom?n would 
find both woman and women 

 

Advanced Search 

Using the Advanced Search you can also search 
specific parts of an article or article citation. For 
example, to get articles on KERA from the Courier-
Journal, you would type KERA in the first search 
box and set the box to the right of the search box) to 
�Citation and Abstract� or �Citation and Document 
text.� Then you would type Courier-Journal in the 
box below and set the adjoining box to �Publication 
Title.� In the same way, you can search for an 
author, a company name, words in the title of the 
article, or a specific date. 

 

How do I find only peer-reviewed or 
scholarly article? 

To find a peer-reviewed or scholarly article, simply 
click in the check box that is located on both the 
basic and advanced search screens that says Limit 
results to: �scholarly journals, including peer-
reviewed.� This box is located under the search 
boxes. 


 

How do I limit by date? 

Under the search box, there is a Date Range limit 
box. It includes choices such as �Last 7 days� or 
specific dates and date ranges. For date ranges, 
dates can be included in a wide variety of formats 
including mm/dd/yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy with 
slashes, commas, hyphens, or spaces separating 
the date elements. 

 

Please note: 

A listing of ProQuest�s subject headings and 
classification codes is available by clicking on 
the �Topic Guide� button and then clicking the 
�Browse Subject Directory Link�. This 
documentation can help you identify terms and 
concepts that may improve your search results. 

 

Can I browse the table of contents of 
articles from a particular publication? 

 

Yes. Click on the Publication Search tab at the 
top of the screen. Type in the title of the 
periodical (journal, magazine or newspaper), and 
then select the issue or date you want to browse. 

 

How do I display the articles I find? 

 

Click on the title (underlined and highlighted in 
blue) of the article you wish to display. Under 
each title, you will see a table indicating whether 
full text is available. You can also click on the 
icons to display articles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

What can I do with the articles I display? 

 

. Print: Click on the Print Article button in the 
top left of the screen and follow the instructions 
to print from your web browser. (Note: If you 
are printing a marked list, you must display each 
article separately.) 
. E-mail: Click on the Email Article button and 
type your e-mail address in the box provided. 
(Note: You only need to e-mail the marked list, 
not each article separately.) 
. Save to disk: Click on the Print Article button 
and follow the instructions for saving to the a: 
drive from the �File� menu. When naming your 
file, make sure you end it with the extension 
�.txt.� 





How can I export my citations to citation 
management software? 

You can export citations from ProQuest Direct into 
EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, RefWorks, 
or as an ASCII text file. Click on the �Marked List� 
choice. Click on the tab labeled Documents and 
Bibliography. Click on Export. Make a selection. 

 

What can I do if I have questions or 
problems? 

 

. For more information on searching ProQuest 
Direct, use the online Help Guide or ask a 
reference librarian. 
. Contact a reference librarian at one of the six 
UofL Libraries: Ekstrom Library (852-6747); 
Health Sciences Library (852-5771); Kersey 
Library (Speed School, 852-6297); Music Library 
(852-5659); Art Library (852-6741); and the Law 
Library (852-6393).