ProQuest Tutorial Revised

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c.2003 - DLSU How to Use ProQuest

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How to use How to use

Online DatabaseOnline Database

A tutorial on

http://www.il.proquest.com/proquest

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What is ProQuest? an online database subscribed to by the

DLSU-System Libraries combines 25 databases in the ff. fields:

• social science• telecommunications• trade and industry • arts• humanities• religious periodicals • general interest

• accounting• career and technical

education• applied and general

science• business• computers

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ProQuest databases provide-

abstracts, full text of articles, graphics, and images in Adobe Acrobat.

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Ways to access

ProQuest - Go to DLSU Homepage or Go directly to ProQuest

Homepage

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http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library

To go to DLSU Homepage, type this URL at your browser-

This brings you to DLSUHome page

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1. Move down scroll bar and …

At the DLSU Library homepage -At the DLSU Library homepage -

This brings you to onlinesubscriptions

3. Click on Online Subscriptions

2. Look for Library Features.

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On the Library online subscriptions -On the Library online subscriptions -

4. Click on ProQuest online

This brings you toProQuestMain Menu

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Next is the 2nd way of accessingProQuest

The ProQuest Main Menu

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Another way is by typing the ProQuest URL at your browser-

http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

This brings you to ProQuestMain Menu

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How to use the ProQuest Main Menu

1. Select and click on the

databases for your topic.

Move scroll bar for more databases

OR CLICK the continue tab

This brings you to the SEARCH MENU

The ProQuest Main Menu

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Understanding the ProQuest Search MenuUnderstanding the ProQuest Search Menu

the simplest way of finding information

for search using Boolean operator AND, OR, and NOT, etc

the easy way to find the latest issue or specific back issue of magazine, journal, or newspaper

Search Tabs you can use

Next isUsing BASIC Search

allows you to find an article by exploring the hierarchy or tree of related subjects

Basic SearchBasic SearchAdvanced Search

Advanced SearchTopic GuideTopic Guide

PublicationGuide

PublicationGuide

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ProQuest Search MenuProQuest Search Menu

Click this tab for the BASIC SEARCH

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How to use the BASIC Search

1. Type in keywords or phrase.

3. Click to set date range to limit your search.

5. Click Search tab to view

results

4. Tick any of these boxes to limit results to article text or peer reviewed articles.

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cont.

2. Click to select which database you want to use

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Number of articles found

OR Click on titles to view articles.

6. Tick boxes to mark selected articles -

How to use the BASIC Search (cont.)

- then Click View marked articles.

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Example


1. Click any of these tabs : Full Text to view citation, abstract, and complete article text.

ProQuest Document DISPLAY FORMATS -

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=000000381195011&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1064565880&clientId=47883

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Example


2. Click any of these tabs: Text and Graphics to view citation, abstract, and complete article text, along with photographs, illustrations, figures, charts, and other images.


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Example


3. Click any of these tabs Page Image to view scanned images of articles in Portable Document Format (PDF)


http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=11&did=000000074928885&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1064566942&clientId=47883

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Move scroll bar to read whole article

Click this tab to print the article.

OR click this tab to e-mail article.

Next isUsing ADVANCED Search


When you found the article you need

you may now -

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Click this tab to use ADVANCED SEARCH


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How to use the ADVANCED Search

2. Click to select which database you want to use

3. Click to set date range to limit your search.

5. Click Search tab to view results

4. Tick any of these boxes to limit results to article text or peer reviewed articles.

Click to use Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT, etc.

1. Type in keywords

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cont.

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Click this tab to use TOPIC GUIDE


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How to use TOPIC Guide

1. Type in keywords or phrase

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2. Click Find Term tab to view results

on to 3rd STEP

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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)

3. Click View or Narrow to view results.

OR…

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1. Click the browse the subject directory

2rd STEPnext

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2. Click the particular topic to view the hierarchy

Business and Industry

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2. Click related topic

Marketing

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3. Click related topic

Advertising

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3. Click View articles

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Click this tab for PUBLICATION Search


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How to use PUBLICATION SearchHow to use PUBLICATION Search

1. Type in title of the magazine, journal, or

newspaper.

Business Week

2. Click Search tab to view

results.

OR click Show All Publication tab to view publications in ProQuest.

OR look up from A to Z. Click a letter and all Publications starting with the letter will be shown.

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Click on your selected Publication

Next

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Click to set date range to limit your search from any month of what year.

Click Search tab to view results.

Click Search within publication to search for an article or topic within the publication

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Remember …

PROQUEST can only be accessed inside the DLSU System campuses.

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You are now

ready to

searchon your own.

Click here or Press ENTERto continue

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Click on any of the URLs to use ProQuest-

http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library

http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

Press ENTERto continue

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Thank you.PowerPoint Presentation by:

Cres B. Valenzuela

SY 2003-2004SY 2003-2004

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for the Information-Reference Section

De La Salle University - Manila

Yolanda Odsinada – Head

Perla T. Garcia - Library Director

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For more assistance see any of the Information-Reference Section Staff

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