Off Campus Access of ProQuest Databases

ProQuest consists of five databases: ABI/Inform, Alt-Press Watch, Career & Technical Education, Computing, and The (Historical) New York Times (1851-2001).

• ABI/Inform contains citations to journal articles (and some full text materials) on topics in business, and other related subjects.
• Alt-Press Watch has the full text of over 170 newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.
• Career & Technical Education contains citations and full text articles from vocational and technical periodicals covering all aspects of the Vo/Tech curriculum.
• ProQuest Computing includes citations and full text articles on software, hardware, e-commerce, Web site development, intranets and extranets, systems design, databases, and technology management. The database also contains thousands of product reviews.
• The (Historical) New York Times (1851-2001) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Select News - The Historical New York Times under the database selection dropdown list.

1. Access ProQuest Databases directly at http://proquest.umi.com/pdqweb
OR
Access ProQuest from the Libraries’ Home Page at http://www.wku.edu/Library.

2. Click on the {Database} link in the lower left side. If you are on campus, select the {Campus Login} button; if you are off campus, select the {Off-Campus Login} button. Log in with your WKU Email Athorization and Password.

3. Select EBSCOhost from the list of databases; when you see the description, click on EBSCOhost again.

4. Follow on-screen instructions to search.

5. Click on (blue) article title from results list to view and display a fuller record. ProQuest's chart to the left of each entry shows how much information is available -- from full text to citation only (i.e.: full text will look like a full page).

6. To print, select Print button from left of screen, then click your browser’s Print button.

7. To e-mail an article or citation to yourself, select the e-mail button from left of screen and follow the directions. Keep in mind e-mail may not be instantaneous.

8. If you would like to begin a new search, choose "by word" from New Search box at top of screen.

E. Knight 9/30/2004