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ProQuest Toolkit

ProQuest is one of our most popular, multidisciplinary databases. It can be a great place to start your research to learn what information is available on your topic or if you’re doing general research on something that spans multiple subjects. It's also the primary publisher of dissertations for the university and an excellent resource to research dissertations from our and other universities.

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How to Use ProQuest

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Learn how to use search syntax to add precision to your search queries.
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Learn how to examine and revise your search to improve your results.
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Learn how to use multiple fields for more complex, precise searching.

Library Hacks

Create an account to save your research. Creating a My Research account allows you to save your research to review or export at a later time.

Create alerts. Alerts are a great way to keep on top of your topic. When a new article is published that meets the search criteria you've created, you'll be notified, helping you stay on top of new research in your field. You can also set up journal alerts to get notified when your favorite publication comes out with new content. You can create alerts through your My Research account.

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Hidden Gem

ProQuest One Business, ProQuest One Education, ProQuest One Literature, and ProQuest One Psychology have an extra layer of content and tools to assist you in your research. Check out their help guides to get all you can out of these specialized databases. 

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