Never before has the demand been greater for instant access to authoritative content that meets diverse user needs worldwide. Now, your input has led us to optimize the search experience in exciting, new ways.

The all-new ProQuest platform will transform all our highly-regarded platforms into one consolidated search experience.

Find out how the new platform will make life easier for librarians, administrators, faculty, and end users:

• Librarians, Library Administrators, and IT Professionals
• Faculty
• Library Users

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Coming in 2010, ProQuest, CSA Illumina, and selected Chadwyck-Healey products will be available on the new platform at launch, and all ProQuest products will be accessible through the new platform over time.

"We're creating the best search experience possible for users, while simplifying administration of e-resources for librarians. ProQuest has thoughtfully assembled the right assets and fostered strategic partnerships over the years that allow us to offer not just the right content, but also the best technology. We're taking extreme care to combine the two in ways that are truly meaningful to all types of library users."

— Marty Kahn, ProQuest CEO

Customer-Driven Design
The new platform is being built from the ground up based on years of extensive student observations, surveys of more than 6,000 end users, focus groups, and individual interviews, along with ongoing interactions with users, librarians and faculty. Its core is a single platform for all content, with a single content store, single search engine, and consolidated user experience. Ultimately, users will be able to discover more and dig deeper into data. Then, analyze, organize and use the findings more efficiently and with greater precision.

“Customer and user needs are driving the new platform requirements and design.   Each element of the new platform has been identified as necessary to meet the needs of today’s users - and tomorrow’s – and we’re engaging users and librarians throughout the development cycle.”

—Bipin Patel, ProQuest CIO

Simplified Access to Information
With a single, easy-to-learn interface, users will now have simplified access to the broad range of authoritative resources, content, and services that only ProQuest offers. This means a holistic view of complementary content types and formats, including leading journals, periodicals, news content, rare and archival information, dissertations, research reports, ebooks, and multimedia. Powerful navigation tools will surface the most relevant content of any format, in context, to help guide users in their search. Sophisticated post-search manipulation features will make it faster and easier to refine the most relevant results.

Enhanced Administrative Tools
Along with a focus on optimising the search experience for users, we are addressing the needs of librarians and administrators. The consolidated platform will offer new administrative and reporting tools that provide greater flexibility in customising the experience to their institution’s needs.

More to Come
The new platform is one of the largest initiatives in ProQuest history and we are eager to share the news with you regarding the latest developments.  Bookmark this page to come back often for additional information about features, functionality and support tools as they become available.

A smooth transition to the new platform for our customers is our top priority. To stay connected with updates on the all new ProQuest platform, click here.

You paved the way on the path to discovery. Now, join us on the path to the ultimate in ProQuest content discovery.

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