ProQuest CDs

You may have noticed a computer and some racks of CDs that are arranged by year next to the printer on the main floor of the library. What are they? The CD’s belong to an old journal search product published by ProQuest, an information company. They contain thousands of full text articles from hundreds of journals published between 1993 and 2003. The older computer on the shelf next to them has the software for searching and displaying the information contained on the CD’s. While using the computer to do a search for information is not recommended, the discs are useful for finding the full-text of articles not found in the library’s other databases.

How do you find out what is contained on these discs? All of the full-text journals found on the discs are listed in the library’s Journals: A to Z list . The listing of a journal that is found on the CD’s will look similar to the following: “ American Rifleman: from 1993 to April 2003 on ProQuest CD in the Hewes Library Print Holdings.” Should you find you need an article from these CD’s, please ask for assistance from any reference librarian.