ProQuest Resources

ProQuest offers a variety of research and academic resource databases.

ProQuest eLibrary: A massive multidisciplinary database designed for students and educators at high schools, community colleges and universities.
ProQuest SIRS Discoverer: A reference database that supports the teaching and learning of basic research skills.
ProQuest SIRS SIRS Issues Researcher: A pro/con database for middle and high school students, undergradutes, instructors and librarians.
ProQuest CultureGrams: A reference for reliable and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world.
ProQuest Research Companion: A tutorial product providing video instruction on the important concepts in information literacy including how to write a research paper.
ProQuest eBook Central (also known as Schools & Educators Complete): (in library use / remote use) Ebook Central provides authoritative, full-text e-books in a wide range of subject areas along with powerful tools to find, use, and manage the information.
Publicly Available Content Database: Designed to complement other databases and collections, this database brings together or links to full text for publicly available scholarly content from a number of different sources from around the world.
ProQuest Coronavirus Research: Including coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses.
PBS Video Collection: A streaming video collection providing an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS.

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