I use ProQuest almost daily. It's one of the two general databases that I usually recommend to students by saying "You can almost always find SOMETHING about what you're interested in" in ProQuest.
I don't like the basic search at all, because I typically combine concepts or set limiters. I do like the tabs that separate articles by scholarly or trade magazines or whatever. I also find the limit to full-text to be helpful. I think giving the searcher the option of displaying by date or by relevance is also a great feature.
I do like the "publications" choice as well, as if gives the information about what publications are indexed and their dates of inclusion.
A good source that can help almost any library user.
I agree, Jan, that ProQuest is the place to go! I can see where, at the college research level, you would prefer the Advanced Search. It does allow for lots of limiters and options! Have you tried the "Set Alerts" or "RSS" feature? I use the RSS for a couple of searches for things I'm interested in, and the notice of an added article shows up in my Google Reader. Really handy not having to go in & do the search over & over. Thanks for your comments!
ReplyDeleteHi Jane,
ReplyDeleteYes, we do use RSS and alerts pretty frequently. Our faculty like that option as they wait for the latest publications!
Jan