Step on how to access Proquest 5000

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How to use
A tutorial on

• Online Database

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What is ProQuest?

• an online database subscribed to by the
  DLSU-System Libraries
• combines 25 databases in the ff. fields

• social science
• telecommunications
• trade and industry
• arts
• humanities
• religious periodicals
• general interest

• accounting
• career and technical education
• applied and general science
• business
• computers

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ProQuest databases provide-

• abstracts,
• full text of articles,
• graphics, and
• images in Adobe Acrobat.

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Ways to access ProQuest -

• Go to DLSU Homepage or
• Go directly to ProQuest Homepage

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To go to DLSU Homepage, type this URL at your
browser-

• http//www.dlsu.edu.ph/library

This brings you to DLSU Home page
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At the DLSU Library homepage -
1. Move down scroll bar and
2. Look for Library Features.
3. Click on Online Subscriptions
This brings you to online subscriptions
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On the Library online subscriptions -
4. Click on ProQuest online
This brings you to ProQuest Main Menu
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The ProQuest Main Menu
Next is the 2nd way of accessing ProQuest
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Another way is by typing the ProQuest URL at
your browser-
http//www.umi.com/pqdauto
This brings you to ProQuest Main Menu
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How to use the ProQuest Main Menu
The ProQuest Main Menu
OR CLICK the continue tab
Move scroll bar for more databases
1. Select and click on the databases for your
topic.
This brings you to the SEARCH MENU
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The ProQuest Search Menu
Search Tabs you can use
Publication Search
Topic Guide
Advanced Search
Basic Search
the easy way to find the latest issue or specific
back issue of magazine, journal, or newspaper
allows you to find an article by exploring the
hierarchy or tree of related subjects
for search using Boolean operator AND, OR, and
NOT, etc
the simplest way of finding information
Next is Using BASIC Search
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ProQuest Search Menu
Click this tab for the BASIC SEARCH
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How to use the BASIC Search
5. Click Search tab to view results
1. Type in keywords or phrase.
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2. Click qto select which database you want to
use. (Optional)
3. Click q to set date range to limit your
search. (Optional)
4. Tick any of these boxes to limit results to
article text or peer reviewed articles.
(Optional)
cont.
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How to use the BASIC Search (cont.)
Number of articles found
6. Tick boxes to mark selected articles -
- then Click View marked articles.
OR Click on titles to view articles.
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How to use the BASIC Search (cont.)
ProQuest Document DISPLAY FORMATS -
Example
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How to use the BASIC Search (cont.)
ProQuest Document DISPLAY FORMATS -
Example
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How to use the BASIC Search (cont.)
ProQuest Document DISPLAY FORMATS -
Example
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How to use the BASIC Search (cont.)
When you found the article you need you may
now -
Move scroll bar to read whole article
OR click this tab to e-mail article.
Click this tab to print the article.
Next is Using ADVANCED Search
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ProQuest Search Menu
Click this tab to use ADVANCED SEARCH
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How to use the ADVANCED Search
Click q to use Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT,
etc.
5. Click Search tab to view results
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2. Click q to select which database you want to
use
3. Click q to set date range to limit your
search.
4. Tick any of these boxes to limit results to
article text or peer reviewed articles.
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ProQuest Search Menu
Click this tab to use TOPIC GUIDE
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How to use TOPIC Guide
1. Type in keywords or phrase
2. Click Find Term tab to view results
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on to 3rd STEP
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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)
OR
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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)
1. Click the browse the subject directory
2rd STEP next
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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)
2. Click the particular topic to view the
hierarchy
Business and Industry
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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)
2. Click related topic
Marketing
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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)
3. Click related topic
Advertising
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How to use TOPIC Guide (cont.)
3. Click View articles
Next
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ProQuest Search Menu
Click this tab for PUBLICATION Search
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How to use PUBLICATION Search
1. Type in title of the magazine, journal, or
newspaper.
2. Click Search tab to view results.
Business Week
OR click Show All Publication tab to view
publications in ProQuest.
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How to use PUBLICATION Search
Click on your selected Publication
Next
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How to use PUBLICATION Search
Click q to set date range to limit your search
from any month of what year.
Click Search tab to view results.
Click Search within publication to search for an
article or topic within the publication
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• Remember
• PROQUEST can only be accessed inside the DLSU
  System campuses.

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You are now ready to searchon your own.
Click here or Press ENTER to continue
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Click on any of the URLs to use ProQuest-
http//www.dlsu.edu.ph/library
http//www.umi.com/pqdauto
Press ENTER to continue
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For more assistance, approach the staff of the
Information-Reference Section.