ProQuest is a platform that houses a multitude of research databases for a variety of subjects.
Review the interactive tutorial below for steps on how to search within the ProQuest platform.
Click the purple "Next" button to progress through the slides.
Review or download the tutorial below for steps on how to search across multiple ProQuest databases.
1. Navigate to https://library.usu.edu/ .
2. Click on the "Articles & Databases" link.
3. Click on the "P" to search for the database alphabetically.
4. Click on the "ProQuest Central" link.
5. To search across multiple ProQuest databases, click the menu button in the top left corner (3 horizontal lines).
6. Click on "Change databases."
7. Scroll through the list of databases.
8. See below what databases are searched when doing a default search in ProQuest Central.
9. Click on whatever additional databases you want to search in, or deselect some.
10. Click on the "Use selected databases" button.
11. Type in your keywords. Suggested terms may populate. Feel free to select a more relevant term to what you're looking for.
12. Click the "Add a row" button to enter additional search terms.
13. Click on the "Search" button to search across all the databases you selected.