DEVRY LIBRARY USER GUIDE
PROQUEST DATABASES
To open ProQuest:
- From the DeVry home page, click on "Library Databases."
- From the list of databases, click on "ProQuest
Databases."
To search for articles:
- To search all of the databases in ProQuest click on the box next to "All Databases."
- To search selected databases click on the box next to the databases that are of
interest to you and then click on "Continue."
- Choose "Basic" or "Advanced" search by clicking on either tab.
- To search for articles that are older than 1998 choose "Backfile" from
the "Date Range" drop down menu. To search for articles that are older
than 1986 choose "Deep Backfile" from the "Date Range" drop down menu.
- Enter keywords or phrases and then click on the blue "Search" button.
To print:
- Click on the "Print Article" button to the left of the article and follow
the onscreen
instructions.
- Or, click on the "Print" button in your web browser.
- You may also email the article to yourself by clicking on the "Email Article"
button to the left of the article.
Tips:
- If you see a summary of an article you like, but the article is not available
you can ask a librarian to order it for you through interlibrary loan (takes about a week).
- If you do not get satisfactory results from one search do not be afraid to play around
with your search terms.
- Try using word "AND" between two words to get articles that include both words.
Ex. "prayer AND schools," "minors AND drugs"
- When you find an article that you like take a look at the subject headings that
go along with it at the top of the page. If you click on one of these subject headings
you will be taken to a new list of related articles.
- To weed out articles that are not available in full text format click on the "View
only Full Text" hyperlink below your list of articles.
- Look at the "Format Legend" at the bottom of the screen to interpret ProQuest's symbols.
- Use the "Search Wizard" as an aid in constructing complex searches.
- Your search statement appears at the bottom of each screen to allow you to change your
search any time you see fit.