Further to the post last year – ProQuest Enhancements – the new platform is now live. This includes databases currently on the ProQuest and CSA Illumina platforms (use the “See list” link at the top of the screen, or mouse over the “Search subject areas” icons). The only Chadwyck-Healey databases currently included are British Periodicals and International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) which we only have access to until the end of February.
We have until the end of March to move to the new platform so it would be good to have it set up for our users by the start of term. The new interface is user-friendly and intuitive and promises a better search experience. Use the online help or refer to a quick start reference overview and user guide (PDFs) Also, ProQuest have offered a webinar introduction to the new platform.
The new interface is not yet available to users but a link can be put in the database record and in ProQuest so that people can get familiar before we switch over. Once fully migrated, we will still have access to those ProQuest subscriptions on the old “legacy” platforms but everything else will be on the new platform.
Please add any comments and let me know if you are interested in the PQ webinar.
Deirdre
After the PQ update this weekend we should be ok to change to the new platform. This will be done early next week so that all links will point to the new interface by the start of term.
The new PQ will be unavailable for 12 hours – Sunday from 4pm until 4am Monday – but this won’t affect us as we are still on the old platform.
Deirdre