ProQuest Online Database Tips - Schools
1. Click this link to
access the ProQuest
site.
2a. Type the “User
name” for the school
in the text box. (The
school Information
Specialist has the
school user name.)
http://www.proquestk12.com
2b. Type the password
“!dodea” in the text
box.
2c. Click “My
Products Page”.
2d. The Information
Specialist has a list
of which databases
your school can
access.
3. Homepage for the
eight databases
available through
Proquest
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CultureGrams
eLibrary
Curriculum
Edition
History Study
Center
ProQuest
Learning:
Literature
SIRS Knowledge
Source
SIRS Decades
SIRS Discoverer
Proquest
Professional
Educaiton
Special features
include:
 Log Out
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4. Selecting
“CultureGrams”
gives these features.
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World Edition
Kids Edition
States Edition
Provinces Edition
Photo Gallery
Famous People
Recipe Collection
Other features include:
 Teaching
Activities PDF
(K-12, 77 pages)
 Citation
Information
(electronic,
printed)
 Curriculum
Standards PDF
(K-12)
5. Selecting “eLibrary
Curriculum Edition”
gives these features.
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News, Magazines,
Books, Maps,
Pictures,
Audio/Video,
Transcripts
Literature,
History
Other features include
 Bookcart, Quizzes
 Reading Level
 National and
State Standards
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6. Selecting “History
Study Center”
accesses these
features.
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Study Units
Historical
Documents
Maps &
Reference
Multimedia
Journals
7. Selecting
“ProQuest Learning:
Literature” has these
features.
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Authors,
Criticism,
Reference,
Multimedia,
Literary Works
Other features include
 Study Pages,
Knowledge Notes,
New Essays, Poets
on Screen
 Reference Shelf
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8. Selecting “SIRS
Knowledge Source”
has these features.
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SIRS Researcher
SIRS
Government
Reporter
SIRS Renaissance
Spotlight section
Pro vs. Con
Other features include.
 Educator’s
Resources
(guides, activities,
training
materials,
podcasts, and
more)
 Toolbox (research
tips)
 “How to Cite”
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SIRS Researcher
Leading Issues
Images, Maps
Almanac & Maps
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SIRS
Government
Reporter
Topics
Database
Features
SIRS Renaissance
Topics
Database
Features
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9. Selecting “SIRS
Decades” has these
features.
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20th Century
American
resources listed
by decade
Other features include
 Multiple source
types (editorial
cartoons,
advertisements,
map/chart,
speech, and more)
 National
Standards
Correlation
 Timeline
10. Selecting “SIRS
Discoverer” has these
features.
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Subject Tree
Reference
(almanac,
encyclopedia)
Database
Features
(activities,
biographies,
country facts,
pictures, maps,
Educator’s
Resources)
Other features include
 Tutorial
 How to Cite
 Workbooks
 Educator’s
Resources
(guides, activities,
training
materials,
podcasts, and
more)
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11. Selecting
“ProQuest
Professional
Education’ yields
these features.
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Topics
Publications
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Full Text
Documents
Scholarly
Journals
Interface
Language (17
languages)
Text-only
Interface
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Topics
10 topics
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Publications
Alphabetical list
of publications
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