1. ProQuest
Database
Overview
ProQuest is a research database covering social
issues, business, health, science, economics,
current events and more.

2. • You can access the ProQuest Database from the Rio Hondo College Library web page
http://library.riohondo.edu.
• Click on ONLINE DATABASES on the left hand side of the page.
• To access ProQuest from on-campus, from ONLINE DATABASES page click on ProQuest under the
DATABASES or POPULAR DATABASES tab.
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3. To access online databases from off-campus,
please log-in through AccessRio.
Select from the databases list “Proquest”
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4. Use AND, OR, NOT
Use AND to narrow down a topic. Use OR to broaden a topic. Use NOT to eliminate a information not wanted.
More search tips
To search for a phrase use quotation marks (""). Example “ The Great Depression”
Use the * character instead of spelling the entire word. Example farm* = farm, farming, farms, farmed
etc.

5. Searching in ProQuest: Basic Search
Type keywords in the Basic Search Box
Connect search terms together using the word “AND”
Example search: presidential elections AND Obama
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6. Searching in ProQuest: Advanced Search
Limit the date range.
Type in one key concept per line in the search boxes.
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7. Searching in ProQuest: Advanced Search
Specify a date range
Select a field to search in from the dropdown menu for more precise searches.
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8. Searching in ProQuest: Advanced Search
Select a source type such a
magazine or journal article.
Select a document type to
choose the type of publication.
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9. Searching in ProQuest: subject areas
Click “List View” to see all the subject areas.
ProQuest has
“modules” that only
contain articles on a
specific subject area.
Selecting a subject area is
one way to narrow down
and focus your search.
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10. Choosing a specific database.
Click databases
• Select
databases from
the list.
Click the button after selecting
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11. Looking for a specific publication, such as The NY Times.
• Select
“publications” at the
top of the screen.
• Type in “New York
Times”
• Select “New York
Times” from the list.
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12. Author’s Name
Searching by Author's Name
AUTHOR or AU can also be used
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13. Finding newspaper articles in ProQuest.
• Click on the
“News and
Issues” icon to
search
newspapers.
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14. Finding Scholarly Journal Articles
• Scholarly Journals have
in-depth articles written
on a specific subject and
usually contain research.
• Click the “Peer reviewed”
box to find only scholarly
journals.
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15. Narrowing Search results using “Narrow results by”
Click on a source type.
Select a subject.
Select a location.
Modify the Date
Click “update” to see the modified
results.
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16. Emailing an article to read later.
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17. Click on “Cite” to generate a citation.
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