ProQuest Flow is an integrated reference and document management tool for researchers.

2. Library Challenges with Current Tools:
LIBRARY
Tool
not adequate
to support both
citation metadata
and full text
documents
No social
environment to
assist with
collaboration
Limited data to
show value
of tool to the
library or its
patrons
Limited
resources to
support various
technology
Lack of
awareness to
copyright
Clunky,
hard-to-use
user interface

3. Flow solves problems…
Tool
not adequate
to support both
citation metadata
and full text
documents
No social
environment to
assist with
collaboration
No data to
show value
of tool to the
library or its
patrons
Limited
resources to
support various
technology
Lack of
awareness to
copyright
Clunky,
hard-to-use
user interface
Integrated
reference
and full text
document
management
Centered on
collaboration
Improved
value of the
library to
patrons and
university
Insight
into usage
patterns
Sensitive
to copyright
Intuitive,
yet powerful
LIBRARY

4. Definition
Conceptualization
, Funding
Discovery
Search, Recommen-
dations, Networking
Organization
Consuming
Reading, Annotating
Sharing,
Collaboration
Authoring
Synthesis,
Collaborative
authoring
(Pre)pub
Submission, OA
prepublication,
hosting
Researcher Workflow
4
COS
Pivot
Summon
Platform
ebrary
COS
Flow
Flow
ebrary
Flow
Flow
Flow (planned)
(ETD)
Tightly integrated PQ assets
Researcher Workflow
3rd party ecosystem integration
MS Word
Google Docs
(OA) publishers
Peer review systems
(Aries)
figshare
Social media
Dropbox
ORCID
VIVO
Confidential.

5. Discovery & Research Management
Workflow Product Integration
5
Discover
Easily find reliable
information
Store & Organize
Store & organize
full-text
documents in1
easy to access
location.
Collaborate
Share references,
annotations &
documents with
others
Integrate into the
writing process
Analyze
Conduct on
analytics to
improve usage
patterns,
collection
development,
ROI
+
Complete Research Environment

6. Want To Know More about Flow?
• Visit the ProQuest Booth 703
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