ProQuest Central
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ProQuest Central, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ProQuest Central's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ProQuest Central | Priced on request | Institutional subscription; contact sales for pricing |
The facts
Each one read from ProQuest Central's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collection scale
- The product page lists more than 15,000 full-text scholarly journals, 4,600 magazines and trade journals, and over 1,600 active full-text news sources.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Content types
- The collection includes scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cross-search
- Researchers with ProQuest databases, Ebook Central subscriptions such as Academic Complete, and Academic Video Online can search and use that content on the ProQuest platform.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Discovery integration
- ProQuest states that ProQuest Central content is discoverable through OCLC WorldCat Discovery Services for mutual subscribers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- ProQuest describes the database as a multimedia resource supporting research in all major subject areas.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Multidisciplinary database
- ProQuest Central brings together databases across business, health and medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Ongoing updates
- ProQuest says the multidisciplinary database is continually growing and enhanced to support teaching, learning, and research.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- ProQuest says it does not sell user data and gives data only to entities processing it under contract, which it vets against its security and privacy standards.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purchase route
- The product page directs librarians and faculty to contact a ProQuest sales representative for information.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Research Assistant
- ProQuest Research Assistant helps students craft targeted searches, review and analyze documents, assess their usefulness, and choose next research steps.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- ProQuest Central’s product page links to a Support Center with training, troubleshooting, and how-to resources.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- ProQuest lists its headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Research platform
- The ProQuest platform has a clean interface and responsive design to guide users’ discovery, access, and management of content.checked 7 Oct 2026
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