ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 24, 2005 - ProQuest Information and Learning launched a variety of enhancements to its award-winning online interface today. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, creates and publishes databases for libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

The changes to the interface enhance the search experience, improve its results and serve a broad array of users.  For example, scholarly research is boosted by new options that allow browsing by subject and location in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses and ABI/INFORM Global databases. ProQuest’s "More like this" search feature is now easier to find and use.  ­The feature will be displayed automatically at the bottom of the article page and will always be open.  Additionally, a link to “More like this” will be added to the top of the full text article page to further promote it to patrons who want to fine-tune their searches.  In ProQuest’s acclaimed Author Profiles, profiles that include dissertations will be hyperlinked to the best available format for that dissertation.  Also, two new citation styles will be available: Harvard (similar to Chicago/Turabian) and Vancouver.

To enhance support for users outside of the United States, ProQuest added four new interface languages: Italian, ­Russian, Polish and Norwegian.  Additionally, article translation languages will expand from two to 12.  The new languages are:

• ­Spanish
• ­Portuguese
• ­French
• ­German ­
• Italian
• Russian
• ­Chinese-simplified ­
• Chinese-traditional ­
• Japanese ­
• Korean
• Turkish

ProQuest’s “My Research Summary” and the Marked List page have been combined into a single feature called My Research, making it more intuitive for the user. The tab at the top of every page has been updated to display a single “My Research” selection.  New graphics in the Search Results page help users identify such options as e-mail, cite or export, making it easier for them to use and manage their research results. 

To learn more about ProQuest’s interface enhancements, visit on the Web at www.il.proquest.com/division/pqnext/previews/. 

About ProQuest
ProQuest creates specialized information resources and technologies that propel successful research, discovery, and lifelong learning. A global leader in serving libraries of all types, ProQuest offers the expertise of such respected brands as Chadwyck-Healey™, UMI®, SIRS®, and eLibrary®. With Serials Solutions®, Ulrich's™, RefWorks®, COS™, Dialog® and now Bowker® part of the ProQuest brand family, the company supports the breadth of the information community with innovative discovery solutions that power the business of books and the best in research experience.

More than a content provider or aggregator, ProQuest is an information partner, creating indispensable research solutions that connect people and information. Through innovative, user-centered discovery technology, ProQuest offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical newspapers, dissertations, and uniquely relevant resources for researchers of any age and sophistication—including content not likely to be digitized by others. Inspired by its customers and their end users, ProQuest is working toward a future that blends information accessibility with community to further enhance learning and encourage lifelong enrichment.

For more information, visit www.proquest.com or the ProQuest parent company website, www.cig.com.