Instructional Resources
We're pleased to support LIS instructors like you in the way that serves you best: by delivering instruction to your class or by helping you prepare to deliver the instruction yourself.
Let Us Help: Complimentary Training and Classroom Presentations
ProQuest trainers, many of whom hold MLIS degrees, are available as guest presenters for your class, either in person or online. We offer presentations on the following topics, and all sessions can be customized.
- Careers in Electronic Publishing
- Working Effectively with Vendors
- Managing the Research Process with RefWorks
- Marketing Electronic Resources
- Leadership in Deep Indexing
- A&I at ProQuest — What It Is and How It's Done
- ProQuest K-12: Serving the Needs of Early Researchers
- Product Training
For asynchronous online courses, our trainers can provide recorded sessions.
Non-customized training is available via webinar on an ongoing basis. You can view upcoming sessions and register here:
Do It Yourself: Resources to Get You Started
The following materials can help you as you prepare your curriculum.
ProQuest Training Materials—Documents designed for teaching and learning how to effectively use ProQuest databases and tools.
ProQuest LibGuides—Guides that summarize product content and provide tips on searching and viewing results.
Search Planning Worksheet—A form that can help your students organize their thinking around searches.
Student Use Agreement—A form that each student must sign prior to accessing ProQuest Dialog™ or the Dialog® service.
Legacy Dialog® Instructional Materials —These materials will be available until December 31, 2012.
Additional Training
To learn about other products in the ProQuest family, please visit:
Bowker®
Dialog®
ebrary®
ProQuest® K-12
RefWorks-COS®
Serials Solutions®
"The students really benefit from having an expert educator demonstrating the ProQuest platform. In just over an hour, she covered what would take students at least five hours to work out for themselves."
Leonie Atkins
Coordinator, Library and Museum Technology,
Tasmanian Polytechnic
