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Our subscription to ProQuest Direct offers access to several databases:
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, Research Library Complete, ProQuest Newspapers, Reference Collection, and Teacher Journals. The default option when accessing ProQuest Direct is to search all collections.

Research Library Complete provides basic coverage of all subject areas including: arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. The New York Times, USA TODAY and Barron's are included in this coverage.

ProQuest Newspapers includes The New York Times and Washington State Newsstand, which provides newspaper coverage in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Vancouver, plus selected coverage of other regional sources.

Alt-PressWatch (APW) is a full text database comprised of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Alt-PressWatch is part of our ProQuest Direct subscription, and is automatically included in the databases selected unless otherwise specified.

Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW) is a comprehensive bilingual (English and Spanish) full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Continuously growing since 1991, Ethnic NewsWatch is now a collection of over 830,000 full-text articles from 240 publications. An average of 7,500 new articles is added each month. Ethnic NewsWatch is part of our ProQuest Direct subscription, and is automatically included in the databases selected unless otherwise specified.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry contains more than 700 publications providing trade and industry information on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, and construction.

The Reference Collection provides full-text access to reference books including The Ethnic Cultures of America, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and the World Factbook.

Teacher Journals contains selected professional educator's titles covering current issues in education.

If you are a new user of ProQuest Direct, or  would like to learn advanced searching techniques, you can access and/or download the Quickstart Guide. To view this guide, you will need Adode Reader.
 

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