ProQuest
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
ProQuest provides databases, ebooks and technology for research.
Target Customer
Librarians, researchers and faculty at academic institutions; students; libraries serving public, K-12, government and corporate patrons.
Key Differentiator
Largest scholarly ebook subscription with over 700,000 titles, plus a broad, integrated platform including databases, dissertations, primary sources, news, streaming video and digital collections.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the content.
Pain Points
- 1Fragmented access to diverse scholarly content across multiple formats and sources.
- 2High administrative burden for librarians to manage and consolidate resources and workflows.
- 3Budget constraints and the need for cost-effective access to extensive content (e.g., discounts and comprehensive collections).
Key Features
- 1Comprehensive product families: Databases, Ebooks, Dissertations, News & Newspapers, Primary Sources, Streaming Video.
- 2Integrated solutions for librarians and institutions (Academic, Public, K-12, Community Colleges, Government, Corporate).
- 3New and flagship offerings: ProQuest One Academic Premium, ProQuest Central Premium, ProQuest One Education, ProQuest One Sustainability, ProQuest Ebooks, ProQuest Digital Collections.
- 4Text and Data Mining capabilities (as highlighted by content about TDM and university case).
- 5Access to ProQuestâs global content ecosystem with partnerships from 9,000 publishers and content providers; adoption metrics across libraries worldwide.
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Librarian
- 2Graduate Administrator
- 3Graduate Student
- 4Researcher
- 5Faculty
Client Results
- 126,000 libraries in over 150 countries use ProQuest.
- 298% of the worldâs top 400 universities rely on ProQuest.
- 3130 million students and researchers have access to ProQuest.
- 49,000 publishers and content providers partner with ProQuest.
- 5ProQuest offers the largest scholarly ebook subscription with over 700,000 titles.
Competitive Advantages
- 1Extensive, multi-format content in a single ecosystem (ebooks, databases, dissertations, primary sources, news, streaming video).
- 2Global library penetration with strong institutional credibility (wide adoption among universities and libraries).
- 3Regularly updated product families and new offerings (e.g., ProQuest One Education, ProQuest One Sustainability, ProQuest Central variants).
- 4AI literacy and advanced capabilities (e.g., ProQuest Academic AI) and tools to support teaching and research workflows.
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
How Text and Data Mining Enables Digital Literacy in the Classroom
Describes the University of Sydneyâs journey to integrate text and data mining (TDM) into undergraduate courses and across disciplines.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A suite of databases, ebooks, dissertations, primary sources, streaming video and related research tools designed for libraries and researchers to support teaching, learning and scholarship.
Target Market
Academic libraries (universities, colleges, community colleges), public libraries, K-12 libraries, government agencies, and corporate libraries.
Unique Value Proposition
Comprehensive, integrated access to a vast and diverse set of scholarly content across formats, backed by global library adoption and ongoing product innovation (including AI-enabled and education-focused solutions).
Technical Requirements
Not specified in the content.
Pricing Model
Not disclosed; mentions discounts and promotions (e.g., savings on ebook collections) but no specific pricing information.
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