The ProQuest Historical Databases Technology platform is used for our archive databases. These databases include our Historical Newspapers and American Periodical Series. This page contains detailed technical setup information for Library Administration and IT Staff.
Note to Students or Patrons: Please review the current top support issues listed below. If your question is not addressed, please go directly to the FAQ section.
Current Top Support Issues
Set Up Information
Frequently Asked Questions
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ProQuest Historical Technology Platform: Please click here to access the frequently asked questions.
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ProQuest Local Administrator: Please click here to access the frequently asked questions.
Browser and Workstation Security Requirements
- Check your system. To ensure you will be able to successfully access any of our products, please click on our Browser Health Check.
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Firewall information, please click here. (How to set up to allow access to ProQuest databases.)
- Special note for satellite ISP users, please click here.
Access and Authentication
We offer IP, Referring URL, Username & Password, Barcode/Library card, Athens, and Script based Solutions.
Linking
- This database is not a OpenURL Source.
- This database is OpenURL Target compliant with San Antonio Level 1 (SAP1). Click here for more Information.
- MARC Records are available for this database. Click here for more information.
Meta-Searching
- XML Gateway is available. Click here to request information if needed.
- Screen Scrapping - Click here to request information if needed.
- This Database supports Z39.50 Access. For additional information, please click here and scroll down to the Z39.50 section.
Administering your Account / Making Changes
Library Staff can make changes to their ProQuest account through the ProQuest Local Administrator (LAD) utility.
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Login to the ProQuest Local Administrator here.
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For Local Administrator help, please click here.
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ProQuest Local Administrator frequently asked questions: please click here.
Usage
Usage reports are available through the ProQuest Local Administrator program. Several different reports including COUNTER compliant reports can be requested on demand or scheduled.
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Login to the ProQuest Local Administrator here.
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For Local Administrator help, please click here.
Resources for Training
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For ProQuest product training material, please click here.
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For ProQuest K-12 product training material, please click here.
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For Chadwyck-Healey product training material, please click here.
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