Searching Proquest databases for articles and evidence

 Get the right evidence for your studies, revalidation, professional development and work. Search the Proquest databases for good quality, topic-specific articles.

Which databases?

Our users can access a range of databases from different platforms (Ebsco, Ovid, Proquest).

• Keele staff and students have access to healthcare databases mainly from Ebsco and Ovid
• NHS staff can access BNI, Medline, PsycArticles and PsycInfo from Proquest

NHS staff can complete our tutorial Which NHS database do you need? to learn more about NHS databases and platforms.

Who can access them?

Proquest databases are purchased for you. They are not freely available on the Internet. You will need a login to access them:

• NHS staff can log in using your NHS OpenAthens username / password. You can find step-by-step instructions on our blog post Log on to the Proquest platform for NHS databases. Register online for your NHS OpenAthens username.

Where can you access from?

Use the easy access links on our website to log in and get straight to the databases

• NHS staff can go straight to our NHS resources page

How do you search Proquest databases?

Search across thousands of journals and focus your results using advanced features. Find lots of help on how to search the databases, including step-by-step instructions and video demonstrations:

• NHS databases help page or check our blog post Using Proquest to search NHS databases

Get more help

• Learn how to develop your search plan via our online Information Skills tutorials
• Contact our training team for more help using Proquest databases