ProQuest is adding 24 primary sources to its offering through the Jisc Digital archival collections group purchasing pilot, following the successful adoption of its databases by 20 universities during the initial period earlier this year. The Jisc program's goal is to lower customer cost, leveraging the collective purchasing power of UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to enable wider adoption of digital archives. The program will now run through July 2018.
This extension of the Pilot provides an efficient, coordinated and transparent approach to the acquisition of digital archival primary source collections. Resources have been selected to meet the research and teaching needs of the UK HEI community - including librarians, faculty, and students.
ProQuest resources available to institutions through Jisc also include databases from Alexander Street and are grouped into five core research themes: British History, International Relations, Fashion and Design, Literature & Arts and Early Modern History.
ProQuest® databases were specifically selected for inclusion in the Pilot based on in-depth curriculum analyses conducted for the UK HEI community, as well as on the thematic areas that Jisc members have already invested in from ProQuest.
More information on phase one of the pilot, and to see the full list of publishers participating in phase two, interested parties may visit: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/digital-archival-collections-group-purchasing-pilot.
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