Live Web-based Training

Attend one of our free training sessions and experience e-learning with our experienced Information Consultants, from your desk, at a time convenient to you. Click the links below to view the schedule of courses for the next few weeks then click on the individual Webinar title to view details and to register. All instructions and passwords will be sent to you via email.

• New ProQuest Dialog Service (English Language Webinars)
• New ProQuest Dialog Service (French, German & Italian Language Webinars)

Webinars currently offered include:

• Introduction to the New ProQuest Dialog Service — Start with an overview of the content and key features of the new service including basic search, output and post-processing functionality plus available training support resources.
• Developing ProQuest Dialog Search Expertise — Follow up with a series of Webinars designed to help you develop your search expertise on the new service by using advanced search forms, developing complex search queries, and using multiple features for creating Saved Searches, Alerts and RSS feeds.
• Essential Tools for Research on ProQuest Dialog — Learn about the key content and functionality available for basic and advanced research in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, engineering and technology research fields.

Free Self-Guided Online Training

Check out our ProQuest Dialog Customer Information page for links to short, on-demand recorded mini-presentations intended to quickly highlight useful features, content, and search tips.

ProQuest Dialog Search Screencasts

ProQuest Dialog At A Glance On-Demand Modules

Search Aids, ProSheets and Search Solutions

Download search aids such as the Fast Start Guide, Quick Reference Card, FAQs and more on the ProQuest Dialog Customer Information page. Access content details and search tips for available databases from our new ProSheets reference page.

• ProQuest Dialog Fast Start Guide 75 KB, 2 pp
• ProQuest Dialog Search Guide 708 KB, 26 pp
• ProQuest Dialog Quick Reference Card 849 KB, 8 pp
• FAQs 839 KB, 36 pp
• ProSheets

Search Solutions

ProQuest Dialog Search Solutions supply concise, step-by-step instructions for how to find the most-requested information on ProQuest Dialog. Easy to reference and easy to follow, each application in the series illustrates every step with just the right amount of explanation. Feel confident knowing these applications, prepared by our subject experts, are the most effective strategies for the topic — no experimenting or guesswork necessary!

• Find reported adverse effects of a particular drug
  Advanced Search 604 KB, 7 pp  |  Command Line 348 KB, 6 pp
• Find a specific citation using the Citation Look Up feature 484 KB, 5 pp
• Locate clinical trials being conducted in a particular year on a specific drug 260 KB, 5 pp
• Search for a biomedical subject 412 KB, 7 pp
• Search for a comprehensive list of an author's publications in an engineering field 252 KB, 4 pp
• Search for drug names in Embase^® 608 KB, 6 pp
• Search for an engineering subject 276 KB, 4 pp
• Search for an expert in an engineering field 299 KB, 7 pp
• Search for market share information on a drug 524 KB, 5 pp
• Search for new drug approvals (NDA) and abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) 512 KB, 5 pp
• Use drug link subheadings in Embase^® 344 KB, 7 pp
• Use the MeSH online thesaurus in MEDLINE^® 492 KB, 5 pp

ProQuest Dialog Support Center

Search our new ProQuest Dialog Support Center for search tips and tricks plus answers to frequently asked questions.

Contact the Dialog Knowledge Center

Contact the Knowledge Center twenty-four hours a day by telephone, email, or mail.

Our experienced Information Consultants provide support for Dialog, DataStar, and ProQuest Dialog™ as well as expert assistance in conducting Pharmaceutical and Biomedical, Engineering and Technology, Intellectual Property, and Business and Market research.