Stephen Johnson - Business and Public Policy Librarian The University of South Dakota
I was a task force member for Minitex’s Shared E-Resources [SER] Committee in 2014 and 2020. Our task force advises Minitex and the Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota libraries in selecting e-resources. One database that was examined was "Proquest Central," an impressive package but one beyond Minitex’s economic wherewithal. This database is comprised of two main components: "Proquest Research Library" and the "ABI/Inform" business database. South Dakota's libraries have access to the former but not "ABI/Inform." "Proquest Central" also contains "subject specific" databases that I was most interested in (e.g. "Biological Science Database," "Criminal Justice Database" and "Psychology Database." My poster session examines the extent to which journals currently available in full-image or text from 15 of these databases are in the "Proquest Research Library" which is available to South Dakota Libraries. My investigation focuses on whether “repackaging” transpired with the “subject specific” databases.