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ProQuest for Colleges Collection - complete package

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ProQuest for Colleges Collection - complete package comprises History Study Centre, Know UK, News UK, and Literature Online Reference Edition, which are available for subscription at specially negoiated rates.

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Subject Areas

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Science, Engineering and Technology
  • Social Sciences

History Study Centre: This is a general history resource covering British, American, European, and world history. There is also content relevant to classics, archaeology, politics, religious studies, and American studies. Know UK and News UK: Know UK is relevant to a variety of courses, such as geography, tourism and politics. See the user guides in the KnowUK user resources area for further information about using this database in further education. Newspapers are a valuable research source for almost any discipline. News UK would be particularly relevant for courses such as media studies, politics and business studies. Literature Online Reference Edition: Creative writing, cultural studies, and literary studies.

Academic Levels

  • Undergraduate
  • AS/A Level / Scottish Higher National
  • Diploma
  • Professional / CPD courses
  • Vocational

Know UK is useful for subject research and as a general library resource for HE and FE. For example, it can be useful for investigating courses (UK Course Discover), grants (Educational Grants Directory), and researching information about personal health or finance.

Resource Types

  • databases
  • databases with full text
  • news media
  • online journals
  • teaching and learning materials
  • reference works
  • magazines

News UK also contains magazine titles.

Further information

This resource is updated irregularly.

History Study Centre:

The journal database is updated monthly and the rest of the site is updated twice a year.

Know UK:

KnowUK is updated weekly with new editions. Titles will be removed and added but the overall count will remain at around 100.

News UK:

News UK is updated daily and newspapers are usually available the day after publication in print. Magazines are usually available around a week after print publication but there are embargoes on a few titles. News Topics pages are updated once a week with recent headlines, and with new images and background reading once a month. Additional regional newspapers and magazines will be added in future releases.