1. Empowering Libraries & Researchers in Russia Michael Leuschner

2. Current Situation There seem to be several sever challenges in Russia for Institutions Libraries Researchers in regards to budget, funding, discoverability and quality of content and availability of supporting tools

3. Our Mission We support countries with constrained budgets for Research and Higher Education by providing vital Content and Solutions with the best Value for Money.

4. How are we doing it?

5. Supporting the Research Workflow Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add

6. Supporting the Research Workflow Subscribe & Purchasing Discover- ability e-Access Fullfilment Analyse Usage Cataloging/ Description Content Selection Managing eResources successfully Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add

7. Supporting the Research Workflow Funding Access to 26.000 global funding opportunities Challenge for researchers: „Where can I find appropriate funding for my research project?“ „How can I find a collaborateur, or mentor, or peer reviewer?“ ProQuest‘s unique proposition Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add Researcher Profiles Find collaborateurs and be found for research projects

8. Supporting the Research Workflow Challenge for researchers: „I want Google but for high quality content and deduplicated results!“ „How can I be sure the ranking is unbiased?“ Discovery Service Google for academics. For e-content, print, OPACs and repositories. Market leader in Quality & Neutrality. ProQuest‘s unique proposition Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add

9. Supporting the Research Workflow eBooks Largest eBook catalogue on award-winning platform Challenge for researchers: „How can I make sure I read all important content, not just journal articles?“ „I have an interdisciplinary topic. Hence I need access to various subjects.“ Databases Over 300 databases covering160 subject fields. ProQuest‘s unique proposition Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add Dissertations Over 1.7 Million full-text thesis and dissertations Content indexed by Google Scholar, OCLC, ExLibris

10. Supporting the Research Workflow Reference Manager Easy-to-use reference manager. Collection management for end-users. Challenge for researchers: „How can I organize my content better?“ „How can I work together with other researchers?“ ProQuest‘s unique proposition Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add Collaboration Set up private or public groups. Share content, annotations and comments.

11. Supporting the Research Workflow Challenge for researchers: „Where can I publish my output?“ „How can I make my output more discoverable and accessible?“ ProQuest‘s unique proposition Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add Discovery eBooks Databases Dissertations Making Slovenian content accessible within our products

12. Supporting the Research Workflow Define Conceptualization Funding Discover Search, Recommendations, Organize Personal library, Content Selection, Collaborate Share thoughts, (Co-) Author Publish Increase visibility Access Read, filter, add

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