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ProQuest

ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based global information-content and technology company, founded in 1938 as University Microfilms by Eugene Power.

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Founded
1938; 88 years ago (1938) as University Microfilms
Industry
Information and data provider
Headquarters
Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Founder
Eugene Power
Key people
Andy Snyder (chairman) · Matti Shem-Tov (CEO) · Robert VanHees (CFO)
Parent
Cambridge Information Group (2006–2021) · Clarivate (2021–present)

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Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

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ProQuest

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples91
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

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ProQuest

Top relations

related to 1930s–1950s · 25
ProQuest → Ann Arbor, BA, British Museum, By June, Congress, Digital Dissertations, Dissertations, Edition, Eugene Power, European, In, Library, MBA, Michigan, Office, One, OSS, Power, Strategic Services, Students
related to 1960s–1990s · 20
ProQuest → ABI/INFORM, An, At, Bell, Bingham, CD-ROM, CD-ROMs, Data Courier, Howell, In, PCs, ProQuest Direct, The, The ProQuest, UMI, Under Xerox's, University Microfilms, University Microfilms International, Xerox, Xerox University Microfilms
related to 2010s–2020s · 11
ProQuest → America, CIS, Congressional Information Service, EBL, Ebook Library, In, LexisNexis, ProQuest's, The, University Publications, UPA
related to 2000s · 9
ProQuest → Cumulatively, During, In, New York, Norman Ross Publishing, ProQuest's CFO, SEC, SEC's, Voyager Learning Company
related to Businesses · 8
ProQuest → Congress, Discovery Service, In May, It, ProQuest LLC, ProQuest Video Preservation, The, United States Library
Key people · 3
ProQuest → Andy Snyder (chairman), Matti Shem-Tov (CEO), Robert VanHees (CFO)
Parent · 2
ProQuest → Cambridge Information Group (2006–2021), Clarivate (2021–present)
Founded · 1
ProQuest → 1938; 88 years ago (1938) as University Microfilms
Founder · 1
ProQuest → Eugene Power
Headquarters · 1
ProQuest → Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

company acquired information microfilm dissertations publishing clarivate digital libraries library databases university billion power periodicals online acquisition also llc founded

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.
SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ProQuestFounded1938; 88 years ago (1938) as University Microfilms1.00infobox
ProQuestFounderEugene Power1.00infobox
ProQuestHeadquartersAnn Arbor, Michigan, US1.00infobox
ProQuestIndustryInformation and data provider1.00infobox
ProQuestKey peopleAndy Snyder (chairman)1.00infobox
ProQuestKey peopleMatti Shem-Tov (CEO)1.00infobox
ProQuestKey peopleRobert VanHees (CFO)1.00infobox
ProQuestParentCambridge Information Group (2006–2021)1.00infobox
ProQuestParentClarivate (2021–present)1.00infobox
ProQuestTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
ProQuestWebsitewww.proquest.com1.00infobox
patron-driven acquisition.ebrary was an online digital library that offered access to ebook collectionsinstance ofcorporate and research libraries while supporting emerging collection development models0.80text

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    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

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