When University Microfilms (later known as UMI) first opened its doors in 1938, founder Eugene Power was racing against time. War clouds threatened the treasures of scholarship in the British Museum, and Power was determined to preserve them on microfilm. The result was UMI's first (and only) product that year: Early English Books, the ongoing microfilm edition of the printed works listed in Short-Title Catalogue I (Pollard & Redgrave) and Short-Title Catalogue II (Wing). For more information click here

To view our current "what's new" brochure, click here.

For the first time ever, researchers in French and Judaica can study a unique collection of primary sources on microfilm - more than 1,180 pamphlets chosen by the respected Alliance Israelite Universelle (AIU) in Paris and available only from ProQuest/UMI. None of these rare documents are available anywhere in digital format. The UMI Franco-Jewish Pamphlets collection reproduces pamphlets dating from 1880 to 1920 - a seminal era in modern Jewish history - on long-lasting microfilm. Learn more here.

Now you can conduct ground-breaking research with the just-released Newspapers and Magazines subsets of the UMI® Cuban Exile Collection (CEC) on microfilm - along with the previously released Newsletters subset. Read more here.

In December 2006, Current Research@ customers migrated to PQDT on the ProQuest platform, allowing these customers to take advantage of the following features:

• Cross-searching with other ProQuest databases
• Online usage reports
• OpenURL support for inbound links.  OpenURL Link Resolver (SFX, etc.) are compatible
• Multi-language interface
• Email alerting service when new dissertations are added in a specified subject area
• On-line access to subject-specific subsets of PDF files (annual subscription or one-time perpetual access options)
• Emailing of PDF dissertations individually and from the Marked List page
• Enabling ProQuest Smart Search and Non-Periodical Content Browse features
• Ability to select the entire dissertations database or any subset by geographic location or IP range

Read more about the new features and other phases of the migration on our Migration Information Center.

We've added new material to our OWL collections  -  MARC records are available for all. Learn more about the OWL collections at http://www.umi.com/products_umi/descriptions/World-Literature1.shtml

Central American Archives (CAA) - the authoritative record of the Spanish colonial period in Central America.   This important research collection in microform offers over 6 million pages of rare primary resources covering Central America's history from colonialism to independence, and spanning 1544-1821.  CAA  is published by ProQuest's UMI® unit in cooperation with the Archivo General de Centro América (General Archive of Central America), under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports in Guatemala City, and with McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited: An International Collection of Documents, From the Bay of Pigs to the Brink of Nuclear War . This compilation of documents contains some extraordinary new documentation on the Cuban missile crisis that will enhance historical research for years to come. Read more here.

UMI now provides this free, customized analysis conducted by an experienced library professional of existing print and microform serials, research collections and subject-based collections including current holdings and backfiles to identify any gaps. Contact your UMI representative to take advantage of this free holdings analysis service.