ProQuest, one of our major ebook providers, is discontinuing sales of individual ebook titles and ending its pay-per-use (DDA and ATO) purchasing programs. As a result, on August 10, 2025, any ebooks on the ProQuest Ebook Central platform that are part of these programs will be removed from ZSR’s library catalog. Please note that this does not affect all of our Ebook Central titles; an additional 280,000 ProQuest ebooks will remain in our catalog because they are either owned or leased on subscription.

How can you tell if a title is going away?

Look under ‘Online Options’ in ZSR’s catalog record for the title. If you see:

Note: These labels will be removed after August 10.

What does this mean for you?

If you plan to use any ProQuest Ebook Central ebooks in the future:
Please contact askzsr@wfu.edu to confirm that the ebook will continue to be available. We can still purchase permanent access for individual ebook titles until June 30, 2026.
If you are a faculty member using Course Reserves:
We will confirm continued access to any ebook titles added to Course Reserves and contact you regarding any issues.
If you have saved links to affected ebooks that do not work:
Contact askzsr@wfu.edu if you need help finding alternative access.

This only applies to ebooks through ProQuest DDA and ATO, not from other sources.

What happens next?

We are already adding other use-based ebook purchasing models directly with a number of high-use publishers, and thousands of titles will be added to the catalog by the start of classes in the Fall. We will also continue to buy individual ebook titles from other (non-ProQuest) vendors.

New Ebook Central Reader App

ProQuest has also released a new Ebook Central Reader App to replace Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) for full-book downloads. More information about the new app and instructions for how to install it can be found on the ProQuest Ebook Central help guide. Users can continue to read online, download chapters, and manage their bookshelf as usual in the online reader. Please contact askzsr@wfu.edu with any issues.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to askzsr@wfu.edu.