About ProV Database

ProV Database is a powerful digital resource management and discovery platform developed for academic institutions, libraries, and commercial knowledge centers. It is designed to centralize, manage, and provide access to diverse digital resources while offering advanced integration, DRM protection, and user management tools.

Who should use ProV Database?

Academic Institutions can create a comprehensive resource management system.

• Custom Digital Repository
  • Create your own institutional repository to store theses, exam papers, datasets, and publications with DRM protection.
• Research Profile Database
  • Profiles of local authors and researchers.
  • Linking of publications, projects, and contributions.
• Subscribe to commercial databases from ProV
  • Access a wide range of academic databases and e-resources through ProV’s subscription offerings.
• Integration with External Systems, integrate seamlessly with:
  • Commercial databases (e.g., Wiley, World Scientific).
  • Institutional repositories (OAI-PMH compatible).
  • Library Management Systems such as Koha ILS.
• Single Sign-On (SSO) Support - Enable unified access using SSO across:
  • Subscribed databases.
  • Institutional systems (supports Azure AD, LDAP, Google SAML, etc.).
• Discovery Service
  • Offer a unified search experience across all integrated resources (local + external), powered by Solr indexing.

Academic Institutions can create a
comprehensive resource
management system.

Public Libraries/ Special Libraries can create a Digital Library System.

• Subscription to Commercial eBook
  • Provide users access to a curated collection of commercial eBooks across genres and age groups.
• Upload and Protect Local Publications
  • Upload and share your own community publications or local content with DRM protection.
• Integration with External Resources, combine and search across:
  • Commercial and local databases.
  • National and regional repositories.
  • Commercial and local Public library management systems.
• Free eBook
  • Prepared free eBooks for more than 10,000 titles.
• Single Sign-On Access
  • Allow patrons to sign in once to access all subscribed and local digital resources.
• Discovery Service
  • Offer an intuitive interface to search across all digital content sources in one place.

Public Libraries/ Special Libraries
can create a Digital Library
System.

School Libraries can create a Digital Library suitable for schools.

• Subscription to Commercial eBook
  • Provide users access to a curated collection of commercial eBooks across genres and age groups.
• Upload and Protect Local Subscription to e-TextBook
  • Upload/ Subscribes to e-TextBook to allow the student to get access to the textbook anytime and anywhere with DRM protection.
• Integration with External Resources, combine and search across:
  • Library management system.
• Free eBook
  • Prepared free eBooks for more than 10,000 titles.
• Single Sign-On Access
  • Allow patrons to sign in once to access all subscribed and local digital resources.
• Discovery Service
  • Offer an intuitive interface to search across all digital content sources in one place.

School Libraries can create a
Digital Library suitable for
schools.

Company/ Organization Libraries can create own private libraries/ repository.

• Custom Digital Repository
  • Create your own repository to store project documents, papers, datasets, and publications with DRM protection (pdf and epub).
• Subscribe to commercial databases from ProV
  • Access a wide range of academic databases and e-resources through ProV’s subscription offerings.
• Integration with External Systems, integrate seamlessly with:
  • Commercial databases (e.g., Wiley, World Scientific).
  • Institutional repositories (OAI-PMH compatible).
  • Library Management Systems such as Koha ILS.
• Single Sign-On Access
  • Allow patrons to sign in once to access all subscribed and local digital resources.
• Discovery Service
  • Offer an intuitive interface to search across all digital content sources in one place.

Company/ Organization Libraries can
create own private
libraries/ repository.