<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello all,<br><br></div>I hope this day is treating you well. Each <span class="gmail-il">month</span> I'll be bringing a resource available from the <a href="http://ohioweblibrary.org/" target="_blank">Ohio Web Library</a> to your attention. This September, let's take a look at <a href="http://ohioweblibrary.org/ancestry">Ancestry Library Edition.</a><strong> </strong>Ancestry Library Edition can only be used inside the Library. <br><br><div class="gmail-field gmail-field--name-body gmail-field--type-text-with-summary gmail-field--label-hidden"><div class="gmail-field__items"><div class="gmail-field__item even"><div><span id="gmail-s-lg-guide-description">Ancestry
Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital
records, directories, photos, and more from countries all over the
world. It's resources cover the United States and the United Kingdom,
including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well
as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of
the world.</span>
<p><strong>Ancestry Library Edition </strong>includes:</p>
<ul><li><strong>U.S. collections </strong>– hundreds of millions of names from sources such as the federal census; birth, death, and marriage records including the <em>Social Security Death Index</em>; and U.S. border crossing and trans-ocean ship records.</li><li><strong>Military collections </strong>– more than 150 million
records from the colonial to the Vietnam era, including World War I and
II draft cards, POW records, and casualty records.</li><li><strong>Multimedia collections </strong>– millions of files ranging from family and gravestone photos to postcards and newsreels.</li></ul><p><strong></strong></p></div>
<h3>Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets</h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://oplin.org/db-handouts/AncestryGSGuide1.pdf">Getting Started Guide (PDF) </a>This one-page guide created by OPLIN is designed to get your patrons started.</li><li><a href="http://proquest.libguides.com/ancestrylibraryedition/about">Proquest's Guide to Ancestry Library Edition </a>This extensive online guide from ProQuest include helpful tips, training, and downloadable resources.</li><li><a href="http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=3028119">Ancestry.com's '10 Census Questions that Lead to More Answers' (PDF)</a>
This tip sheet from Ancestry details how a patron can take take the
information contained in the Census data and use it to find out more
information from different sources.</li></ul><h3>Tutorials and Presentations</h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-aFAdxOSTDcpY0OQQoffKmX2AEjpUYUP">Ancestry Library Edition.</a>
These 3-minute YouTube videos created by ProQuest Training are a good
place to start learning about Ancestry Library. Topics include
searching, the catalog, understanding the image viewer and the
interactive viewer.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0xuz8BBkD4hP8k3ExCn1hxhbeuWdVY5x">Ancestry's 5 Minute Finds</a>. These 5-minute YouTube videos from Ancestry.com show interesting ways to explore Ancestry's collections.</li><li><a href="https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/mw3100/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=proquestmeetings&service=6&rnd=0.1436210312624353&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fproquestmeetings.webex.com%2Fec3100%2Feventcenter%2Fprogram%2FprogramDetail.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26internalProgramTicket%3D4832534b00000002eccae15549f1033ffa4f3f51e01eed83c3a5116a29d5c87ef32a77afd330f3cf%26siteurl%3Dproquestmeetings%26internalProgramTicketUnList%3D4832534b00000002eccae15549f1033ffa4f3f51e01eed83c3a5116a29d5c87ef32a77afd330f3cf%26cProgViewID%3D364027%26PRID%3D0d9e82a5cf46383da9ae0b605ce9424c">Ongoing and Recorded Webinars</a>.
These approximately hour-long webinars are conducted by Proquest's
training team. Trainings include Ancestry Library Edition as well as
other Proquest products.</li></ul><h3>Marketing Materials</h3>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/database_promotion?tid=33">Promotional Database Graphics</a>.These
graphics are available to any Ohio public library to use, on a
library's website or social media. No attribution required.</li><li><a href="http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=8356515">8.5 x 11 Poster (PDF) </a>Created by ProQuest.</li><li><a href="http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=8356562">11 X 17 Poster (PDF) </a>Created by ProQuest.</li><li><a href="http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=3028573">Sample Press Release (Word) </a>Created by ProQuest.</li><li><a href="http://oplin.org/statsheets/ancestry.png">Image for promoting this database on social media.</a></li></ul><h3>Other Helpful Links</h3>
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<div id="gmail-s-lg-content-3031414"><a href="https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/"><span>Ancestry Library Edition Blog </span></a></div>
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<div id="gmail-s-lg-content-3027603"><span><a href="http://www.proquest.com/company/Genealogy-Research-Tools.html" target="_blank">ProQuest.com Genealogy Research Tools Page</a> </span></div>
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<div id="gmail-s-lg-content-6127651"><span><a href="http://www.proquest.com/products-services/ale.html" target="_blank">ProQuest's Ancestry Library Edition Product Information Page</a></span></div></li></ul><p>As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns,<br></p></div>
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</div></div></div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Mandy Knapp<br>Digital Resources Manager<br>Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)<br></font></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Phone: 614-728-5252<br>Fax: 614 -728 -5256</font></span></div></div></div>
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