[OPLINLIST] Database of the Month: Ancestry Library Edition

Mon Sep 11 10:53:43 EDT 2017

Hello all,

I hope this day is treating you well. Each month I'll be bringing a
resource available from the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org/>
to your attention. This September, let's take a look at Ancestry Library
Edition. <http://ohioweblibrary.org/ancestry> Ancestry Library Edition can
only be used inside the Library.

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.

*Ancestry Library Edition *includes:

   - *U.S. collections *– hundreds of millions of names from sources such
   as the federal census; birth, death, and marriage records including
the *Social
   Security Death Index*; and U.S. border crossing and trans-ocean ship
   records.
   - *Military collections *– 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.
   - *Multimedia collections *– millions of files ranging from family and
   gravestone photos to postcards and newsreels.

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

   - Getting Started Guide (PDF)
   <http://oplin.org/db-handouts/AncestryGSGuide1.pdf>This one-page guide
   created by OPLIN is designed to get your patrons started.
   - Proquest's Guide to Ancestry Library Edition
   <http://proquest.libguides.com/ancestrylibraryedition/about>This
   extensive online guide from ProQuest include helpful tips, training, and
   downloadable resources.
   - Ancestry.com's '10 Census Questions that Lead to More Answers' (PDF)
   <http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=3028119> 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.

Tutorials and Presentations

   - Ancestry Library Edition.
   <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-aFAdxOSTDcpY0OQQoffKmX2AEjpUYUP>
   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.
   - Ancestry's 5 Minute Finds
   <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0xuz8BBkD4hP8k3ExCn1hxhbeuWdVY5x>.
   These 5-minute YouTube videos from Ancestry.com show interesting ways to
   explore Ancestry's collections.
   - Ongoing and Recorded Webinars
   <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>.
   These approximately hour-long webinars are conducted by Proquest's training
   team. Trainings include Ancestry Library Edition as well as other Proquest
   products.

Marketing Materials

   - Promotional Database Graphics
   <https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/database_promotion?tid=33>.These graphics
   are available to any Ohio public library to use, on a library's website or
   social media. No attribution required.
   - 8.5 x 11 Poster (PDF)
   <http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=8356515>Created by
   ProQuest.
   - 11 X 17 Poster (PDF)
   <http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=8356562>Created by
   ProQuest.
   - Sample Press Release (Word)
   <http://proquest.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=3028573>Created by
   ProQuest.
   - Image for promoting this database on social media.
   <http://oplin.org/statsheets/ancestry.png>

Other Helpful Links

   - Ancestry Library Edition Blog <https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/>
   - ProQuest.com Genealogy Research Tools Page
   <http://www.proquest.com/company/Genealogy-Research-Tools.html>
   - ProQuest's Ancestry Library Edition Product Information Page
   <http://www.proquest.com/products-services/ale.html>

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns,
Mandy Knapp
Digital Resources Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
Phone:  614-728-5252
Fax:  614 -728 -5256
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