Showing posts with label family history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family history. Show all posts

Monday, April 29, 2013

We now subscribe to Ancestry Library Edition!

Following the unprecendant level of comments received for our trial of Ancestry Library Edition, we have now taken out a subscription. Access is available now, from:

http://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/

You can find Ancestry:

· by searching the Titles A-Z tab of our Electronic Library pages
· by searching the library catalogue
· by browsing our databases beginning with A
· listed in relevant LibGuides

We hope that Ancestry Library Editionw will prove a boon for staff and students in History and related disciplines - and for anyone researching their family tree of course!

Monday, January 28, 2013

TRIAL: Ancestry Library Edition

We have a trial of Ancestry Library Edition until February 24, 2013.

To access this trial, go to:

https://www.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=1DDO1Q9BOI3DP3JAIV5N.

Ancestry Library Edition is a new genealogy research tool created for the library market and provides instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes from census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more. These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every working day.

After trying Ancestry Library Edition, please leave your comments below. You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments.