Database Highlights
AncestryLibrary
· No remote access – In Library Use only
o Ancestry.com sells personal subscription so they won’t let libraries offer remote access
· Over 10,000 different databases containing billions of records
· US Census images through 1940, WWI draft registration cards, Slave narratives
· Charts/forms available – family tree forms, blank census forms, etc.
· Learning Center with research guides, articles, and more
EBSCOHost
· Many different databases including
o Business Databases
o Consumer Health
o Science Reference Center
o History Reference Center
o Explora for Elementary, Middle &High Schools
o Magazines, newspapers, reference materials
o Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century
o Includes a Spanish version
· Auto Repair Reference Center
o Covers more than 37,000 vehicles from 1954 - present
o Includes over 110,000 Technical Service Bulletins/Recalls
o Includes Auto IQ – informative, short videos
o Includes Car & Repair Tips and Troubleshooting help
o Includes Labor Estimating
o Ability to email PDF records
· Literary Reference Center
o Plot summaries
o Literary criticism
o Author biographies and interviews
o Book reviews
o Poems, short stories, and full text classics
· NoveList
o Reviews, read-alikes, book discussion guides
o Children, Young Adult, and Adult Fiction titles
o Lists of award winners
o Resources specifically for school teachers
LearningExpress Library
· Interactive online learning platform of practice tests
· Create account to take tests and track progress
· Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results
· Includes college & graduate placement tests, elementary, middle, & high school tests, civil service career preparation guides
· Ebooks available in PDF format for computer or mobile device
· Computer tutorials
NewspaperArchive
· Historical newspapers from 1607 - present
· Full text searchable
· Page images – see what the paper looked like in its original form
· Not a complete run of newspapers
· Adding about 2.5 million pages per month
· Includes US, Virgin Islands, and 18 countries
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
· Full text of Wisconsin daily and weekly newspapers from 2005 – present
· 90 Day embargo
· Cover to cover searchable PDF
Jean Anderson, Continuing Education Consultant, SCLS 10/21/2016