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