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Description:

  • Ancestry Library Edition - ProQuest offers the only library edition of the consumer web-based Ancestry.com product. This library edition offers unlimited usage and additional indexing and enhanced interface. One of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This collection of more than 4,000 databases and two billion names is essential to having a broad genealogy collection, and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest™ Online. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. In the coming year, still more indexes and original images will be added to the new Immigration collection. Virtually no overlap (with the exception of census records, which have been scanned at different times so they may appear different), this product is the ideal compliment to HeritageQuest Online. Remote access not available for this product -- for use in-library only.
     
  • CultureGrams - ProQuest acquired Axiom Press, publisher and distributor of CultureGrams, in June 2004.  Please see the CultureGrams pricing page for a product description, pricing, and ordering information
     
  • ProQuest Obituaries - ProQuest Obituaries offers more than 10 million obituaries and death notices in full-image format from uninterrupted historical archives of top national newspapers. An obituary is often the only biographical sketch that was ever devoted to an individual and can provide valuable clues that significantly advance genealogical research. Researchers have long known this, but up until now there's never been a resource exclusively dedicated to providing this treasured, deep historical content online. Research shows that the biggest immigration flow into the United States occurred between the 1870's through the 1940's. Therefore, we've concentrated our selection of obituaries to those newspapers that were the biggest immigration hotspots. Newspapers include: The New York Times (from 1851) Washington Post (from 1877) Los Angeles Times (from 1881) Atlanta Constitution (from 1868 -1929) Chicago Tribune (from 1849) Chicago Defender (from 1909 -1975) Boston Globe (from 1872 - 1923).  Most people looking for ancestors from several generations ago will want to focus on those areas versus local papers, because unless your ancestors were American Indians, they immigrated from some other country. However, local content is not compromised. Over 2600 obits and death notices make reference to the keyword "Nebraska." Plucked from the depths of our ProQuest Historic Newspapers, ProQuest obituaries offers millions of raw scans which could provide a genealogist with that "diamond in the rough." Fantastic for deep biographical research in schools as well. Here are some key features:
     
    • Remote access to patrons to use from home
    • Over 10 million obituaries
    • Dating back to 1849
    • Wildcard searching for name variations
    • Fully graphical with images and photographs where applicable

  • SIRS - SIRS was purchased by ProQuest in 2003.  Please see the SIRS pricing page for product descriptions, pricing, and ordering information.
     
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States - Published annually by the Federal Government since 1878, The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best-known statistical reference publication in the country, and perhaps, the world. You’ll find it behind nearly every reference desk in U.S. libraries as the authoritative go-to source. Librarians value the Statistical Abstract as both an answer book (“How much corn is grown in Iowa?”) and a guide to statistical sources (“What organization has the most authoritative data on foreclosures?”). As a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, it is a snapshot of America and its people.

Pricing:

For a price quote please contact Susan Knisely at 402-471-3849 , 800-307-2665 or email Susan Knisely

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Contact Susan Knisely at 402-471-3849 , 800-307-2665 or email Susan Knisely.

Tech Support:

Call tech support at 800-521-0600, ext. 2971
E-mail: http://proquest.com/techsupport/tech-contact.shtml  

Licensing:

Terms and Conditions (Chadwyck-Healey | COS | CSA | eLibrary | HeritageQuest | ProQuest | Micromedia ProQuest | RefWorks | Serials Solutions | UMI Dissertation Publishing | UMI Microfilm)

Notes:

Learn more about ProQuest online products visit http://www.umi.com/.

Sign up for a web-based training session with a  ProQuest expert. The sessions are one hour long. Registration must be completed at least two business days prior to the start of a session.  Sessions are open to both librarians and teachers.

 

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