Electronic Information Resources for PLP Libraries

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Introduction

Genealogy Suite

ProQuest Research Library & ProQuest Central

Newspapers

Wrap-Up and Q&A

Agenda

Genealogy SuiteExtensive genealogy and historical research resources, with access to:

• Ancestry Library Edition

• Digital Sanborn Maps

• Digital Sanborn Maps: GeoEdition

• HeritageQuest Online

• Historic Map Works

• ProQuest Obituaries

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition delivers an online collection billions of indexed names and millions records of individuals from North America, Europe, Australia, and more found in over 7,700 cross-searchable datasets covering the 14th century to modern day on it’s own proprietary platform.

Searchers can uncover family records and begin to trace their history with valuable personal information not found anywhere else.

HeritageQuest OnlineProQuest’s own HeritageQuest Online offers an essential collection of unique material for genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the mid 1600s, including:

• U.S. Federal Census records – 1790-1930

• 28,000+ Family and local history books - International and domestic publications

• Revolutionary War Era records - US Veteran’s Administration

• Freedman’s Bank Records – Reconstruction Era

• U.S. Serial Set documents – 1789-1969

• Periodical Source Index (PERSI) records – 15th c to present topics, from international & domestic sources

Maps• Digital Sanborn Maps - 1867-1970 (avail. by state or as total package)

• CA state collection = 2,448 maps of 573 towns and cities• Total collection = 660,000+ maps from 12,000+ towns and cities

• Digital Sanborn Maps – 1867-1970: GeoEdition• Geocoded maps allows user to overlay a current digital map on the historic

Sanborn Map• States available now: FL, IL, MA, MI, NC, NY, PA, VA, and Washington, D.C. • More to come!!!

• Historic Map Works• 1500s to current• 1.4 million full-color, high-resolution maps• Interactive map search, search by address or lat/long, and points of interest

browse options• Types:

• Property Maps – 800,000+ (US) from the late 1700s to present• Antiquarian Maps – 100,000+ (global) from the 15th to the 19th centuries• Directories & Illustrations – listings, images, ads, atlases, bird’s eye views,

and more!

ProQuest Obituaries

10.5 million obituaries and death notices Full-image format 1851-current from leading US newspapers Searchable by name, date, and keyword

Research Library: one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects.

More than 4,700 titles—over 3,300 in full text—from 1971 forward.

■Scholarly & Peer-reviewed journals ■ Trade publications ■ Magazines

• Arts• Business• Education• General reference• Government• Health & Medical• History & Humanities• International Issues

• International Issues • Law• Military• Multicultural and ethnicity studies• Political Science• Psychology• Natural Sciences• Social sciences• Women’s Studies

Over 100 Subject Areas Including:

ProQuest Research Library

The largest aggregated full-text database in the market today:

More than 17,580 titles (scholarly & peer-reviewed, dissertations, trade journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) Over 11,490 titles in full text More than 160 subject areas and disciplines 1905 to current

It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets.

Everything in ProQuest Research Library, plus so much more!!!

ProQuest Central

Newspapers Historical Newspapers

Select from 25 local, national and international papers with full-text and page images.

Examples: Los Angeles Times (1881-1987) The New York Times (1851-2007)

ProQuest National Newspapers Core (5 Titles, all Full-text)

The Christian Science Monitor (1988-present) Los Angeles Times (1985-present) The New York Times (1980-present) The Wall Street Journal (1984-present) Washington Post (1987-present)

The Essentials of the New ProQuest Platform Single basic search box, subject areas

(default/custom) Advanced search with multiple search fields, limits

specific to the content Custom basic search page for each database Faceted search and narrowing options Document preview (know before you click) Right tools at the right time – spell check, cite,

export, save, and more! My Research personal workspace for each

researcher More customization of the Administrative settings

than ever before!

Single Search Box & Custom Subject Areas: Cross-Search

Search Results, Narrowing Facets, Document Previews – Oh My!

Right Tools, Right Time: Search Results Page

Right Tools, Right Time: Citation / Abstract View

Right Tools, Right Time: My Research

Advanced Search

My Research

Save documents and figures & tables across sessions.

View recent searches and save searches across sessions.

Manage alerts and RSS feeds.

Sign into My Research to add tags and lists.

Create Widgets

Edit personal preferences for the platform.

Migration Support ResourcesTraining, support materials and more!

http://www.proquest.com/go/migrationsupport

New tutorials! Available now!

Please visit our New Platform Training playlist off of the ProQuest Video channel on YouTube for a current list of available training videos:

http://prq.st/PlatformVids

Visit this page soon for even more training tutorials!

(And yes, you may link to these from your websites. We’d be honored if you did!)

Documentation & Promotional Resources

Training Materialswww.proquest.com/go/training

Library Marketing Toolkitswww.proquest.com > Library Tools tab

Includes toolkits specific to library types: 1) Academic, Corporate, Public, K12,

etc.2) Exclusive Historical Newspapers

Toolkit suitable to all library types

. Any Questions?

Chris Harkins – chris.harkins@proquest.com

Laura Fingeret – laura.fingeret@proquest.com

Aimée Leverette – aimee.leverette@proquest.com

THANK YOU!