Genealogy is the study of a line of descent. Genealogy is often discussed in terms of a family, as well, and may include the history of a family, including the relations of individuals and the personal history of members of a given family tree.
Access to page images and corresponding indexes for the entire federal census, 1790-1930. Access to over 25,000 family and local history books.
Format: Full-text, Coverage: 1790 - present, Truncation and Wildcard: ------ and -----, Search Tips: 'Help?' screen available when searching census or publications., and Special Features: Link to list of all books included. Can download or print results
Images of all material published in this important U.S. newspaper. Articles, advertising, letters, funeral notices and photos are all included. Fully searchable and browsable.
Format: Full-text, Coverage: Sept. 18, 1851-Dec. 31, 2017, Truncation and Wildcard: * and ?, Search Tips: Supports Boolean operators AND, AND NOT, and OR. Also supports proximity and adjacency searches. W/# finds words that are within # of words or each other. W/PARA finds terms within the same paragraph.
Primarily scientific journals, with particular emphasis on mathematics, physics and engineering. Publisher is European, so some journals are not in English. Contains about 1,200 peer-reviewed journals.
Format: Full-text, Coverage: Varies, mid 1990s - present., Truncation and Wildcard: No and No, Search Tips: Default choice in advanced search is citation, so switch to articles by text tab to keyword search. Dropdown menu allows searching by All Words, AExact Phrase or Boolean Search. Search is by Author, Title, Abstract (including title), or Full-text (including title and abstract). Select Recency or Relevancy to sort results. To search by publication dates, or specific publication names, click the button labeled Show Advanced Options. Also browseable by publication, by publisher, or by online library (broad subjects such as chemical sciences, computer science, economics, etc.)
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Interlibrary Loan
If you need a book or article that we don't have, you can get it via Interlibrary Loan Details (ILL).