Ancestry Library Edition

By the end of this introductory session, you will be able to:

• Locate collections and perform searches in Ancestry Library Edition
• Explain the differences between Ancestry Library Edition and Ancestry.com
• Identify charts and forms located in Ancestry Library Edition and recall where to find further help

Genealogical research, the tracing of ethnic origin and ancestry, is a well-established process for scientific and demographic research. Genealogy is also a popular recreational activity and has become increasingly accessible through online tools such as Ancestry.

With Ancestry’s 27 billion records, growing at a rate of 2 million new records a day, UL students, researchers and faculty can conduct research in to family history and avail of a global collection of primary source data. With records dating back in some instances to the 13th century, Ancestry is a major source for genealogical records including census, church, military, immigration, marriage and birth records. Ancestry allows students and scholars to develop their skills in enquiry, information retrieval and critical thinking.

The University has a subscription in place to Ancestry, the Library Edition and you can access it on or off campus 24 hours a day.  The licence that the University has for Ancestry does NOT allow individuals to create their own family tree, that requires an individual subscription.

For beginners who wish to learn how to use Ancestry, we suggest visiting the Ancestry LibGuide online and visiting the search tips section of this guide.

We look forward to welcoming you to our online demo of Ancestry on January 18th which will be delivered by Ali Nazari-Nouri from Proquest. 

Ali is a Customer Education Trainer with global research database provider Proquest. Ali has worked with Proquest since 2010 and provides training to academics, library staff and researchers at leading Universities in Ireland and the UK.