New Databases Added to Bryan+College Station Public Library System
City invests in more information, easier access for B/CS citizens
WHAT: Library patrons of the Bryan+College Station Public Library System will have greater access to information in 2008. The System recently purchased 5 new databases for $17,000. Some databases are available remotely and others are only for use in one of the 3 libraries on library computers.
Go to the library website (www.bcslibrary.org/database.html) for more information or to see the new databases (descriptions below).
WHO: Ancestry® Library Edition**
Ancestry® Library Edition, a genealogy research database, offers census, vital, church, court, and immigration records for the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as collected records from other areas including Canada. Some of the key historical collections include U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930, American Genealogical Biographical Index, Social Security Death Index, and a Map Center of more than 1,000 historical maps. Go to http://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com/ on any library computer to log in.
Chilton Library*
Don't want to come in to the library for a Chilton Auto Repair Manual? View photographs, diagnostics, repair procedures, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks dating back to 1945 online. It also includes information on the 1932 Packard Model 900. To log in from any computer, go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/txshrpub100051?db=CHLL/.
Footnote.com**
Footnote.com combines original historical documents with social networking to create a unique genealogical and historical database. Collections include Revolutionary War, Civil War, and WWI, WWII, U.S. Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents. Go to http://www.footnote.com/ on any library computer to log in.
Legal Forms*
Thomson Gale Legal Forms provides official state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues. You can browse by category or search for a specific form title. To log in from any computer, go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/txshrpub100051?db=TGLF/.
NewsBank*
NewsBank offers two news databases: Archive of Americana and America's Historical Newspapers. Read historical articles as well as current events. Archive of Americana's historical collections contain books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. America's Historical Newspapers is a custom collection of select titles from America's Historical Newspapers. To log in from any computer, go to http://infoweb.newsbank.com/.
* If you have a current, valid library card from the Bryan+College Station Public Library System, talk to a Reference librarian to get the password for this database.
** Access is limited to library computers.
Additional Contact Information
Clara Mounce
Community Librarian
Library Services
(979) 209-5611 (p)
cmounce@bryantx.gov
