[Genealib] Ancestry Card Catalog

[Kristen Smith]

It looks like the Card Catalog feature was removed shortly after my post
this morning.  My message was forwarded to Ancestry Tech Support.
Here's their response:

"The Card Catalog keyword search feature was removed from the Library
Edition to fix a few problems and to remove the adds from the site. We
are working on restoring this feature as soon as possible. Thank you for
contacting us. "

So it looks like the Card Catalog Search will be available to Ancestry
LE users in the near future.  Can't wait!

Kristen Newton Smith, M.L.S.

Reference & Genealogy Librarian

Algonquin Area Public Library

847-458-6060 ext. 129

 

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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Larry
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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:17 PM
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Subject: [Genealib] Ancestry Card Catalog

 

It isn't on the Library Edition - we tried it and got the "please
subscribe" advert. It IS available on the version of Ancestry that the
LDS Family History Centers have.

>>>A while back (on the Genealogy Guys podcast) I heard about a new
"Card Catalog" feature on Ancestry that would allow you to search by
keyword for individual databases within Ancestry.  (Hallelujah!)
Unfortunately, I've noticed that this feature does not seem to work in
the Library Edition.  If you go to the Search page, you'll see the link
to the card catalog in the right hand corner.  But when you click on it
you're just given an alpha list to "browse."  In the Ancestry.com
personal subscription, this link takes you to a search box where you can
actually search the titles of the databases.  

>>>Does anyone know if this is one of the intended "differences" between
ALE and Ancestry.com, or is this just an oversight?  As librarians, I
would think we would all be very interested in taking advantage of this
search feature.

 

 

 

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