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Ancestry and HeritageQuest Webinars for Family History Month

September 30th, 2009, 3:29pm by Christine Morris

Celebrate Family History Month in October by taking part in an online session with a ProQuest trainer. Special training sessions for Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online are being offered to Ohio librarians on October 26 and 27. To attend either or both of these sessions, please email Frederica Scott of ProQuest at frederica.scott@proquest.com to get the link to join.

Ancestry Library Edition – Monday, October 26, at 2 pm
HeritageQuest Online – Tuesday, October 27, at 2 pm

Not available at these times? Check the ProQuest Training Schedule to find other days and times.

Don’t have time to attend a webinar? Additional training materials are always available for you or your patrons to use at your point of need: http://www.proquest.com/support

Questions about Ancestry, HeritageQuest, or any other electronic resource from OHIONET? Contact Christine Morris at christinem@ohionet.org or 800-686-8975, ext. 29.

AccessSurgery for Medical Libraries: a Librarian-created Video!

September 28th, 2009, 11:58am by Mary Conroy

Staff at Medical and Hospital libraries:

Here’s an attractive way to show why library e-resources are valuable and to introduce your doctors and patrons to McGraw Hill’s  AccessSurgery. Mark Funk and some of his other colleagues at Weill Cornell Medical Library created the video “Why Google When You Can Use AccessSurgery?”

Check it out!

Dialog adds Mergent-China Profiles Database

September 25th, 2009, 10:45am by Mary Conroy

NEW!!   Mergent—China Profiles now on Dialog

Mergent China Private Company Database (File 558) is now available on Dialog starting September 25, 2009.  Recently released as the DataStar database MERG , the content now enables you to find information on more than 350,000 private and state-owned companies from the People’s Republic of China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao not included). This valuable database, updated quarterly, brings the business community of China to your fingertips.

All records not only contain directory information about the company (including company name, address, business activities, trade names, executives’ names, legal status, year of foundation, etc), but for more than 250,000 of the profiles they include up to three years of financial data—Income Statements (Profit & Loss accounts), Balance Sheets and Cash Flow statements.

The database provides unique insight on the most sought-after Chinese private companies, enabling precision research through its comprehensive company and financial data. To ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data, information is further reviewed and enhanced by Mergent content specialists.

For more information on this product, please contact:

Patricia Currie patricia.currie@dialog.com or 513-774-8533 (office)

OHIONET provides a discount for DIALOG accounts. Please contact  Mary Conroy (maryc@ohionet.org or 800-686-8975 x16) for more information.



OHIONET September Special

September 15th, 2009, 2:45pm by Jill Boggs Brust

OHIONET’s September Special is the Metrologic MS 9535 Voyager Bluetooth™ Barcode Scanner.

Metrologic MS 9535 Voyager Bluetooth Barcode Scanner

Metrologic MS 9535 Voyager Bluetooth Barcode Scanner

Please see the Metrologic brochure for more details.

To order, contact Pam Rossman at 800-686-8975 x10 or  pamr@ohionet.org. For product availability or other questions, contact Jill Boggs Brust at 800-686-8975 x20 or jillb@ohionet.org.


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