Each database works differently and holds different content – such as recipes, videos, resources for test preparation, financial research tools, and more! However, there are similarities to all of them.
In each resource, there are basic search boxes to enter search terms, and there are often advanced search options that can help to narrow your searches as well.
A sampling of instructions, search tips, and video tutorials of some of the library databases is listed below.
- Ancestry Library Edition:Access to Ancestry.com collections
- Sharing Ancestry documents by email.
- Saving Ancestry documents to a computer.
- Ancestry Library Edition vs. HeritageQuest – see the differences.
- Video on 3 digital library resources for family research.
- Ancestry Library’s Help & Support page.
- EBSCOhost offers a variety of video tutorials pertaining to various databases.
- FamilySearchResearch your family and ancestors
- Video on 3 digital library resources for family research.
- Gale short video tours.
- HeritageQuestResearch your family and ancestors
- Ancestry Library Edition vs. HeritageQuest – see the differences.
- Video on 3 digital library resources for family research.
- InfoBaseGeneral education resources
- American History Online video tour.
- Bloom’s Literary Reference video tour.
- Science Online video tour.
- JSTORPeer-verified journals and scholarly literature
- JSTOR’s Help & Support page.
- Libby:
eBooks, audiobooks, and popular magazines - Creating your Libby account.
- Enabling email notifications.
- Upload Libby eBooks onto a Kindle.
- Upload Libby eBooks onto a Nook.
- Move Libby eBooks onto a different Kindle.
- Libby’s Help & Support page.
- Proqueset Newspapers general search tips.
- Rosetta Stone Library SolutionLearn different languages from around the world
- List of languages available.
- Access Rosetta Stone by computer.
- Access Rosetta Stone on the Monmouth County Library app.
- Value LineInvestment research
- Value Line’s FAQ page.