Hi Everyone,

It is great to see that the discussion is highlighting the variety of resources available through having a Library of Michigan library card. The Library of Michigan continues to make a concerted effort to offer a wide range of digital content to our cardholders that is predominantly available through remote access. I do need to point out that ProQuest indicated that remote access to Ancestry Library Edition was to discontinue on December 31, 2021. Although it appears that ProQuest initially did not shut-off remote access to the Library of Michigan’s Ancestry Library Edition subscription, going forward we have removed that remote access feature so that the Library of Michigan is in compliance with our subscription agreements.

MyHeritage Library Edition continues to be available remotely throughout Michigan through the Michigan eLibrary so that is a viable alternative to Ancestry Library Edition. Although remote access to our Ancestry Library Edition account is turned off, we encourage you and your patrons to get a Library of Michigan library card to take advantage of all the other newspapers and family history resources that are still available remotely at: www.Michigan.gov/LMdatabases.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at OsterA@Michigan.gov.

Thanks!

Adam

Adam Oster, Community Engagement Librarian

Library of Michigan

Michigan Department of Education

702 W. Kalamazoo

PO Box 30007

Lansing, MI 48909

ostera@michigan.gov | 517-335-1469 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan

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Any Michigan Resident can get a Library of Michigan library card, which has access to not only newspapers but also AncestryLibrary Edition.

Through the recent newsletter about updating the password for the Library of Michigan card, I was able to find out access was available online with my Library of Michigan card.

For those libraries that are or have discontinued their AncestryLibrary Edition, this may be an alternative solution for patrons to promote.

What a great way to have access and promote the Library of Michigan library and use their online resources.

Amber Alexander

Library Director, MLIS

Presque Isle District Library

181 E. Erie Street

Rogers City, MI 49779

989.734.2477, 101

www.pidl.org

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Good Morning Again MichLibL,

Several libraries asked me to compile and share answers to my earlier question. Please find the compilation attached.

I really liked the genealogy resources listed on Sherman Township Library’s site and am planning to do something similar for Coloma: http://shermantwplib.weebly.com/genealogy.html.

Good luck to everyone, Mary

Mary Jean Harrison

Director

Coloma Public Library

151 W. Center Street

PO Box 430

Coloma Michigan 49083

269-468-3431

www.colomapubliclibrary.net

The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.

Timothy Healy

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Subject: Ancestry Library Edition versus MyHeritage

Good Morning MichLibL,

Our library is considering dropping Ancestry Library edition due to the high cost and sliding usage numbers—the average cost per search in June for our library was $8.06!

Our patrons apparently got used to using it at home in the last couple of years. We had respectable numbers before the pandemic, but not so much anymore.

Does MyHeritage serve your patrons’ genealogy needs? We like the fact that it’s free to us through Mel eLibrary.

We would be grateful for any feedback you can provide about either Ancestry or MyHeritage.