Melvyl® System - University of California: Worldwide Genealogy and Family History Research

Melvyl® System - University of California
Worldwide Genealogy & Family History Research
The Melvyl® System for the University of California, with more than 100 libraries,
provides indexing to millions of items in their holdings, digital collections and
online searchable databases. This is a significant resource for worldwide
genealogy and family history research. Melvyl® is a registered
trademark of The Regents of the University of California.

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General Information: Alumni - UC | Library Catalogs: Browse - Genealog* | Periodicals | Research Library Systems

University of California at Davis - UCD: Genealogy, Family & Local History Research

LIBRARY CATALOGS: Browse Subject Headings
* California Libraries Catalog
Anyone can view the holdings of all the participating public libraries in California.
People who have a California address may enter that address to gain access to
the “All Libraries” view which shows the holding of all the libraries worldwide
that participate in this shared catalog. In California the “All Libraries” view
includes academic, law libraries and special libraries.
- All California Libraries
    Contains all of the millions of bibliographic records cataloged
    by OCLC® member libraries worldwide and California specific.
- WorldCat® Califonia Group Catalog (Public) Library
    Search all California libraries and beyond.
* SEARCH Current Melvyl®: Melvyl: California Digital Library
- Ancestors: Resource Guide- California
    - California Academy of Sciences Library
    - California State Library
    - [e-Library OPAC] LLNL Library External Catalog
      Please click OK to start a new OPAC session.
    - Getty Research Library Catalog
    - Library - Research Services - Berkeley Lab Commons
    - Stanford University Libraries SearchWorks (SULAIR)
      - Catalogs and Search Tools: Library Catalogs
      - Databases and Articles
        - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
    - WorldCat.org [more info]
- Global Books In Print ®
    Comprehensive database of worldwide English-language titles.
    Link site is by subscription, free at participating research, library,
    archive, depository or other affiliated organizations.
    - What's New in Family History, Genealogy & Local History Books?
- INFOMINE
    Scholarly Internet resource collections.
* SEARCH for Family History - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
- University of California Libraries: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'family history' [University of California Libraries]: about 161,456
  - WorldCat®: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'family history' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 469,606
* SEARCH for Genealog* - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
- Books - Publications: Genealogical Materials (Digital Databases: E-Book Resource -- Google™ Book Search)
- Check resources with collections at Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library: Search FH Library Catalog;
    also Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog & Deciphering Family History Library Catalog Entries.
- University of California Libraries: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Google™ (California + Google) provides additional immediate free or subscription online access to records.
    - Mass Digitization Overview: California Digital Library -- Where to Find Our Books: California Digital Library.
    - Melvyl® Legacy System Catalog Database: "Genealog*" Search: Headings & Keyword - ALL libraries.
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (Current & Miscellaneous) - (Numbers)
      Includes all formats of materials including periodicals that were previously in the Melvyl® Legacy System
      CAT and PE databases, "but does not include records from some non-UC sources that contributed to PE
    but not to CAT", including: CULP (Public Library Periodicals), SERHOLD (Medical Library Serials Holdings),
    California State University (CSU) Library Holdings, Stanford University Library, Getty Research Library and
    the Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL). To preserve the original indexing and some features lost on
      August 1, 2003, when the old Melvyl® Legacy System was discontinued, database indexes from the former
      Melvyl® Legacy System have been included.
- Results for 'genealog*' [University of California Libraries]: about 62,335
    - WorldCat®: University of California Libraries: provides current information on specific entries listed above,
      (full holdings, locations, call numbers, etc.); or, to find new additions in the entire collection. The general
      search can be done by subject or keywords; for example, use: "genealog*", etc., for the record collection.
    - WorldCat®: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
      - Results for 'genealog*' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 807,257
    - Worldwide information from Libraries & Museums: Reference Shelf for The Genealogist & Family Historian
* SEARCH for Genealog* and Internet Resource only - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealog*' > 'Internet Resource' [University of California Libraries]: about 25,737
- WorldCat®: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealog*' > 'Internet Resource' [Libraries Worldwide] : about 66,424
* SEARCH for Genealogy - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealogy' [University of California Libraries]: about 46,277
- WorldCat®: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealogy' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 553,171
* SEARCH for Local History - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'local history' [University of California Libraries]: about 117,043
- WorldCat®: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'local history' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 360,552
* Subject Headings are words and phrases used by the Library of Congress, Melvyl® Libraries, NLM, etc.
- Melvyl® Legacy Telnet Database Browse Consolidation - WorldCat®
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (Current & Miscellaneous)
    General alphabetical listings and miscellaneous additions (record sources from the Melvyl® Legacy
    Telnet Database) dealing with, or related to the subjects: genealogy, genealogist, genealogies, etc.
    Use the WorldCat®: University of California Libraries, to obtain more current information on specific
    areas listed above; i.e., full holdings, locations, call number, description etc. Includes an additional
    consolidation of selected FamilySearch categories, within each of the UC Melvyl® catalog sections.
- Search for Name, Subject, Title and Name/Title
    Using the Library of Congress Authorities, browse and view authority headings
    for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations; and download authority
    records in MARC format for use in a local library system. This is a free service.
    - Library of Congress Authorities gives access to personal authors and creators,
      including editors, performers, photographers, artists, etc., as well as access to
      group authors and creators, including corporate entities, government bodies,
      conferences, jurisdictions, etc.
* United States National Library of Medicine
* WorldCat®

PERIODICALS
PERIODICAL SEARCH HISTORY:
* SEARCH for Family History Periodicals - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'family history periodicals' [University of California Libraries]: about 382
- WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
     - Results for 'family history periodicals' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 3,206
* SEARCH for Family Periodicals - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Melvyl® Legacy System Periodicals Titles Database search request: (former search)
      Subject Terms: over 870 "family periodicals" headings and keyword at ALL libraries.
      A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    - Results for 'family periodicals' [University of California Libraries]: about 2,629
- WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'family periodicals' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 24,594
* SEARCH for Genealog* Periodicals - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Melvyl® Legacy System Periodicals Titles Database search request: (former search)
      Subject Terms: "genealog*" headings and keyword at ALL libraries.
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    RESEARCH NOTES: 1,257 subject terms assigned as a whole found.
      Search for family newsletters by using each surname that might
    appear in a KEYWORD search, such as the surname "TINNEY".
      - GENERIC SEARCH of "surnames" (added for general evaluation).
        - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
          - Results for 'surname' [University of California Libraries]: about 1,596
        - WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
          - Results for 'surname' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 20,183
    - Results for 'genealog* periodicals' [University of California Libraries]: about 449
  - WorldCat®: (dated 14 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealog* periodicals' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 16,138
* SEARCH for Genealog* Periodicals and Internet Resource only - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealog* periodicals' > 'Internet Resource' [University of California Libraries]: about 84
- WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealog* periodicals' > 'Internet Resource' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 1,149
* SEARCH for Genealogy - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealogy' [University of California Libraries]: about 46,277
- WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealogy' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 553,183
* SEARCH for Genealogy Periodicals - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealogy periodicals' [University of California Libraries]: about 404
- WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'genealogy periodicals' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 15,108
* SEARCH for Local History Periodicals - Find Current: WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
  - University of California Libraries: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'local history periodicals' [University of California Libraries]: about 857
- WorldCat®: (dated 15 Jan 2012)
    - Results for 'local history periodicals' [Libraries Worldwide]: about 4,957

RESEARCH LIBRARY SYSTEMS AVAILABLE ONLINE
* Libraries and Museums: Reference Shelf for The Genealogist and Family Historian
Information for the amateur to professional researcher, including Harvard,
the U. S. Library of Congress, public, private, college, local, university,
international, worldwide library links and classification systems.
- Professional Library Sources
    Library science information for professional reference librarians and volunteers
    assisting genealogists, family historians and local research specialists.

* Online Computer Library Center: OCLC®: Online Computer Library Center
Computer network and services link thousands of libraries worldwide.
- Interlibrary Loan Services
- Web Scale Discovery and Delivery of OCLC® - WorldCat®
    - Partnerships with key search engines such as Google™,
      Yahoo!® and Windows Live Search.
    - Toolset functionality embedded in the WorldCat.org interface,
    to find and evaluate materials, browse collections and perform research.
- WorldCat®
    Over 1.5 billion items, from more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
- FirstSearch®: Online Reference
      - FirstSearch® Databases in Detail
      - FirstSearch® Glossary
    - WorldCat® for Genealogy
    - Tutorial - How to research genealogy with WorldCat® via FirstSearch®
        - Genealogy & Family History Internet Web Directory [WorldCat.org]
          Subjects: Genealogy -- Computer Network Resources -- Directories.
          Genealogy -- Internet Resources. - Genealogy -- Databases -- Directories.
    - WorldCat® Registry
      Web-based directory of libraries. Registry profiles contain
      details about the physical and electronic location of institutions,
      the relationships between them and the services they provide.
    - WorldCat®: University of California Libraries
      Single interface that searches holdings in all UC
      libraries and those of libraries around the world.

* Schools, Colleges, Universities, Alumni and Genealogy Education
Worldwide comprehensive resource of educational institutions,
their genealogy & family history data, past & present students,
alumni, associations, faculty, friends and military personnel.
- 4 International Colleges & Universities
    World universities web ranking and data.
    - Colleges & Universities on Facebook®
      University social networking.
    - Colleges & Universities on iTunes® U
      University lecture podcasts and videos.
    - Colleges & Universities on Twitter
      University micro-blogging and real-time news.
    - Colleges & Universities on YouTube™
      University videos.
    - Flickr®
      University photo galleries.
    - Linkedin®
      University business networking.
    - OpenCourseWare
      Free lecture material and videos.

* University of California System and Campus Libraries
Statewide resources for genealogy and family history.
   Obtain search results from all UC campus libraries:
Find Current: WorldCa®: UC Berkeley Libraries
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC Davis Libraries
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC Irvine Libraries
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UCLA Library
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC Merced Library
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC Riverside Libraries
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC San Diego Libraries
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC San Francisco Library
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC Santa Barbara Library
    Find Current: WorldCat®: UC Santa Cruz Library

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