We will be migrating thelibrary.org website to a new platform starting at 4 p.m. today, November 6. There will be intermittent downtime during the migration.

All Library branches will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Monday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day. See all holiday hours.

The Library

thelibrary.org Springfield-Greene County Library District Springfield, Missouri

Genealogy

Changes Coming to Ancestry Library Edition

Published April 3, 2011 Submitted by: Victor

Proquest recently announced that the company will release a new search interface for Ancestry Library Edition on 13 April 2011. The interface is said to have a "clean and crisp design that improves the overall user experience."

More information on the new Ancestry Library Edition search interface is forthcoming, but some of the highlights include:

Improved look and feel for a more intuitive user experience
Location filters allow searching across adjacent counties
Map filters
Name filters with Soundex
Type ahead features
Improved country and state pages

The new release requires Internet Explorer version 7 or higher, or Firefox version 3.x.

Ancestry Library Edition is available at your local Springfield Greene County Library.

Find this article at