Genealogy & Local History
Ancestry.com Access (inside the library only)
Research, Reference and Other Online Tools
Genealogy & Local History
Ancestry.com Access
An online research for researching your family history and genealogy. Ancestry offers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. The world's most popular online genealogy resource.
Need help searching Ancestry? Once you click below to access Ancestry, then click on Learning Center. You will find helpful guides for using Ancestry as well as guidance on how to conduct genealogy research.
Note: Access is ONLY available inside the library. You can access from inside the building using one of our public computers OR by using your own device if you are connected to our WiFi network.
Heritage Quest
Heritage Quest is a genealogical database with access to government records, census data and auxiliary resources to help find information regarding your family history.
Ramsey Local History Archive
The Ramsey Free Public Library has digitized materials from our collection of local history materials, which are now available online in this archive. The online archive has available an assortment of Ramsey High School Yearbooks along with historic, local newspapers.
Academic Research Tools
at the Ramsey Free Public Library
Academic Search Premier
Contains scholarly research articles for over 4,500 titles with indexing for over 8,000 titles.
Literary Reference Center
A comprehensive database for literary criticism, author information and other information relevant for book reports and other related research.
Business Research Tools
at the Ramsey Free Public Library
Business Source Elite
Provides access to over 1,000 business publications back to 1985. Also included is more than 10,000 company profiles from Datamonitor, which includes general information as well as some S.W.O.T. analysis information.
Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)
Provides detailed, current directory information for more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million residents, 683,000 healthcare providers, and more. ReferenceUSA also offers customizable market research data, including buying patterns, lifestyles, interests and more. See this Tutorial Document on how to ReferenceUSA to conduct market research for your small business!
Regional Business News
Comprehensive resource for regional business publications, including 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all rural areas and metropolitan areas in the US.
Small Business Resource Center
Comprehensive resource for people looking to start a small business and current owners offering access to periodicals, reports, sample business plans, and resources to help with planning, financing and management.
Helpful Tools
at the Ramsey Free Public Library
Consumer Report - MasterFile Elite
Full access to Consumer Reports reviews. Note - access to Consumer Reports is part of a database that has many magazines and articles. You can limit to searching just Consumer Reports and receive full, color scans of all articles.
Click on the link below to Access Consumer Reports
Enter your library card number and click on Sign In
On the next screen, find the field for PUBLICATION. In that text box, type in Consumer Reports. This will limit your search to only issues of Consumer Reports.
Now enter what you want to look for in the main search box at the top. For instance, if you are looking for reviews of refrigerators, type in refrigerators and then click SEARCH.
The next screen will give you a list of all articles on refrigerators from Consumer Reports. You can click on the link for each article at the top to access OR click on the option for PDF Full Text to get a printable and easily viewable copy of the article.
Note - the search results will not be in date order by default. If you want to sort the results by the most recent articles, click the drop-down button that is currently set for RELEVANCE and select DATE NEWEST instead.
The Great Courses - Through Kanopy
Access to The Great Courses via Kanopy. Borrow up to 1 course (includes all episodes for the course) per month. Download the app or access online.
Referencia Latina
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.
Legal Information Reference Center
Exclusive access to top consumer books and reference materials, including the NOLO legal issues series. Many full text books and articles are included, in addition to example legal forms and guidance.
Peterson’s Career and Test Prep
Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.
Resources for
Kids and Teens
at the Ramsey Free Public Library
Novelist K-8
Comprehensive resource for recommending books, finding book read-a-likes, and discovering new books and authors by reading level, subject, genre, etc.
Primary Search
login page - http://search.ebscohost.com/
Resource specifically for elementary level learning that includes more than 60 full text popular elementary school magazines.
Novelist
Comprehensive resource for recommending books, finding book read-a-likes, and discovering new books and authors by reading level, subject, genre, etc.
Points of View Reference Center
Provides helpful articles and resources on learning the context of topical issues. Helpful for beginning research for research papers for middle and high school.
Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines.
Language Learning Resources
Mango Languages
Mango Languages offers language courses with Adaptive Learning Technology for learning centered around you.
Over 70 world languages and more than 20 English courses
Specialty courses that cover a range of culturally specific topics
Downloadable lessons for offline access
Bluetooth synching and auto play for hands-free learning
Study reminders for staying on track
Additional Family Profiles for group learning
Placement tests to begin exactly where your skillset suits you
Mango app available for both Apple and Android devices
Available for free for anyone with a Ramsey Library card. You’ll just need your library card number to get your account set up and then you are ready to go!
Click here for a Guide on Getting Started