Periodical Source Index (PERSI): Difference between revisions

Ancestry is available at many libraries, including the Genealogy Center, and is also available by personal subscription. In any Allen County Public Library facility, search PERSI by clicking on “Genealogy” on the main webpage <www.ACPL.Info>, then click “Ancestry.com.” On the Ancestry main page, click the “Search” tab, then under “Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Reference” select “Periodical Source Index.” After selecting the “Surname” option, type in the last name and any keywords, then click “Search.” Or choose U.S. Locality, Canada Locality, Foreign Locality, or Methodology. With a U.S. Locality, search by state, or by state and county. For a Canada Locality, search by province. Foreign Locality searching requires the name of a country or region. When searching any of these localities or for Methodology articles, a Record Type can be selected and Article Title Keyword(s) added to focus the search. Keywords may include year of publication. Results provide article title, locality, record type, periodical, volume, number and date. The bibliographic record for the periodical is similar to that in the Heritage Quest version of PERSI, but browsing by issue is not possible. Updates to PERSI at Ancestry sometimes lag, while the database available at <HeritageQuestOnline.com> is always current.