Research Guides: Community Users: Off-Campus Research

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Use the Getting Started with Research page to learn general search strategies.

Use the following resources to get started with genealogy.

Genealogy & Local History Resources at the Lexington Public Library
Description and resources held in Kentucky Room at main branch of Lexington Public Library.

KDLA WorldCat Discovery (Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives) [WorldCat Discovery]
Includes records of holdings in the State Archives and other Kentucky manuscript repositories.

Newspapers Guide
Use this guide to learn how to best search newspapers. The Kentucky Newspapers section of this link may be of particular use for genealogy research.

UK Libraries Microfilm Holdings Database
Formerly known as the Kentucky Newspaper Master Negative Microfilm Database, this resource provides access to the University of Kentucky's holdings of Kentucky newspaper microfilm masters. This database can be helpful in searching by Kentucky city or county or date range. Does not provide full-text to newspapers.
Kentucky Digital Library
Online finding aids and digitized material from archival collections across the state of Kentucky, particularly small academic institutions and public libraries. Note that content from UK, UofL, and others is not available on the new KDL. Many previous partners now provide access via their own institutions digital libraries. See ExploreUK for access to UK content.

Free reliable online resources. A good places to get started.

Check with your local public library for more specific research needs.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Provides access to over 2,200 free, full-text scholarly journals in a wide variety of subjects and languages.

InfoPlease Almanac
Offers thousands of facts on a multitude of subjects. Includes quick facts, timelines, calendars, an encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas.

World Factbook
"Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities."
FactCheck.org
A non-partisan, non-profit political fact-check website that summarizes and analyzes public policy issues. It is operated and maintained by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Notable Kentucky African Americans
Contains short biographies of notable African Americans with Kentucky roots or ties, organized by profession or subject. Also includes entries for events and locations. Includes links to related resources.