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-The name of the Family History Library Catalog has been changed to The FamilySearch Catalog to reflect the inclusion of other FamilySearch Center libraries in the master catalog. The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] describes the genealogical resources held by the [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org][[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and other designated FamilySearch Centers or Libraries as shown in a pull-down menu on the Catalog search pages. The Catalog is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books, periodicals and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, searchable online or in a computer file. Most microfilm and microfiche records can be sent to your nearest [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]]. If a particular item is available at another FamilySearch Center besides the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, then the pull-down menu will indicate the locations where the item is available. <br><br><br>
+The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]&nbsp;(previously known as the Family History Library Catalog)&nbsp;describes the genealogical resources held by [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org], the&nbsp;[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], and other designated FamilySearch Centers or Libraries.
+The Catalog is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books, periodicals and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, searchable online or in a computer file.
+Most microfilm and microfiche records can be sent to your nearest [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]]. If a particular item is available at another FamilySearch Center besides the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, then a pull-down menu will indicate the locations where the item is available.<br><br><br>
 == What Is the FamilySearch Catalog?  ==
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 The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available at FamilySearch.org, on compact disc, and on microfiche. Compact disc and microfiche versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.<br>