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=== What Is the FamilySearch Catalog? === | === What Is the FamilySearch Catalog? === | ||
[[Image:FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg|border|right|400px]] | [[Image:FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg|border|right|400px|FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg]] | ||
The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available at FamilySearch.org. (Previous versions of the catalog were released on compact disc and on microfiche, but those versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.)<br> | The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available at FamilySearch.org. (Previous versions of the catalog were released on compact disc and on microfiche, but those versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.)<br> | ||
Before you use the FamilySearch Catalog, [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|choose a person about whom you want to find more information]], and decide what you want to learn about him or her. For example, you may want to find your great-grandmother's death date and place. To do this, you need to [[Guessing a Record Type to Use|decide what types of records are likely to contain that information]]. | Before you use the FamilySearch Catalog, [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|choose a person about whom you want to find more information]], and decide what you want to learn about him or her. For example, you may want to find your great-grandmother's death date and place. To do this, you need to [[Guessing a Record Type to Use|decide what types of records are likely to contain that information]]. | ||
=== Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | === Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | ||
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When you want to change to a new kind of search it helps to close the old search first. Close the old search by clicking the "X" in the upper right corner of the area around the search box. Then click on the new search type to open that kind of search. | When you want to change to a new kind of search it helps to close the old search first. Close the old search by clicking the "X" in the upper right corner of the area around the search box. Then click on the new search type to open that kind of search. | ||
Another way to close an old search is to click on the name of that type of search, for example, ''Places''. | Another way to close an old search is to click on the name of that type of search, for example, ''Places''. | ||
=== Combined Searches === | === Combined Searches === | ||
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You can also combine two or more FamilySearch Catalog searches if a single search alone yields too many results to be practical. For example, you could combine a '''Surnames Search''' and a '''Keywords Search'''. First close all the other search types. Then click the ''Surnames '' and the ''Keywords '' searches. A search for "Smith" in the ''Surnames Search '' yields over 4,000 results. But combined with the ''Keywords Search '' for the phrase "Philadelphia cave" this combination returns only one result. | You can also combine two or more FamilySearch Catalog searches if a single search alone yields too many results to be practical. For example, you could combine a '''Surnames Search''' and a '''Keywords Search'''. First close all the other search types. Then click the ''Surnames '' and the ''Keywords '' searches. A search for "Smith" in the ''Surnames Search '' yields over 4,000 results. But combined with the ''Keywords Search '' for the phrase "Philadelphia cave" this combination returns only one result. | ||
Combining ''Surnames '' and ''Keywords '' searches for a family name and a state where they lived is often a successful strategy. "Smith" in the ''Surnames '' field and combined with "Hawaii" in the ''Keywords '' field will yield a manageable 52 results. | Combining ''Surnames '' and ''Keywords '' searches for a family name and a state where they lived is often a successful strategy. "Smith" in the ''Surnames '' field and combined with "Hawaii" in the ''Keywords '' field will yield a manageable 52 results. | ||
=== When It's Not in the Catalog === | === When It's Not in the Catalog === | ||
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[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/LibraryCatalogOverview/Catalog%20Overview/player.html FamilySearch Catalog Overview] (11 minute online video) | [https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/LibraryCatalogOverview/Catalog%20Overview/player.html FamilySearch Catalog Overview] (11 minute online video) | ||
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[[Category:FamilySearch_Catalog]] [[Category:Online_library_catalogs|Online_library_catalogs]] [[Category:FamilySearch_Research_Classes_Online]] | [[Category:FamilySearch_Catalog]] [[Category:Online_library_catalogs|Online_library_catalogs]] [[Category:FamilySearch_Research_Classes_Online]] | ||