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== What to Complete AFTER a Search == | == What to Complete AFTER a Search == | ||
After you view a source, complete the remainder of the entry on the research log by filling-in the following: <br> | After you view a source, complete the remainder of the entry on the research log by filling-in the following: <br> | ||
1. Document number (a number you create) makes your log a table of contents to your copies.<br> | 1. Document number (a number you create) makes your log a table of contents to your copies.<br> | ||
*If the search results are negative, | *If the search results are negative, put nil or Ø tin he document number field, but record what you did and what you mean by "nil." For example, does nil mean no Fraziers at all in the record, none named William, or no Williams between 35 and 45? | ||
*If positive, use husband’s name/years (file name), plus the next unused number. For example, if you had already found and logged seven sources for the family of William Frazier, the next would be numbered like this: | *If positive, use husband’s name/years (file name), plus the next unused number. For example, if you had already found and logged seven sources for the family of William Frazier, the next would be numbered like this: | ||
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William FRAZIER 1826-1881 | William FRAZIER (1826-1881)<br> | ||
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*List event and person found. Use the same event symbols as you would for the ''Purpose'' column. | *List event and person found. Use the same event symbols as you would for the ''Purpose'' column. | ||
*Do not list dates. This forces you to look at document copies. | *Do not list dates. This forces you to look at document copies. | ||
*If search results are negative, use “nil” or Ø (as opposed to blank). | *If search results are negative, record the search scope and use “nil” or Ø in the document column (as opposed to blank). | ||
*Blank results means you have not yet done a search in that source. | *Blank results means you have not yet done a search in that source. | ||