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= '''Using a Research Log''' = | |||
Keep your research log up to date. Organize and document as you go. Record the following:<br> | |||
* '''''Your research objective''''' as soon as you have chosen it. | |||
* '''''The records you want to search.''''' | |||
* '''''The results of your search.''''' It is probably easiest to enter records as you select them (usually while still looking at the catalog). Record enough information about each source so that someone could readily find it again—the source footnote information. | |||
* '''''Your e-mail and correspondence.''''' Include the address you wrote to and what you requested. Including e-mail and correspondence on your research log is more efficient than on a separate ''Correspondence Log''. | |||
* '''''Genealogical telephone calls and visits.''''' Include dates, full names, and results. | |||
* '''''Notes about your strategies, analysis, discrepancies, and questions.''''' Logs should be more than just a list of sources. Make your research logs as well the journals of your genealogical thinking and ideas. | |||
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