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FamilySearch Online Book Collection FAQs (view source)
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Family History Books is a collection of more than | Family History Books is a collection of more than 325,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. The collection includes family histories, county and local histories, genealogy magazines and how-to books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and pedigrees.<br> | ||
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USA | USA | ||
Telephone: 1-801-240-1855 | Telephone: 1-801-240-1855 | ||
E-mail: | E-mail: books@familysearch.org | ||
A copy of the permission form can be found at [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/c/cc/Permission_to_Duplicate_Writable_Form_2015.pdf Permission to Duplicate Form]. | A copy of the permission form can be found at [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/c/cc/Permission_to_Duplicate_Writable_Form_2015.pdf Permission to Duplicate Form]. | ||
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'''Q''' Where can I find the Family History Books collection?<br> '''A''' There are two ways to access Family History Books from FamilySearch.org: | '''Q''' Where can I find the Family History Books collection?<br> '''A''' There are two ways to access Family History Books from FamilySearch.org: | ||
<u>Through the Books | <u>Through the Books page.</u> | ||
*Go to https://familysearch.org/ and hover over the Search tab. Click on '''Books'''.<u></u> | *Go to https://familysearch.org/ and hover over the Search tab. Click on '''Books'''. | ||
*You can also browse directly to [[books.familysearch.org]]<u></u> | |||
*Type in your search criteria in the search box. | *Type in your search criteria in the search box. | ||
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*<u></u>Click on the Catalog tab of the https://familysearch.org website.<br> | *<u></u>Click on the Catalog tab of the https://familysearch.org website.<br> | ||
*Click '''Titles''' from the menu. If you do not know the title of the book, | *Click '''Titles''' from the menu. If you do not know the title of the book, you can also search by '''Keyword'''. | ||
*Enter search criteria in the title of keyword box. | *Enter search criteria in the title of keyword box. | ||
*When the Search Results display, click on the title you want. | *When the Search Results display, click on the title you want. | ||
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'''Q ''' Why can I only view some books online?<br> '''A''' The '''status '''of the book determines whether or not, it can be viewed online. The status of a book can either be Public, In Progress, or Copyrighted. Some books cannot be digitized and may only be viewed at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. | '''Q ''' Why can I only view some books online?<br> '''A''' The '''status '''of the book determines whether or not, it can be viewed online. The status of a book can either be Public, In Progress, or Copyrighted. Some books cannot be digitized and may only be viewed at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. | ||
*A Public | *A Public document can be viewed from any computer. A status of Public or Copyright is shown when the <u>Copy Link</u> button is pressed after the book is opened. | ||
*In Progress means that the document is temporarily out of circulation while it is being scanned. If a book is "off the shelf" for digitization, the word "In Progress" will appear in the FamilySearch Catalog next to the name of the book. | *In Progress means that the document is temporarily out of circulation while it is being scanned. If a book is "off the shelf" for digitization, the word "In Progress" will appear in the FamilySearch Catalog next to the name of the book. | ||
*Copyrighted books can only be viewed at the Family History Library, Family History Centers or at affiliate libraries and are limited to one copy which can be viewed at a time. Reading copies are only open for 24 hours at a time. | *Copyrighted books can only be viewed at the Family History Library, Family History Centers or at affiliate libraries and are limited to one copy which can be viewed at a time. Reading copies are only open for 24 hours at a time. | ||