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This article focuses on Digitized Books. See also: | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources|Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections|Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections]] | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySeach Wiki Tools|Part Four: FamilySeach Wiki Tools]] | |||
Checking for previous research on your pedigree is an important step. It can '''save time''', provide '''clues''' you might not otherwise find, help '''avoid duplication of effort''', and help '''cooperation between families''' on research. | Checking for previous research on your pedigree is an important step. It can '''save time''', provide '''clues''' you might not otherwise find, help '''avoid duplication of effort''', and help '''cooperation between families''' on research. | ||
Now, with the literal explosion of online sources, you can effectively survey online databases of what we call '''compiled genealogy''', where the researcher has compiled '''original sources''' to present an '''opinion''' of how family groups and pedigree connections probably are most truthfully represented. | Now, with the literal explosion of online sources, you can effectively survey online databases of what we call '''compiled genealogy''', where the researcher has compiled '''original sources''' to present an '''opinion''' of how family groups and pedigree connections probably are most truthfully represented. | ||