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*Collections must have significant coverage for the locality for it to be considered to be placed on the main Guided Research page for the locality. | *Collections must have significant coverage for the locality for it to be considered to be placed on the main Guided Research page for the locality. | ||
*The goal of the Guided Research pages and the databases selected for each locality is to have a 60% success rate when searched. Because there are many reasons why you may not find a record for an ancestor (lack of records, loss of records, incomplete database coverage, incorrect indexing, incorrect search perimeters, lack of information, server failures, etc.), the links under ''Why can't I Find a Record?'' may help in overcoming these reasons and provide a higher success rate. | *The goal of the Guided Research pages and the databases selected for each locality is to have a 60% success rate when searched. Because there are many reasons why you may not find a record for an ancestor (lack of records, loss of records, incomplete database coverage, incorrect indexing, incorrect search perimeters, lack of information, server failures, etc.), the links under ''Why can't I Find a Record?'' may help in overcoming these reasons and provide a higher success rate. | ||
*The ''What | *The ''What else you can try:'' pages in Guided Research are to provide tips for problem solving when the initial result proves unsuccessful. | ||
[[Category:Guided Research]] | [[Category:Guided Research]] | ||
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