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*Guided Research pages can cover a country or other large jurisdiction such as states, provinces or counties.
*Guided Research pages can cover a country or other large jurisdiction such as states, provinces or counties.
*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 ''What else you can try'' may help in overcoming these reasons and provide a higher success rate.
*The ''What else you can try:'' pages in Guided Research are to provide tips for problem solving when the initial result proves unsuccessful.  
*The ''What else you can try'' pages in Guided Research are to provide tips for problem solving when the initial result proves unsuccessful.  
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