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''Updated Call Numbers''. About 80 percent of the sources in the Early Church Information file have a valid call number listed on the card. Some sources that list only a book number are now available on microfilm. Also, some call numbers have changed. Check the FamilySearch Catalog to find an omitted or updated call number.  
''Updated Call Numbers''. About 80 percent of the sources in the Early Church Information file have a valid call number listed on the card. Some sources that list only a book number are now available on microfilm. Also, some call numbers have changed. Check the FamilySearch Catalog to find an omitted or updated call number. "H.O." (historian's office) call numbers are outdated numbers of the [[Church History Library]] (CHL). Ask a CHL librarian to help identify the referenced record.


''Missing Call Numbers''. About 20 percent of the cards in the file do not list a call number for sources they reference. This section explains how to find most, but not all, of the missing call numbers.  
''Missing Call Numbers''. About 20 percent of the cards in the file do not list a call number for sources they reference. This section explains how to find most, but not all, of the missing call numbers.  
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