FamilySearch Catalog Titles Search: Difference between revisions

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Do a Title Search when you want to find a catalog entry and know all or part of the title.

If you are not sure if your search terms are in the title, or if you are looking for a series, use a Keyword Search.

Steps to Search by Title[edit | edit source]

The following steps will help you find records for a specific Title in the Family History Library Catalog.

Go to www.familysearch.org.
Click the Family History Library Catalog link under the heading Search Genealogy Records & Library.
Click Title Search.
Type part or all of a title.
Click Search.
Click the title that most closely matches the one you want.
If the item is a microfilm or microfiche, click View Film Notes.

Strategies for Using a Title Search[edit | edit source]

The more of the title you type, the shorter the results list will be. If you do not know the whole title, type the words you do know. You may want to truncate (shorten) your search terms or use a wild card character.

If you are not sure if your search terms are in the title, use a Keyword Search.

You do not need to know the exact order of the words for the title you want to find. The computer finds all titles that contain the words you type, no matter where they appear in the title.

If you are looking for the title of a series, use a Keyword Search.

How Do I Understand the Results of a Title Search?[edit | edit source]

A Title Search results in a list that shows:

Catalog entries that match your search term.
The main author for each title.

The results list is ordered alphabetically.

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-'''''[[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Titles Search''' <br>
+Do a Title Search when you want to find a catalog entry and know all or part of the title.
-Do a '''Titles Search''' when you want to find a catalog entry and know all or part of the title.
+If you are not sure if your search terms are in the title, or if you are looking for a series, use a [[Family History Library Catalog Keyword Search|Keyword Search]].
-If you are not sure if your search terms are in the title, or if you are looking for a series, use a [[FamilySearch Catalog Keywords Search|Keywords Search]].
+== Steps to Search by Title ==
-== Steps to Search by Titles  ==
+The following steps will help you find records for a specific '''Title''' in the '''Family History Library Catalog.'''
-The following steps will help you find records for a specific '''Title''' in the '''FamilySearch Catalog.'''
+# Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org].
+# Click the '''Family History Library Catalog''' link under the heading Search Genealogy Records &amp; Library.
+# Click '''Title Search'''.
+# Type part or all of a title.
+# Click '''Search'''.
+# Click the title that most closely matches the one you want.
+# If the item is a microfilm or microfiche, click '''View Film Notes'''.
-#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog].
+== Strategies for Using a Title Search ==
-#Click '''Places''' to close the Places Search.
-#Click '''Titles Search''' to open it.
-#Type part or all of a title.
-#Click '''Search'''.
-#Click the title that most closely matches the one you want.
-#If the item is a microfilm or microfiche, click '''View Film Notes'''.
-[[Image:{{FSCTitRes}}]]
+The more of the title you type, the shorter the results list will be. If you do not know the whole title, type the words you do know. You may want to truncate (shorten) your search terms or use a wild card character.
-== Strategies for Using a Titles Search  ==
+If you are not sure if your search terms are in the title, use a Keyword Search.
-The more of the title you type, the shorter the results list will be. If you do not know the whole title, type the words you do know. You may want to truncate (shorten) your search terms or use a wild card character.
+You do not need to know the exact order of the words for the title you want to find. The computer finds all titles that contain the words you type, no matter where they appear in the title.
-If you are not sure if your search terms are in the title, use a Keywords Search.
+If you are looking for the title of a series, use a [[Family History Library Catalog Keyword Search|Keyword Search]].
-You do not need to know the exact order of the words for the title you want to find. The computer finds all titles that contain the words you type, no matter where they appear in the title.
+== How Do I Understand the Results of a Title Search? ==
-If you are looking for the title of a series, use a [[FamilySearch Catalog Keywords Search|Keywords Search]].
+A Title Search results in a list that shows:
-== How Do I Understand the Results of a Titles Search?  ==
+* Catalog entries that match your search term.
+* The main author for each title.
-A Titles Search results in a list that shows:
+The results list is ordered alphabetically.<br> <!--{12051714843711} -->
+<!--{12051714843712} -->
-*Catalog entries that match your search term.
+[[Category:Family_History_Library_Catalog]] [[Category:Online_library_catalogs]]
-*The main author for each title.
-The results list is ordered alphabetically.
-{{FamilySearch Catalog}}
-[[Category:FamilySearch_Catalog]]