FamilySearch Catalog Keywords Search: Difference between revisions

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Do a Keyword Search if you cannot find an item with another search or if you do not know an exact place, author, title, or subject. This is particularly useful for locating records of European towns.

A Keyword Search looks for entries that contain the word(s) you typed by searching the following fields:

"Title"
"Author"
"Statement of Responsibility"
"Subjects"
"Series"
"Notes," including "Film Notes"

Steps to Search by Keyword[edit | edit source]

1. Go to www.familysearch.org

2. Click the Family History Library Catalog link under the heading Search Genealogy Records & Library.

3. Click Keyword Search.

4. Type a word or phrase

5. Click Search

6. Click a title to see more details

7. If there is a film of the record, click View Film Notes

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

A Keyword Search results in a list of titles in relevance-ranked order, which means that titles that most likely match your search appear higher on the list.

If you do not find the catalog entry you want, you may want to modify your search by adding or deleting keywords.

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-''[[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Keywords Search''' <br>
+Do a Keyword Search if you cannot find an item with another search or if you do not know an exact place, author, title, or subject. This is particularly useful for locating records of European towns.
-Do a '''Keywords Search''' if you cannot find an item with another search or if you do not know an exact place, author, title, or subject. This is particularly useful for locating records of European towns.
+A Keyword Search looks for entries that contain the word(s) you typed by searching the following fields:
-A Keywords Search looks for entries that contain the word(s) you typed by searching the following fields:
+* "Title"
+* "Author"
+* "Statement of Responsibility"
+* "Subjects"
+* "Series"
+* "Notes," including "Film Notes"
-*"Title"
+== Steps to Search by Keyword ==
-*"Author"
-*"Statement of Responsibility"
-*"Subjects"
-*"Series"
-*"Notes," including "Film Notes"
-== Steps to Search by Keywords  ==
+.  Go to [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
-#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog].<br>
+.  Click the '''Family History Library Catalog''' link under the heading Search Genealogy Records &amp; Library.
-#Click '''Places''' to close the Places Search.
-#Click '''Keywords Search''' to open it.
-#Type a word or phrase.
-#Click '''Search.'''
-#Click a title to see more detail.
-#If there is a film of the record, click '''View Film Notes.<br><br>'''
-[[Image:{{FSCKeySea}}]]
+.  Click '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=keywordsearch&columns=*,0,0 Keyword Search.]'''
-== How Do I Understand the Results of a Keywords Search?  ==
+.  Type a word or phrase
-*A Keywords Search results in a list of titles in relevance-ranked order, which means that titles that most likely match your search appear higher on the list
+.  Click '''Search'''
-*If you can't find the record you want under one of the other searches, use the same words in searching by keyword.
-*If you do not find the catalog entry you want, you may want to modify your search by adding or deleting keywords.
-{{FamilySearch Catalog}}
+.  Click a title to see more details
-[[Category:FamilySearch_Catalog]]
+.  If there is a film of the record, click '''View Film Notes<br /><br />'''
+== How Do I Understand the Results of a Keyword Search? ==
+A Keyword Search results in a list of titles in relevance-ranked order, which means that titles that most likely match your search appear higher on the list.
+If you do not find the catalog entry you want, you may want to modify your search by adding or deleting keywords.