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When using books, learn the cataloging and shelving system for that library so you can find books easily. Handle the books with care as many are old and in poor condition. Your consideration will be appreciated. | When using books, learn the cataloging and shelving system for that library so you can find books easily. Handle the books with care as many are old and in poor condition. Your consideration will be appreciated. | ||
Actual documents may be difficult to use. There may be only one copy of a dirty, faded, or fragile record. Handle such records as little as possible. Skin oils can harm old documents. Turn pages or leaf through files slowly and carefully. Never write on or mark documents! Ask the archivist how to make copies. | Actual documents may be difficult to use. There may be only one copy of a dirty, faded, or fragile record. Handle such records as little as possible. Skin oils can harm old documents. Turn pages or leaf through files slowly and carefully. Never write on or mark documents! Ask the archivist how to make copies. | ||
== Read and Interpret the Records == | == Read and Interpret the Records == | ||
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'''Languages.''' Records from international countries and some from your own country may be written in foreign languages. While you do not need to speak a foreign language to do most research, you will need some understanding of the language and key genealogical words. Dictionaries that give definitions in your native language and a foreign language are available in most libraries and bookstores. Guide books that discuss reading foreign records are often listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog] under [COUNTRY] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. | '''Languages.''' Records from international countries and some from your own country may be written in foreign languages. While you do not need to speak a foreign language to do most research, you will need some understanding of the language and key genealogical words. Dictionaries that give definitions in your native language and a foreign language are available in most libraries and bookstores. Guide books that discuss reading foreign records are often listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog] under [COUNTRY] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. | ||
A series of genealogical word lists that give English meanings of about 900 key terms have been added to the FamilySearch Wiki: | |||
*[[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Danish Word List]] | |||
*[[Denmark: Language and Languages]] | |||
*[[Netherlands Language and Languages|Dutch Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Finnish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[French Wordlist]] | |||
*[[German Word List]] | |||
*[[Hungary Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Icelandic Word List]] | |||
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Norway Word List]] | |||
*[[Poland Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Swedish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
=== Formats of Records === | === Formats of Records === | ||