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*[[Family History Library: British Research Consultants|British Isles Research Specialists]]  

To meet with a Research Specialist on the 2nd Floor, B1 Floor, and B2 Floor, visit the '''Research Assistance '''desk on each of those floors.  

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The reference areas on the B1 International floor, the B2 British floor, and the U.S./Canada 2nd floor have been remodeled.<br>  

To prevent wasting your time standing in line waiting for research assistance, we have implemented a paging system to connect you with the needed expertise.  

The Family History Library has over 500 public guest computers available. Guest computers are located on each floor. Each guest computer is equipped with high speed Internet access, and a USB port accessible from the front of the machine. For more information on USB drives, go to [[Step-by-Step Using a USB & U3 Flash key|Step-by-Step Using a USB and U3 Flash key]].&nbsp;&nbsp;  

Personal laptops are welcome at the Family History Library. Electrical power outlets are located at each microfilm reader and at many guest tables. Free wireless Internet is available.&nbsp; All of the subscription websites (see below) are accessible through this wireless network as though you are on one of the guest computers, as long as you are in the Library.  

While saving images to a flash drive are free, printing services costs $0.05 cents for standard copies and $0.30 cents for colored copies and legal size printouts. Copy cards can be purchased beginning at $2. As an added convenience to our guests, copy cards, 8GB flash drives, lanyards and earphones will be sold in the copy card vending machines on each floor. The vending machines accept cash or credit cards. <br>  

Each Family History Library guest computer has access to a variety of family history software programs. Among these include: ''Ancestral Quest'', ''Legacy Family Trees'', ''Roots Magic,'' ''Charting Companion'', ''Genelines'', ''GenSmarts'', ''GENViewer'', ''MagiKey'' ''Family Tree'', ''Map My Family Tree'', ''Personal Historian'', and ''Tree Connect''.

Hundreds of compact disc databases are available either on the network of our guest computers, or for check out as compact discs. These databases are all described in the [[FamilySearch Catalog]]. Those available on guest computers will have a "click here" note in their catalog entry. Those on compact disc only must be obtained at the appropriate Access Services window and used on specially designated computers on each floor.  

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'''FamilySearch''' is the umbrella organization and set of free online databases associated with the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.  

*'''Indexing.''' Volunteer indexing makes databases available worldwide on the Internet. Over 320,000 contributors added over 1.1 billion new names in 2014. Come learn how you can contribute, too.

Many family history websites that usually need a paid subscription in order to access are available free of charge while visiting the Library. To see a listing of websites currently available click the link [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Subscription_websites_available_at_the_Family_History_Library#FHL_Subscription_Websites Subscriptions websites at the FHL].<br>  

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