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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Use this important tool to help organize and track your research work. Research logs document where you search, and what has or has NOT been found. | Use this important tool to help organize and track your research work. Research logs document where you search, and what has or has NOT been found. | ||
'''Research log definition. '''A research log is comprehensive list of sources you already searched, or plan to search including the purpose of each search (what you want to find), a summary of significant findings and where your copies are, notations showing sources searched where you found nothing, and plenty of comments about your search strategies, suggestions, questions, analysis, and discrepancies. Download a PDF copy of | '''Research log definition. '''A research log is comprehensive list of sources you already searched, or plan to search including the purpose of each search (what you want to find), a summary of significant findings and where your copies are, notations showing sources searched where you found nothing, and plenty of comments about your search strategies, suggestions, questions, analysis, and discrepancies. Download a PDF copy of a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/5/50/Research_Log.pdf research log] or, download a blank Word document which can be used as an [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/0/0f/Research_Log.doc electronic research log]. | ||
== Value of Research Logs == | == Value of Research Logs == | ||