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              '''Research Objective:'''  This should be a clear concise statement of your goal.  
              '''Research Objective:'''  This should be a clear concise statement of your goal.  


'''Record Information:'''  This is where you record the details of how someone else could locate this source.
'''Record Information:'''  This is where you record the details of how someone else could locate this source.  


              '''Record Type:'''  This could be a Census, Church Record, Vital Record, Land Record, Probate Record, Military Record, Emigration/Immigration Record or Naturalization Record.
              '''Record Type:'''  This could be a Census, Church Record, Vital Record, Land Record, Probate Record, Military Record, Emigration/Immigration Record or Naturalization Record.  
 
              '''Record Location: ''' This could be a Public Library, County Courthouse, Archive, an address for a Cemetery or Sexton Office, Family History Library, an individuals home or any other location.
 
              '''Source Record or Call Number: ''' This is the identifier for the actual record.  It could be a file on a computer, a book in a library with a call number.
 
              '''Title of the Source:'''  This is the name of the book, the title of the database, or the name of a database on a computer. 
 
               '''Author:  '''This could be the County Clerk, an individual or group of individuals authoring an article or book.
 
               '''Publisher:  '''This could be a publisher, a government agency or and individual.  This should also have the publishing year. 


'''Documentation:'''&nbsp; This section can help to focus on the <u>quality</u> of the source you are using. You can determine if the:&nbsp;'''Source''': is an <u>original</u> record or a <u>derivative</u> (such as an index or a compiled work).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
'''Documentation:'''&nbsp; This section can help to focus on the <u>quality</u> of the source you are using. You can determine if the:&nbsp;'''Source''': is an <u>original</u> record or a <u>derivative</u> (such as an index or a compiled work).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
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