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	== Researchers Need a Compass == [[Image:Compass.svg.png\|right\|300x280px\|Compass.svg.png]]		Researchers Need a Compass [[Image:Compass.svg.png\|right\|300x280px\|Compass.svg.png]]

	Family history research does not need to be an uncertain trek through forests of library shelves. Guidance is available, and that guidance can be prioritized and digitally available right on your own computer. Imagine a “research consultant” right at your elbow, coaching you to take the next step, and then the next. How much easier that would be! Basically, this would be a research "compass" directing you to the ''records of highest priority'', and then making it possible to ''log your findings ''at the same time. This is called a “[[Strategic research logs--england\|Strategic Research Log]],” which is discussed in a companion article.  But a compass is not sufficient if it only gets you to the destination—it must also get you back home, and then guide you on several return trips.  That is where '''computerized linking '''is essential.  [[Hyperlinks to Source Documents\|Hyperlinks]] that provide quick links to digitized source documents can help with accuracy as we compare documents and analyze them.		Family history research does not need to be an uncertain trek through forests of library shelves. Guidance is available, and that guidance can be prioritized and digitally available right on your own computer. Imagine a “research consultant” right at your elbow, coaching you to take the next step, and then the next. How much easier that would be! Basically, this would be a research "compass" directing you to the ''records of highest priority'', and then making it possible to ''log your findings ''at the same time. This is called a “[[Strategic research logs--england\|Strategic Research Log]],” which is discussed in a companion article.  But a compass is not sufficient if it only gets you to the destination—it must also get you back home, and then guide you on several return trips.  That is where '''computerized linking '''is essential.  [[Hyperlinks to Source Documents\|Hyperlinks]] that provide quick links to digitized source documents can help with accuracy as we compare documents and analyze them.