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The ''Scottish Church Records Index'' (SCRI) is an index of extracted data from microfilmed copies of the Church of Scotland Old Parochial Records (OPRs) held by the | The ''Scottish Church Records Index'' (SCRI) is an index of extracted data from microfilmed copies of the Church of Scotland Old Parochial Records (OPRs) held by the FamilySearch Library as well as limited entries from the library’s microfilmed non-conformist registers. The index contains the records of about ten million births, christenings, and marriages from around 1578 to 1854. | ||
=== Issues === | === Issues === | ||
The SCRI is accessed by a disk operating system (DOS) platform. Because current technology no longer supports the DOS platform there is very limited accessibility to the ten million, searchable names available to look up in the database. Furthermore, patrons who are able to access the index at the | The SCRI is accessed by a disk operating system (DOS) platform. Because current technology no longer supports the DOS platform there is very limited accessibility to the ten million, searchable names available to look up in the database. Furthermore, patrons who are able to access the index at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, are generally unaware that it exists. | ||
FamilySearch has two online databases, ''Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950'' (SB&B) and ''Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910'' (SM), which are generally used to find the same information. However, these indexes have known data issues and it was not known how completely they should be regarded substitutes. | FamilySearch has two online databases, ''Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950'' (SB&B) and ''Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910'' (SM), which are generally used to find the same information. However, these indexes have known data issues and it was not known how completely they should be regarded substitutes. | ||
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=== Accessibility Solutions === | === Accessibility Solutions === | ||
# The SCRI is available on every computer at the | # The SCRI is available on every computer at the FamilySearch Library. Patrons visiting the library may access it from the computer's start menu the same way any program or application is selected for use. | ||
# The SCRI is also available at Family History Centers as a downloadable add-on option. If your local Family History Center does not have the index available on their computers, staff members should be able to download it to a computer where it would be accessible from the start menu. | # The SCRI is also available at Family History Centers as a downloadable add-on option. If your local Family History Center does not have the index available on their computers, staff members should be able to download it to a computer where it would be accessible from the start menu. | ||
# For those who cannot use the SCRI at the | # For those who cannot use the SCRI at the FamilySearch Library or Centers, it can be requested as a resource in the FamilySearch Library’s lookup service. | ||
[[Category: Church records in Scotland]] | [[Category: Church records in Scotland]] | ||
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