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''[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog ]] > Author Search'' <br> | ''[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog ]] > Author Search'' <br> | ||
Do an Author Search when you want to see catalog entries by or about a certain person, church, society, government agency, and so forth. An Author Search is especially useful for finding biographies and autobiographies. | Do an Author Search when you want to see catalog entries by or about a certain person, church, society, government agency, and so forth. An Author Search is especially useful for finding biographies and autobiographies. | ||
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The following steps will help you use the Author Search. | The following steps will help you use the Author Search. | ||
#Go the [ | #Go the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog]. | ||
#Click '''Author Search'''. | #Click '''Author Search'''. | ||
#Type the last name of the author or a corporate name. A corporate name can be the name of an archive. | #Type the last name of the author or a corporate name. A corporate name can be the name of an archive. | ||
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For example, if you want to find Jeremiah Smith, typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and nothing in the "First Name" field will give you a long results list. Typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and '''Jer''' in the "First Name" field will give you a shorter list. | For example, if you want to find Jeremiah Smith, typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and nothing in the "First Name" field will give you a long results list. Typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and '''Jer''' in the "First Name" field will give you a shorter list. | ||
Or suppose you want to find St. John's Episcopal Church (Hampton, Virginia). Typing '''St. John’s''' will give you a long results list. Typing '''St. John's Hampton''' will give you a shorter list. | Or suppose you want to find St. John's Episcopal Church (Hampton, Virginia). Typing '''St. John’s''' will give you a long results list. Typing '''St. John's Hampton''' will give you a shorter list. | ||
== How Do I Understand the Results of an Author Search? == | == How Do I Understand the Results of an Author Search? == | ||
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[[Family History Library Catalog Subject Search|Family History Library Catalog Subject Search]] | [[Family History Library Catalog Subject Search|Family History Library Catalog Subject Search]] | ||
[[Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search|Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search]] | [[Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search|Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search]] | ||
<br> ''[[Family History Library Catalog Film or Fiche Search|Film/Fiche Search]] < Previous | Next > [[Family History Library Catalog Subject Search|Subject Search]]'' | |||
''[[Family History Library Catalog Film or Fiche Search|Film/Fiche Search]] < Previous | Next > [[Family History Library Catalog Subject Search|Subject Search]]'' | |||
[[Category:Family_History_Library_Catalog|Family_History_Library_Catalog]] | [[Category:Family_History_Library_Catalog|Family_History_Library_Catalog]] | ||