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 |[[Image:National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|<center>The Green Entrance Hall, National Library of Scotland</center>]]
+*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.
+*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
+*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''Family History Library'''] may have printed or microfilmed copies of them.
-Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for Scotland.
-If you plan to visit&nbsp;a repository, contact them and ask for information about&nbsp;their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
-Although the records you need&nbsp;may be&nbsp;in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family History Library] may have printed or microfilmed copies of them.
 ==Archives==