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=== Introduction  ===
=== Introduction  ===


See also [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]]. <br><br> The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] is the key to accessing the vast collection of microfilm, microfiche, and printed volumes at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]. Therefore effective use of the catalog increases the effective use of the collection.
See also [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]]. <br><br> The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] is the key to accessing the vast collection of microfilm, microfiche, and printed volumes at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]. Therefore effective use of the catalog increases the effective use of the collection.


=== Record coverage  ===
=== Record coverage  ===
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=== Using the Search categories  ===
=== Using the Search categories  ===


All Family History Library materials (microfilm, microfiche, books, CDs, etc.) are cataloged a variety of ways to help you more easily locate them.&nbsp; You may find what you're looking for by searching for a place (e.g., Pike County, Illinois), or by the category of records (e.g., Military records) or by your family surname.&nbsp; The same roll of microfilm or book or microfiche may be catalogued two or three or more ways.&nbsp; There are eight types of searches available to help you locate information to help you in your family history research:<br>  
All FamilySearch Library materials (microfilm, microfiche, books, CDs, etc.) are cataloged a variety of ways to help you more easily locate them.&nbsp; You may find what you're looking for by searching for a place (e.g., Pike County, Illinois), or by the category of records (e.g., Military records) or by your family surname.&nbsp; The same roll of microfilm or book or microfiche may be catalogued two or three or more ways.&nbsp; There are eight types of searches available to help you locate information to help you in your family history research:<br>  


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