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*Because the Wiki is not a catalog of all known and possible books, only the most applicable and relevant books are allowed on the Wiki. The inclusion of all known books overwhelms Wiki pages. Instead, link to catalogs that may list a book that may be helpful to a user. | *Because the Wiki is not a catalog of all known and possible books, only the most applicable and relevant books are allowed on the Wiki. The inclusion of all known books overwhelms Wiki pages. Instead, link to catalogs that may list a book that may be helpful to a user. | ||
*Books with a narrow scope of including only relatives of one surname or individual limits the potential of finding related ancestors for the general population. Because of this, these types of are not allowed: | *Books with a narrow scope of including only relatives of one surname or individual limits the potential of finding related ancestors for the general population. Because of this, these types of are not allowed: | ||
*Biographies: history devoted to one person | :*Biographies: history devoted to one person | ||
*Autobiographies: an account of a person's life written by that person | :*Autobiographies: an account of a person's life written by that person | ||
*Surname books: covering a specific surname and follows generations of the family | :*Surname books: covering a specific surname and follows generations of the family | ||
*Family histories: publications about ancestors, descendants, and other relatives | :*Family histories: publications about ancestors, descendants, and other relatives | ||
====List Catalogs to Access Books==== | ====List Catalogs to Access Books==== | ||
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