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Question regarding Library Catalog

by tami osmer glatz

Jul 12, 2009

OK, I'll jump in and ask one of those questions that I can't seem to find the answer for -- In the Library Catalog, after I've found my location, chosen the film and click on its title, under the title and author boxes, in the Notes box, the following sentence shows up in red " This is a preliminary description provided to allow immediate microfilm access." What does that mean? Here's a link to an example in Trencin, Slovakia church records - http://tinyurl.com/mpwwr7
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    Merryann Palmer

    I took a look at it, and although I don't know for sure, it appears to be exactly what it says. My thoughts and conclusions:
    - the date of the filming is 2006, making it a rather new filming
    - because it is new, no one has fully examined the records to provide a detailed description of the contents. This would be made more difficult due to the language the records are in.
    - the item is placed in the catalog as soon as possible in order to provide access, but due to the above, the description may not be complete

    In other words, it's a 'use it if you want', but the description may be somewhat inaccurate or incomplete.

    Hope this makes some sense.

    Merryann

    Jul 12, 2009

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      Michael Helmantoler

      When the record is digitized or indexed and on-line this link will take you to the actual record instead of the microfilm number. FamilySearch is working with GenSeek on Family History Catalog 2.0 which will link to other digital sources.
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      Jul 12, 2009