Before querying that database, before hitting “search” on that website, and before typing names into a search box, there are things you need to know about what you are searching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What exactly are you searching when querying this database? Is it just a database of main names in a set of records? Is it an index to every name? Is it a complete transcription? Will you be able to see actual images of the record as well as a database or index entry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is the data complete–or are parts missing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do searches actually work–do you know whether you can use wildcards, Boolean operators, and the like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing the answers to these questions will allow you to more effectively search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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