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==Search for books on a particular topic==
[http://www.royalhistoricalsociety.org/respubs.php Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)], previously called the Royal Historical Society Bibliography on British History may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic. As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years. This is now accessed through a subscription service, but is available free at the [[British Library]] as part of the [http://www.bl.uk/eresources/dbstptitles/eresourcesb.html#B Electronic databases available in the Library's Reading Rooms]
==Search for a Library which holds a book you want to read==
*[http://www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]. Note that the [[British Library]] does not appear to be part of this database.
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove] for Australia. (National Library of Australia)
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*Go to http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and type in the website you require in the ''Wayback Machine'' and click <Take Me Back>.
*A helpful website which has closed is ''regiments.org'', here is the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080116090419/http://www.regiments.org archived site at January 2008]. This is the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080108080429/www.regiments.org/regiments/index.htm Regiments page], the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080118041521/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/bargxrefn.htm Numeric list of British Army Regiments page] and the [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071218044939/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1881.htm British Army 1881 Regiments page]; [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071107112918/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargts.htm An overview of the South Asian Armies page], [http://cclassic-web.archive.org/web/20070910202651/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxref.htm Alphabetic Index,South Asia page] and [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20070910202221/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/lists/iargxrefn.htm Numeric index, South Asia page]
==Find the meaning of words used in India==
===Find an exchange rate===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_rupee#The_fall_of_the_Rupee Rupee exchange rate 1871-1892] Wikipedia
==Translate from another language into English==
Perhaps you have found a webpage which is not in English. You can obtain a computer produced translation of non English wording using [http://translate.google.com Google Translate], or your browser may have an automatic facility for webpages.
==Find out the meaning of an archaic medical term ==
==Aspects to consider when hiring a professional researcher==
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/profess.htm#Hiring Hiring a Professional] from Cyndi’s List which includes [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=63&cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688 Selecting and Engaging a Professional Researcher] from Ancestry.com
==Search for books on a particular topic==
[http://www.royalhistoricalsociety.org/respubs.php Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)], previously called the Royal Historical Society Bibliography on British History may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic. As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years. This is now accessed through a subscription service, but is available free at the [[British Library]] as part of the [http://www.bl.uk/eresources/dbstptitles/eresourcesb.html#B Electronic databases available in the Library's Reading Rooms]
==Search for a Library which holds a book you want to read==
*[http://www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]. Note that the [[British Library]] does not appear to be part of this database.
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove] for Australia. (National Library of Australia)
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