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*''Getting started with the India Office Records. 2009'' (FIBIS fact files; 2)
:Planning your first visit to the British Library? This very practical booklet contains two articles which will reduce stress and possible frustration when beginning research using the India Office Records at the British Library in London. Lawrie Butler was the former [http://www.new.fibis.org/research FIBIS Research Officer] and his helpfully illustrated article "Hints on research in the India Office Records at the British Library Asian and African Studies reading room" carefully sets out what can be accomplished before visiting the library, how to gain admission to the library, and what to do once you enter the reading room in order to obtain maximum results. Elaine MacGregor's article "First visits to the OIOC by a 'newbie'" is a useful case study recounting her experience of using the reading room. Both articles were previously published in the [[FIBIS Journal]]. Available from the [http://shop.fibis.org/?wpsc-product=bff-0002-getting-started-with-the-india-office-records FIBIS Shop]
* FIBIS can provide a research service and/or supply /copy documents to FIBIS members unable to visit the British Library. The documents for which FIBIS is able to supply a copy of the record, are those records available on British Library microfilm, or which it is permitted to photocopy. For other documents, FIBIS is able to supply a transcription, refer [[British Library#Obtaining Copies of Records|below]]. (This is expecially useful for obtaining further information where a reference has been found on the FIBIS website). For further information about this service email the research co-ordinator on [mailto:research@fibis.org research@fibis.org]
==Also see==
*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/indoffsearchcopy/indiaofficecopy.html Certified copies of India Office Baptisms Marriage and Burials]- but note above paragraph that the cheaper register copies may be sufficient for family history purposes.
*Images ** [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/imaging/products/imagingproducts.html Copy options available: paper, digital etc] . When obtaining copies on CD, please check what format they will be in so that you can make sure you will be able to view them.<ref>A researcher advised in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-03/1267970970 post dated March 2010] she required technical assistance to open the CD and would have been better off in hindsight to obtain photocopies </ref>** [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/imaging/prices/remote.html Imaging Services prices]** [https://forms.bl.uk/imaging/index.aspx Imaging Services order form]
:Note: Any original record which cannot be photocopied due to age etc, and/or if you have found a reference in [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1336721805856&vid=IAMS_VU2&fromLogin=true Search our Catalogue Archives and Manuscripts], you will probably need to obtain a copy as described in "Images". [http://www.new.fibis.org/research FIBIS Research] is able to provide a transcription of these records, but is unable to provide a copy of the actual records, which need to be obtained directly from the British Library.
==Contact information==
The British Library can be contacted via the means below. The Library will provide a limited research service and can supply copies of records and documents, particularly, if you have the reference of an item you would like and cannot visit - charges apply. For baptisms, marriages and burials, consider whether you need a certified copy, refer above, as for genealogical purposes, a photocopy of the record may be preferable. When obtaining copies on CD, please check what format they will be in so that you can make sure you will be able to view them. [[APAC]] also hold a list of professional researchers familiar with the collections. Please, however, note that, as mentioned above, FIBIS can provide research assistance and copies of documents for [http://www.new.fibis.org/membership FIBIS members] unable to visit the Library. Some India Office records from the British Library, including all the ecclesiastical records, are available on [[LDS]] microfilms - refer [[IGI]] for links to the LDS Library catalogue and [[Family History Centres]] for information about ordering microfilms or using the [[LDS]] photocopy service.
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