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:'''Note''' This wording has recently (c June 2018) been replaced by '''This book cannot be viewed online due to copyright restrictions'''. The access situation is unclear.
→Viewing restricted access online books and databases
==Viewing restricted access online books and databases==
After signing into FamilySearch, some [[Online books#Family History Books| online books]] and digitised microfilm databases provided by the Family History Library will display , in the catalogue entry, a camera icon with a key symbol above which advises "this film is viewable with additional restrictions". (If you are not signed in, the key symbol may also appear, even for databases viewable on your home computer). However, members of the public can view these online books and databases at a FamilySearch Centre on a Family History Library FamilySearch Centre computer. (Access through your own laptop or other device is not possible). Some digital databases may also be viewed at Affiliate Libraries, which may have longer opening hours than a FamilySearch Centre. Contact your FamilySearch Centre prior to visiting to advise your requirements and, if it is possible, '''book a suitable computer''' (after enquiring whether internet image viewing varies by day or time, or there is poor viewing generally, refer section above). ''' FamilySearch records which were available on microfilm, which have since been digitised, and which originate from the British Library in London can be viewed at a Family History Centre''' and additionally some, but not all, can also be viewed at an Affiliate Library. A similar restriction may also apply to a limited number of [[Online books#Family History Books| online books]] which are in the FamilySearch Digital Library, (accessible both through the FamilySearch catalogue and by searching in the FamilySearch Digital Library).
There appear to be at least five different types of restriction wording:
*"Sign in to Familysearch.org as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints".
*"Sign in to Familysearch.org as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Access the site at a family history center. Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library."
*"Access the site at a family history center. Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library".
*"Only a limited number of users can view this object This book may only be viewed online at the same time, and viewers must be in the Family History Library, a partner libraryfamily history center, or a Family History Center. If you are in one of these locations and are receiving this message, the user limit has been exceeded. Please try again laterFamilySearch’s partner libraries". This message appears to apply only applies in respect of a limited number of digitised booksavailable in the FamilySearch Digital Library.Some books cannot be viewed online at all, when the message is "This book cannot be viewed online due to copyright restrictions"
:'''Note''': Partner libraries are few in number, (refer external links below), and are not the same as affiliate libraries. In practice, this means you need to access the digital file at a Family History Centre.
'''Note''':
*To access the digitised records, '''you will need to Sign In on the computer at the Family History Centre or Affiliate Library using your personal Sign In details''', refer [[FamilySearch#India Records| FamilySearch, section India Records]], so '''take your user name and password with you''', or you may experience delays.<ref>November and December 2017 Newsletters from [http://www.sag.org.au/engage/keep-up-to-date-with-us/our-enewsletter-sag-e/past-sag-e-newsletters.html Society of Australian Genealogists], a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, and April 2018 Newsletter from [http://www.sog.org.uk/uploads/Newsletters/SoG_monthly_newsletter_apr_2018.pdf Society of Genealogists], London, a FamilySearch Affiliate Library</ref>
*'''At times (c 2019 January, and still ongoing early April 2019), when accessing a digital file, a message has been seen advising images are not available at all. However it appears this is some sort of error, and if you re-access the digital file (multiple times if necessary), the usual message that it can be viewed at a FHC or Affiliate Library should appear, and the films become viewable'''.<ref>Millar, Stewart [https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/digitised-microfilm-viewing-restriction-query#reply_19941053 Digitised microfilm viewing restriction query] ''FamilySearch Feedback Forum'' 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.</ref>. There is no indication that this bug will be fixed, so the problem appears likely to continue long term.
*Some Affiliate Libraries such as genealogical societies may charge a '''visitor research fee''' if you are not a genealogical society member.
== FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries==
