# FAN Research Plan Template

Use this template when creating a new FAN research workflow in the Librarian notebook.

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## [Goal Statement]

**Research Question:** [Specific, measurable question — e.g., "Determine the parents of Leto Paulus Atreides using Arrakeen Province records 10150-10175"]

**Subject:** [Primary person being researched]

**Time Period:** [Date range for research]

**Location:** [County, state, or broader area]

**Finish Line:** [What constitutes completion — e.g., "Question answered with GPS-level evidence" or "All identified record sets searched and question documented as open"]

## Target List

| Name | Relationship to Subject | How Identified | Notes |
|------|------------------------|----------------|-------|
| [Subject] | Self | — | |
| [Name] | [wife/son/neighbor/etc.] | [Source where identified] | |

*Update this list as research progresses. New names from documents go here with source of identification.*

## Strategy

### Record Sets to Search

| Priority | Record Set | Repository | Date Range | Status |
|----------|-----------|------------|------------|--------|
| 1 | [e.g., Personal property tax lists] | [e.g., FamilySearch Film 2024561] | [1780-1800] | [Not started / In progress / Complete] |
| 2 | | | | |
| 3 | | | | |

### Known Access Restrictions
- [e.g., FamilySearch images restricted — need affiliate library or in-person access]

### Search Order Rationale
[Brief note on why this order — chronological? Expected yield? Availability?]

## Execution Log

### [Date] — [Record Set / Action]

**Searched:** [Collection, pages/images, date range covered]

**Found:**
- [Finding with citation]

**Not Found:**
- [Expected record/person not present — negative evidence]

**New Targets Added:**
- [Name — reason for addition]

**Coverage Note:** [Record what was covered so future sessions don't re-search]

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*Copy the "Execution Log" section for each research step.*

## Status

**Current Status:** [Active / Paused / Complete / Dead End]

**Last Updated:** [Date]

**GPS Assessment:** [If question answered — which GPS elements are satisfied?]

**Council Review:** [If escalated — date and outcome]