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=== Specific Instructions for Library of Congress Newspapers === | === Specific Instructions for Library of Congress Newspapers === | ||
1. You will be adding a link to any Ohio newspapers for your county which are found in the Library of Congress' online digital collection. | 1. You will be adding a link to any Ohio newspapers for your county which are found in the Library of Congress' online digital collection. | ||
2. The many of the newspapers are identified by city only. | 2. The many of the newspapers are identified by city only. You will need to identify the cities in your county by doing a[https://www.google.com/ Google ]search. | ||
:a. Type | |||
:b. Open the search result Wikipedia page. | :a. Type <county name> Ohio Wikipedia in the Google search box. | ||
:c. In the table of contents on the Wikipedia page, click on "Cities" under the heading "Local Government". | :b. Open the search result Wikipedia page. | ||
:c. In the table of contents on the Wikipedia page, click on "Cities" under the heading "Local Government". | |||
:d. You will compare this list of cities to the names of the Library of Congress Ohio Digital Newspapers in the next step. | :d. You will compare this list of cities to the names of the Library of Congress Ohio Digital Newspapers in the next step. | ||
3. Click on this link to the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Ohio Library of Congress]. | 3. Click on this link to the [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Ohio Library of Congress]. | ||
5. Compare the list of newspapers to the list of cities you found on Wikipedia. | 5. Compare the list of newspapers to the list of cities you found on Wikipedia. | ||
6. If you find an newspaper for your county, add it under the heading '''Online Newspapers. '''Use the following format: | |||
:*(a) Type a: (colon) | :*(a) Type a: (colon) | ||
:*(b) Type a * (star) | :*(b) Type a * (star) | ||
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10. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page add the words, "Added Ancestry County Newspapers" and then click the Save page button. | 10. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page add the words, "Added Ancestry County Newspapers" and then click the Save page button. | ||
{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not add a blank line between entries, but do make sure there is a line between a heading and an entry.}} | {{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not add a blank line between entries, but do make sure there is a line between a heading and an entry.}} | ||
=== Specific Instructions for Ancestry Historic Newspapers === | === Specific Instructions for Ancestry Historic Newspapers === | ||