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:a. Open the Internet Archive book to view. | :a. Open the Internet Archive book to view. | ||
:b. Look at the URL in the address bar at the top of the page. The beginning of the URL should look like: | :b. Look at the URL in the address bar at the top of the page. The beginning of the URL should look like: | ||
::http://archive.org/details/20thcenturyhisto00sand | ::http://archive.org/details/20thcenturyhisto00sand | ||
:c. Copy only the URL. | :c. Copy only the URL. | ||
:d. On | :d. On this Internet Archive book page, | ||
::Make a note of the book author, title, and publication year. | ::Make a note of the book author, title, and publication year. | ||
::The publication year is usually in braces following the title in the heading. | ::The publication year is usually in braces following the title in the heading. | ||
::Note that sometimes the author and the publisher are the same name for county histories. | ::Note that sometimes the author and the publisher are the same name for county histories. | ||
11. Return to the wiki page you opened for editing. (Click inside the tab for the page at the top of your Internet page.) | 11. Return to the wiki page you opened for editing. (Click inside the tab for the page at the top of your Internet page.) | ||
12. Scroll to the subheading '''Local Histories'''. See if your book is already listed on the county page. | 12. Scroll to the subheading '''Local Histories '''. See if your book is already listed on the county page. | ||
:If it is, go to step 14. | |||
:If it is | :*If it is, go to step 14. | ||
:If it is not and there are other entries, find where you book would appear alphabetically in the list | :*If it is not, and there are no other county history book entries hit the enter key and go to step 13. | ||
:*If it is not and there are other entries, find where you book would appear alphabetically in the list. Place your cursor at the end of the entry above where you want to place your new book. Hit enter on your keyboard to begin a new line. Go to step 13. | |||
13. Use the following format to enter the Internet Archive book(s) onto the wiki page.<br> | 13. Use the following format to enter the Internet Archive book(s) onto the wiki page.<br> | ||
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:*(a) : (colon)<br> | :*(a) : (colon)<br> | ||
:*(b) * (star) | :*(b) * (star) | ||
:*(c) The | :*(c) The Internet Archive Book entry: | ||
::*Author , Title in italics, Publication information in parenthesis. | ::*Author , Title in italics, Publication information in parenthesis. | ||
:::*For the author,type the last name, comma, and then the first name. If there is the name of a society or a series of authors, type them as written. | :::*For the author,type the last name, comma, and then the first name. If there is the name of a society or a series of authors, type them as written. | ||
:::*To make italics put two <nowiki>''</nowiki> before and after the title. Be sure to capitalize the proper words in the title. | :::*To make italics put two <nowiki>''</nowiki> before and after the title. Be sure to capitalize the proper words in the title. | ||
:::*Add the publication information inside parenthesis. | :::*Add the publication information inside parenthesis. | ||
:*(d) Add the link to Internet Archive | :*(d) Add the link to Internet Archive | ||
::*Use this format: Digital version at [URL | ::*Use this format: '''Digital version at [URL Internet Archive].'''<br> | ||
::*Where the format states | ::*Type: Digital version at, Brace, URL, space, Internet Archive, Brace, Period. | ||
::*Where the format states URL paste the URL you copied in step 10c. | |||
14. If the Internet Archive book is already added to your county page, and | |||
*If there are already at two least online links to the book, you do not need to add the Internet Archive link. | |||
*If there is only one link, add the Internet Archive link by following directions outlined in step 13. | |||
15. Repeat this process for as many books as you found useful on Internet Archive. | |||
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{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not space between entries, but do make sure there is a space between a heading and an entry.}} | {{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not space between entries, but do make sure there is a space between a heading and an entry.}} | ||
16. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Added Internet Archive county histories". | |||
17. Click on the box "Save Page". The task is complete. <br> | |||
18. Follow the directions in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Histories found in Google Books and Internet Archive#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] section below to report your completed task. | |||
12. Save the page and exit. The task is complete. | 12. Save the page and exit. The task is complete. | ||