FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Washington: Difference between revisions

(→‎County Newspapers: moving to not ready)
Line 145: Line 145:


:*Vital Records: include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.
:*Vital Records: include what records are available, time period the record covers and how they can be accessed including links to databases, images and references to books and microfilm and information to repositories.
==== County Newspapers ====
Phases 1-4 completed.
===== Phase 5: Identify online newspapers =====
:A) Identify online copies of newspapers from well-known sites.
::Purpose: find and paste links to online copies of newspapers from the county sortable tables
:::Use the Excel file (WA Newspapers 2010) to 1) identify the counties and 2) create the external link
::*See "CA online" tab in WA Newspapers 2010.
::::1) Find the counties for each newspaper (done in Column G by Wilma)
:::::1a) (Done) Sort by county (Done)
:::::1b) (Done) In column H, copy the formula:  =left(b1,search(".",b1)-1)
:::::1c) -- etc. Wilma finish these for next state.
::::2) Find the next county on the Excel page (sorted in Step 1a)
:::::2a) In the Wiki, navigate to that_county's newspapers page
::::3) In WikiText, find (Ctrl+F) the newspaper on the list
:::::3a) Go to the fifth pipe (which is for Online) and create the link as follows:
::::::[  + URL + space + CA  + ] 
::::::To get the URL, click the icon in column B of the Excel File.
:::::3b) Edit summary "link to CA online", Save page.
::::4) Back in the Excel file, type  Done  in column J and go to next newspaper on the list.
::*See "SOS" tab in WA Newspapers 2010
::::[http://wiki.secstate.wa.gov/ndnp/Newspaper_Titles.ashx WA Sec of State] site (These have been pasted to SOS Site tab in WA Newspapers 2010)
::::1) For each one that says "Not yet in CA" (Col D)
::::2) Navigate to the __ County Newspapers page in Wiki
::::3) In WikiText, find the newspaper on the list (Ctrl+F)
::::4) In the online column (Pipe # 5), link to the planned online copy  [  + URL + space + SOS  + ]  (For the URL, click the newspaper in column B of the Excel File.)
::::5) Back in the Excel file, type  Done  in column J.
::::For Wilma: [http://wiki.secstate.wa.gov/ndnp/GetFile.aspx?File=A1.2%20NDNP%20CANDIdate%20TiTLes.pdf PDF] of candidate titles for digitization, SOS
::*See University of Washington: Code is  UW
===== Finalize Newspapers =====
*Paste <nowiki>{{WA Newspapers Intro}}</nowiki> below the Newspapers heading for each county. (Okanogan is done) 10/29/13 Sis Heaston
*Paste <nowiki>{{WA Newspapers key and tip}}</nowiki> between the "Sortable Table" heading and the beginning of the table    {|  This should erase the old key and wording that may already be posted there. 10/29/13 Sis Heaston  Spot check: King was not done
*Go through the counties. Some mention online newspapers. Be sure the table includes them.
*Wilma to do: update the Newspapers pages intro template
*Wilma to do: update one of the templates above--1) explain value of language newspapers?; 2) tell areas of the newspapers they should search and why?;
:*Newspapers and Obituaries Task: Pattern somewhat after Utah. Be sure to add Chronicling America to the list.


=== Tasks completed ===
=== Tasks completed ===
Approver, Reviewer, editor, pagecreator
46,825

edits