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'''WARNING:''' If at any time the list for online books becomes too large, please feel free to decide what should be included and what should not. Local histories created before 1900 and shortly thereafter are excellent to keep because they can contain biographies of local residents and early settlers. Focus on those early county histories first. <br> | '''WARNING:''' If at any time the list for online books becomes too large, please feel free to decide what should be included and what should not. Local histories created before 1900 and shortly thereafter are excellent to keep because they can contain biographies of local residents and early settlers. Focus on those early county histories first. <br> | ||
====Step 2: Find the County Histories on Missouri Digital Heritage==== | ====Step 2: Reformat Entries Already on the Wiki Page==== | ||
4.'''You can go to a sandbox page or directly edit the county page. Because others maybe adding other content on county pages, we suggest working in one of your sandbox pages.''' <br> | |||
5. Refer to the catalog entry for the book and use the following format to enter the information about the book on your sandbox page:<br> | |||
:a. Start each entry with a bullet. <br> | |||
:b. Title of book in italics<br> | |||
:c. Year of publication<br> | |||
:d. Add the word “By” and then put the author’s full name, starting with first name<br> | |||
:e. Add publication information, using the following: publication location, followed by colon, publisher.<br> | |||
:f. Add the words "Online at:" at the end following the publisher. | |||
:g. All Books should be placed in alphabetical order by title. | |||
'''Example:'''<br> | |||
:*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at: | |||
'''Wikitext example:'''<br> | |||
:<nowiki>*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:</nowiki> <br> | |||
'''Words of guidance:'''<br> | |||
*Capitalize the complete title even though it is not in the catalog<br> | |||
*If the title is really long, just give the first portion of the title and leave off the rest.<br> | |||
*If there is ever information missing use the following guidelines: | |||
**Missing author: leave it blank and move on to the publisher information. | |||
**Missing publication date: use n.d. | |||
**Missing publication place: use n.p. | |||
**Missing publisher: use n.p. | |||
'''Example of no author, no date of publication, no place of publication, and no publisher information:'''<br> | |||
:''Niobrara Centennial 1856-1956.'' N.d. N.p: n.p.<br> | |||
====Step 3: Find the County Histories on Missouri Digital Heritage==== | |||
1. Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]<br> | 1. Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]<br> | ||