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=== FamilySearch Historical Records Collections - Using Templates=== | === FamilySearch Historical Records Collections - Using Templates=== | ||
====Historical Records Collections With Indexes==== | ====Historical Records Collections With Indexes==== | ||
*'''RecordSearch Template:''' For FamilySearch Historical Records collections, use the RecordSearch template instead of an external link for any FamilySearch Historical Records databases. | |||
*''For detailed instructions on how to create these templates, go to [[Help:FamilySearch Templates#Historical Records Collections with Index - RecordSearch Template|FamilySearch Templates]] for instructions.'' | :*''For detailed instructions on how to create these templates, go to [[Help:FamilySearch Templates#Historical Records Collections with Index - RecordSearch Template|FamilySearch Templates]] for instructions.'' | ||
*'''Titles in Roman Charactors:''' Even if the official title of a Historical Record collection has both Roman and non-Roman characters in the title, the Wiki article will only include Roman characters. | |||
: | :*Example: | ||
: | ::'''Original Historical Records Collection Title:''' [[File:HR title.png|350px]] | ||
::'''Wiki Article Title:''' Palestine, Nablus, Population Registers, 1881-1917 | |||
*'''"How to Use this Collection" link:''' Add a link titled, "How to Use this Collection" to the corresponding Historical Records collection Wiki page. | |||
:*From the collection details page, click the link that says "How to Use this Collection".<br> | |||
:*Use the format below to create the internal link. [[File:How to use.JPG|right|400px]]<br> | |||
::<pre>[[TITLEOFPAGE|How to Use this Collection]]</pre> | ::<pre>[[TITLEOFPAGE|How to Use this Collection]]</pre> | ||
: | :*Copy the title of the page and paste it to replace TITLEOFPAGE in the code use above. <br> | ||
*'''Coverage Table''' and '''Inventory:''' If the ''How to Use this Collection'' Wiki page also contains a link to a coverage table and/or an inventory, add these links as well. | |||
: | :*From the ''How to Use this Collection'' link, review the table of contents for the words "coverage table" or "inventory." They may link to another Wiki page or may have the coverage table or inventory on the page. Sometimes "Coverage Map" is used in substitution for "Coverage Table." Just replace the word, "Table," for "Map" and link to the section on the Wiki page. | ||
: | :*Link to the Wiki page or to the section of the ''How to Use this Collection'' Wiki page using the example below. | ||
: | :*If both coverage table and inventory are available for the collection, list coverage table first and directly after ''How to Use this Collection.'' See example below. | ||
: | :*Put a semi-colon between the last link to "coverage table" or "inventory" and "index" or "Images." See example below. | ||
*'''Coverage May Vary:''' Most FamilySearch Historical Records collections are published without all images included or indexing complete. Instead the images are added as they become available. This leads to a title of a collection that is misleading to the current information in the collection. To avoid confusion for the users, the phrase, "coverage may vary" is added to remind the user to check the completeness of the collection. Separate this phrase from other information with a semi-colon. See the example below. | |||
*'''Add additional info:''' Add any '''[[#Elements of a Database Link|additional information]]''' as shown in the examples above after the "How to Use this Collection" link if other comments should be made about the collection. Use a semi-colon to separate the information.<br> | |||
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''Format:''<br> | ''Format:''<br> | ||
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