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These are some notes from the meetings community members had regarding county page design. | These are some notes from the meetings community members had regarding county page design. | ||
== Questions<br> | == Questions<br> == | ||
Here are the questions we must resolve:<br> | Here are the questions we must resolve:<br> | ||
*Label: "Birth, Marriage, Death" or "Vital"? | *Label: "Birth, Marriage, Death" or "Vital"? | ||
*Historical Facts vs. History and Geography | *Historical Facts vs. History and Geography | ||
* | *Society information: Should there be a Society section in Records and Resources? Where should information about a society repository go? ''It was resolved during the 30 Jun 2011 meeting that if the society has a repository, the repository's information should be listed in the Archives, Libraries and Museums section (this section was renamed "Repositories" during the 11 July meeting). All other information about the society should go under the Society heading. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 18:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)'' | ||
*Biography - does it belong? | *Biography - does it belong? | ||
*Census - should we have subheadings for Federal/State? | *Census - should we have subheadings for Federal/State? | ||
*Church Records | *Church Records: If we keep Church Records as a heading right under Records and Resources, records of other religions could quickly fill up that part of the taxonomy. Should the Records and Resources section instead have a section called Religious Records, with Church, Synagogue, Mosque, etc. as subheadings? | ||
*Court Records | *Court Records | ||
*Ethnic/Religous/Political Groups | *Ethnic/Religous/Political Groups | ||
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*Courthouse information is needed in Courd, Land and Property, Probate, and Vital records sections. It is a good idea to avoid duplicating the same information (such as the courthouse address and phone number) in each section. The courthouse is also a repository with its own unique collections, organization of records, and other search ideosyncracies. | *Courthouse information is needed in Courd, Land and Property, Probate, and Vital records sections. It is a good idea to avoid duplicating the same information (such as the courthouse address and phone number) in each section. The courthouse is also a repository with its own unique collections, organization of records, and other search ideosyncracies. | ||
*Therefore, create a section for the courthouse, put the information there, and link to the courthouse section from other sections. | *Therefore, create a section for the courthouse, put the information there, and link to the courthouse section from other sections. | ||
*Resolved that the "Courthouse" section belongs under the section of "Repositories." Move the information onto another page when needed based on the "Breaking a heading/section into a separate page" section. | *Resolved that the "Courthouse" section belongs under the section of "Repositories." Move the information onto another page when needed based on the "Breaking a heading/section into a separate page" section. | ||
'''Court Records:''' This will be a section separate from the Courthouse section in the Repositories section. | |||
'''Courthouse section of Infobox:''' Link county page infoboxes to the Courthouse page. Need heading of "courthouse" above the picture and address of the courthouse. Under that will be the courthouse name, linking to the courthouse section or page, with just one main address/phone#. A link to an official courthouse site could be done below the address, or on the courthouse page. | '''Courthouse section of Infobox:''' Link county page infoboxes to the Courthouse page. Need heading of "courthouse" above the picture and address of the courthouse. Under that will be the courthouse name, linking to the courthouse section or page, with just one main address/phone#. A link to an official courthouse site could be done below the address, or on the courthouse page. | ||
'''Courthouse page: '''When a new courthouse page is created, keep the heading on the page and link out to the new page. | '''Courthouse page: '''When a new courthouse page is created, keep the heading on the page and link out to the new page. Name example: Adams County, Illinois Courthouse | ||
'''Web variable in infobox:''' This variable is for the county page, not the courthouse page. | '''Web variable in infobox:''' This variable is for the county page, not the courthouse page. | ||
'''Libraries, Archives, and Museums:''' Rename to "Repositories." | '''Libraries, Archives, and Museums:''' Rename to "Repositories." It was decided during the 11 July meeting that the repositories section will contain subheadings as needed for Courthouse, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Family History Centers, etc. as needed. | ||
'''Places/Localities:''' Move to the bottom of the page, after Resources | '''Places/Localities:''' Move to the bottom of the page, after Resources | ||