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*Does it link to other useful sites?<br><br> | *Does it link to other useful sites?<br><br> | ||
*Does it give strategies, methods, or tips for doing research?<br><br> | *Does it give strategies, methods, or tips for doing research?<br><br> | ||
*Does it | *Does it <br><br> | ||
*Does everyone already know about it? | |||
*Can the link go exact place for that locality, or will the user need to be told how to find the information after following the link? | |||
*How hard was it to find the link? Is it worth describing how to find it? Is it easily found (your decision) or obscure (include it)?<br><br> | |||
*Value added – Does it add value or simply duplicate information from other sites? | *Value added – Does it add value or simply duplicate information from other sites? | ||
**Example: Beaver County Death Records for 1904 duplicates information given in the State death certificates online. The value added is the focus on Beaver County deaths for that year. | **Example: Beaver County Death Records for 1904 duplicates information given in the State death certificates online. The value added is the focus on Beaver County deaths for that year. | ||
*How many other links are already under this topic heading? (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.) | *How many other links are already under this topic heading? (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.) | ||
**What is the relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading? | **What is the relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading? | ||
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*It is an unusual resource? Might it spur ideas for finding such resources for other places?<br><br> | *It is an unusual resource? Might it spur ideas for finding such resources for other places?<br><br> | ||
'''Placement:''' Consider if this should be at the top or the bottom of the list, in relation to other items already under that resource topic: | |||
*Relative importance (coverage, size, completeness). | |||
**'''Coverage.''' | |||
***Who is included and who is excluded? On this site, did they take a subsection of the record or include everyone in the record? In military records, for example, did they only take men from a certain town, those above age 45, or only those who were Methodists? (Patsy -- do we need the % of the target population still. (Is that an aspect of the records themselves or of this site?) | |||
*Does it focus on a group? Church, minority, ethinic, occupational groups, for example.<br><br> | *Does it focus on a group? Church, minority, ethinic, occupational groups, for example.<br><br> | ||
***What percentage of the target population does it include for this place/topic? For example, what percentage of deaths | |||
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**Size – will a small number of entries give enough value to merit the effort of creating the link? In a place with low population? In a place with high population? | |||
**What if some cemeteries only have 3 "residents." Possible solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries.<br><br> | |||
**How complete is the information? (Full transcription (preferred) or piece-meal submissions by families (your decision) | |||
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