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 *Does it link to other useful sites?<br><br>
 *Does it give strategies, methods, or tips for doing research?<br><br>
+*It is an unusual yet valuable resource? Might it spur ideas for finding such resources for other places?<br><br>
 *Does it <br><br>
-*Does everyone already know about it?
+*Does everyone already know about it? <br><br>
-*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?
+*Does your link go to the exact place on the site for that locality, or will the user need to be told how to find the information after clicking? <br><br>
 *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?
-**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 Statewide 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.)
-**What is the relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading?
+** Try to put those of most value high on the list.
-***Try to put those of most value high on the list.
+**Relative importance (coverage, size, completeness).
-***Put smaller # entries lower on the list.<br><br>
+***'''Coverage.'''
-*It is an unusual resource? Might it spur ideas for finding such resources for other places?<br><br>
+****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&nbsp;% 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.
+***'''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 percentage of the target population does it include for this place/topic?
+****What if some cemeteries only have 3 "residents." Possible solution: link to the section on that site that links to several cemeteries, rather than linking from the Wiki to individual cemeteries.<br><br>
+***'''Completeness.'''
+****How complete is the information? (Full transcription (preferred) or piece-meal submissions by families (your decision)
-'''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:
+<br><br>
-*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>
-***What percentage of the target population does it include for this place/topic? For example, what percentage of deaths
-<br>
-**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)
-<br>Description
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