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**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.
**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.)  
*How many other links are already under this topic heading? (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.)  
** 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).  
**Relative importance (coverage, size, completeness).  
***'''Coverage.'''  
***'''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?)
****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.
****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?  
***'''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 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>
****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.
***'''Completeness.'''
***'''Completeness.'''  
****How complete is the information? (Full transcription (preferred) or piece-meal submissions by families (your decision)
****Is this a full transcription (preferred) or piece-meal submissions by families (your decision)
 


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=== How to create a link  ===
=== How to create a link  ===
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