WikiProjects:Adding Newspaper Collections Project

Introduction

The purpose of this project is to add statewide digital newspaper collections to county pages.
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Step 1

Go to the task list link below, click on the tab for the state you wish to work on, type your name in, and then jump to the section for that state on this page.

Task List

Arizona

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/custom/newspapers Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers] at Arizona Memory Project

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers at Arizona Memory Project
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

California

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the California Digital Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/ California Digital Newspaper Collection] at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• California Digital Newspaper Collection at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Florida

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Florida Digital Newspaper Library. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://ufdc.ufl.edu/fdnl1 Florida Digital Newspaper Library] at George A. Smathers Libraries

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Georgia

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Georgia Historic Newspapers. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053008/1920-02-05/ed-1/ Georgia Historic Newspapers] at Digital Library of Georgia

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Maine

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Maine Newspaper Project. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

:*[https://digitalmaine.com/newspapers/ Maine Newspaper Project] at DigitalMaine Repository

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Michigan

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Michigan Digital Newspapers. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/ Digital Michigan Newspapers] at Central Michigan University

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Minnesota

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://newspapers.mnhs.org/jsp/browse.jsp Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub] at Minnesota Historical Society

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub at Minnesota Historical Society
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Missouri

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://shsmo.org/collections/newspapers/mdnp#list Missouri Digital Newspaper Project] at Missouri State Historical Society

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Montana

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Montana Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[http://montananewspapers.org/ Montana Newspapers] by the [https://mhs.mt.gov/ Montana Historical Society]

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Montana Newspapers by the Montana Historical Society
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

New Mexico

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the New Mexico Historical Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_newspapers/ New Mexico Historical Newspapers] at University of New Mexico Digital Repository

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• New Mexico Historical Newspapers at University of New Mexico Digital Repository
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

North Carolina

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the North Carolina Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://www.digitalnc.org/collections/newspapers/ North Carolina Newspapers] at DigitalNC

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• North Carolina Newspapers at DigitalNC
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

North Dakota

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Community History Archives collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[http://ndarchives.advantage-preservation.com/ Papers from the Past] at Community History Archives 

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Papers from the Past at Community History Archives
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Oklahoma

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Project collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/ODNP/ Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Project] at Oklahoma Historical Society 

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Project at Oklahoma Historical Society
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Pennsylvania

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/ Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive] 

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

South Carolina

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Hitorical Newspapers of South Carolina collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://historicnewspapers.sc.edu/ Historical Newspapers of South Carolina] at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Texas

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Texas Digital Newspaper Program collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TDNP/ Texas Digital Newspaper Program] at The Portal to Texas History

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Washington

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Washington Digital Newspaper collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/ Washington Digital Newspaper] at Washington State Library

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Washington Digital Newspaper at Washington State Library
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

Wisconsin

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Wisconsin Digital Newspaper collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphabetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wisconsinnewspapers Wisconsin Digital Newspaper] at Wisconsin State Historical Society

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Wisconsin Digital Newspaper at Wisconsin State Historical Society
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" into the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!