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 *Add the information found on the cover page of the book and the details portion of the page to the corresponding columns on the task list. The example below is taken from this [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044010485654 page].<br><br>
-{{Block indent|*Name of Book is: '''''A Comprehensive History, Ecclesiastical and Civil, of Eastham, Wellfleet, and Orleans : County of Barnstable, Mass., from 1644 to 1844''''' Copy the title directly from the cataloged information.|2}}
+::*Name of Book is: '''''A Comprehensive History, Ecclesiastical and Civil, of Eastham, Wellfleet, and Orleans : County of Barnstable, Mass., from 1644 to 1844''''' Copy the title directly from the cataloged information.
-{{Block indent|*In instances where there are multiple subtitles, you can shorten it to the main title. For example:|4}}
+::::*In instances where there are multiple subtitles, you can shorten it to the main title. For example:
-{{Block indent|*"The war between the Union and the Confederacy : and its lost opportunities : with a history of the 15th Alabama Regiment and the forty-eight battles in which it was engaged ... the war between the United States and Spain" can be shortened to "The War Between the Union and the Confederacy" <br><br>|5}}
+:::::*"The war between the Union and the Confederacy : and its lost opportunities : with a history of the 15th Alabama Regiment and the forty-eight battles in which it was engaged ... the war between the United States and Spain" can be shortened to "The War Between the Union and the Confederacy" <br><br>
-{{Block indent|*Author is: '''Enoch Pratt'''. This information is usually next to " Author," "Author	Pratt, Enoch, 1781-1860." If the name isn't in first name, last name order, please put it in that order. <br><br>|2}}
+::*Author is: '''Enoch Pratt'''. This information is usually next to " Author," "Author	Pratt, Enoch, 1781-1860." If the name isn't in first name, last name order, please put it in that order. <br><br>
-{{Block indent|*Publishing Place is '''Yarmouth, MA'''. This information is found next to "Publication Info." or usually at the bottom of the title page of the digital book.<br><br>|2}}
+::*Publishing Place is '''Yarmouth, MA'''. This information is found next to "Publication Info." or usually at the bottom of the title page of the digital book.<br><br>
-{{Block indent|*Publisher is '''W.S. Fisher and Co.''' This information is found next to "Publication Info." or usually at the bottom of the title page of the digital book. <br><br>|2}}
+::*Publisher is '''W.S. Fisher and Co.''' This information is found next to "Publication Info." or usually at the bottom of the title page of the digital book. <br><br>
-{{Block indent|*Publish Date is '''1844'''. This information is found next to "Publication Info." or usually at the bottom of the title page of the digital book.<br><br>|2}}
+::*Publish Date is '''1844'''. This information is found next to "Publication Info." or usually at the bottom of the title page of the digital book.<br><br>
 Do your best to be thorough and add the correct information to the template. If the information you are looking for is not on the details area or within the first few pages of the digital book, follow these guidelines:<br><br>
 *Missing author: leave it blank and move on to the publisher information.
-{{Block indent|*Once you complete Step 7, you will need to remove the "By ." from the link. This would make the link flow from book title to publishing information.}}
+:*Once you complete Step 7, you will need to remove the "By ." from the link. This would make the link flow from book title to publishing information.
 *Missing publication date: use n.d.
 *Missing publication place: use n.p.
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 Once you enter in the information it should populate a code in the "Code for Page" column like this:
 <nowiki>*''A Comprehensive History, Ecclesiastical and Civil, of Eastham, Wellfleet, and Orleans : County of Barnstable, Mass., From 1644 To 1844.'' By Enoch Pratt. Yarmouth, MA: W.S. Fisher and Co., 1844. '''''Online at:''''' [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044010485654  Hathi Trust]</nowiki><br><br>
-{{Block indent|*You may need to adjust the prepositions to not be capitalized.<br><br>|2}}
+::*You may need to adjust the prepositions to not be capitalized.<br><br>
 . Find the subjects either in the title of the book, or if on American Ancestors, look in the subject to see some clues as to where this link will go on the Wiki.
-{{Block indent|*In this example, the catalog page says: <br>|2}}
+::*In this example, the catalog page says: <br>
   <nowiki>Eastham (Mass.) -- History.
 Wellfleet (Mass.) -- History.
 Orleans (Mass.) -- History.</nowiki>
-{{Block indent|*Paste this information, or type the different cities and topics mentioned in the title in to Column N<br><br>|2}}
+::*Paste this information, or type the different cities and topics mentioned in the title in to Column N<br><br>
 . Use the information you gathered in Column N to guide you where to put the links in column L on the Wiki pages. In the example above, we can see that it should go on the Eastham, Wellfleet, and Orleans town pages under the "Local Histories" subheading. There may be multiple subheadings and/or town pages it needs to go on. If you're unsure, just message Caileigh. Most of these books will go under:<br>