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US Death New Collections

Project Leader[edit | edit source]

Danielle

Purpose[edit | edit source]

These new collections need to be added to PLACE Locality Pages.

Video Instructions[edit | edit source]

[URL Video Link]

Task List[edit | edit source]

NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Beginning Instructions[edit | edit source]

There are new collections that need to be added separately to the counties in 4 different states.

1. You will need to sign up for a locality under a collection title tab on the [URLTask List].
2. Go to the instructions for the specific collection below.

Illinois Death Record[edit | edit source]

Task List[edit | edit source]

Illinois

Step One - Sign Up[edit | edit source]

Sign your name next to a county on the Illinois Death Records tab of the task list.

NOTE: You can scroll through tabs on Google Sheets. Next to the first tab, there are four lines stacked vertically. If you click that, you can see a complete list of all tabs on the Google Sheet. Additionally, next to the last tab, there are right and left arrows that you can click to scroll through.

Step Two - Click the Link[edit | edit source]

Using the links on the task list, click the locality you want to work on.

Step Three - Click Deaths in the Contents[edit | edit source]

In the contents, select Deaths. This should jump you down to where we will be adding the collection. You can also just scroll down to this subheading.

Step Four - Click Edit Source next to Deaths[edit | edit source]

Click Edit Source next to Deaths.

Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date.

Exceptions:

If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.
If there are no other entries with dates, put this as the first bullet.
If there is a note about there being no online records available, please replace that note with this link.

 PUT WIKI TEXT LINK

Click Show Preview to make sure it looks good and the link works.

Enter in

/* HEADER NAME */ New Collections Project

as the Summary.

Click Save Changes.

Here is an example of what it should look like.

@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 <br>
+*Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date. <br><br>
-===Step Five - Determine Where to put the Link===
-*Illinois counties have very inconsistent experiences right now. If the following instructions do not match you situation, you can make a note on the spreadsheet in column D.
-*Copy the following code and paste it in chronological order by date under the following situations:<br>
-:*If there is a heading for Deaths and a list of online records, add the link to that list.
-:*If there is no list under the Deaths heading but one called, Online Resources, list the link there in chronological order.
-:*If there is a list of links under the Deaths heading and a separate heading for Online Resources, put the link with the largest list of links.
-*You shouldn't put this link under the following headings:
-:*"Copies of Original Death Records"
 ''Exceptions:''
 :*If the link is already on the page, replace it with this new link to make it match the new manual of style. Do not worry about other entries on the page that are not in accordance with the manual of style.