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These are some notes from the meetings community members had regarding county page design. | These are some notes from the meetings community members had regarding county page design. | ||
== Questions<br> == | == Questions<br> == | ||
Here are the questions we must resolve:<br> | |||
*A. How to name "other" section - History and Geography vs. McHenry County Information - To include items such as: | |||
:*Quick Dates | |||
:*Historical Facts | |||
:*Boundary Changes | |||
:*Places/Localities<br> | |||
:*Neighboring Counties | |||
:*Populated Places<br> | |||
B. Placement of this section - where does it go? | |||
*Society information: Should there be a Society section in Records and Resources? Where should information about a society repository go? ''It was resolved during the 30 Jun 2011 meeting that if the society has a repository, the repository's information should be listed in the Archives, Libraries and Museums section (this section was renamed "Repositories" during the 11 July meeting). All other information about the society should go under the Society heading. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 18:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)'' | *Society information: Should there be a Society section in Records and Resources? Where should information about a society repository go? ''It was resolved during the 30 Jun 2011 meeting that if the society has a repository, the repository's information should be listed in the Archives, Libraries and Museums section (this section was renamed "Repositories" during the 11 July meeting). All other information about the society should go under the Society heading. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 18:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)'' | ||
*Biography - does it belong? | *Biography - does it belong? | ||
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'''Courthouse page: '''When a new courthouse page is created, keep the heading on the page and link out to the new page. Name example: Adams County, Illinois Courthouse | '''Courthouse page: '''When a new courthouse page is created, keep the heading on the page and link out to the new page. Name example: Adams County, Illinois Courthouse | ||
'''Web variable | '''Infobox Web variable:''' This variable is for the county page, not the courthouse page.<br> | ||
'''Libraries, Archives, and Museums:''' Rename to "Repositories." It was decided during the 11 July meeting that the repositories section will contain subheadings as needed for Courthouse, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Family History Centers, etc. as needed. | '''Libraries, Archives, and Museums:''' Rename to "Repositories." It was decided during the 11 July meeting that the repositories section will contain subheadings as needed for Courthouse, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Family History Centers, etc. as needed. | ||
'''Places/Localities:''' Move to the bottom of the page, after Resources | '''Places/Localities:''' Move to the bottom of the page, after Resources | ||
'''Vital Records: '''Rename to: "Birth, Marriage, and Death" or "Birth, Marriage, and Death (Vital Records)" (the options will be tested)<br> | |||
'''Record Loss: '''Details should be included with the repository and the record type it relates to.<br> | |||
=== Topics === | === Topics === | ||
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*[[User:Lembley/sandbox5|Important resources first]] | *[[User:Lembley/sandbox5|Important resources first]] | ||
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=== Questions we are testing<br> === | |||
*Which format is best for: | |||
:*An individual who is just starting out with research in an area? | |||
:*Is looking for a specific piece of information about an individual who lived in that area? | |||
*Will advanced users have a hard time finding vital records if we remove the term Vital Records from the heading of the section titled Birth, Marriage, Death? | |||
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