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===== Locating and Adding Online County Histories on Google Books ===== | ===== Locating and Adding Online County Histories on Google Books ===== | ||
1. Click on your chosen county name in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Histories found in Google Books and Internet Archive#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. This will take you to your county page. | 1. Click on your chosen county name in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Histories found in Google Books and Internet Archive#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]]. This will take you to your county page. <br> 2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page. <br> 3. Scroll to the heading History. | ||
<br> 2. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password. Find the sign-in area in the top right-hand corner of the page. | |||
<br> 3. Scroll to the heading History. | |||
4. Open the History heading for editing by clicking on the pen in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title. | 4. Open the History heading for editing by clicking on the pen in square on the right-hand side of the page, opposite the heading title. | ||
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:b. Look at the URL in the address bar at the top of the page. The beginning of URL should look like: | :b. Look at the URL in the address bar at the top of the page. The beginning of URL should look like: | ||
::http://books.google.com/books?id=zxkVAAAAYAAJ | ::http://books.google.com/books?id=zxkVAAAAYAAJ | ||
:c.Copy only the part of the URL up to the end of the capital letters after the ?id=. | :c. Copy only the part of the URL up to the end of the capital letters after the ?id=. | ||
:d. On the Google book page, click on "About this book" in the right hand column. | :d. On the Google book page, click on "About this book" in the right hand column. | ||
::Make a note of the book author, title, and publication information. The title is at the top of the page. The author follows below it. | ::Make a note of the book author, title, and publication information. The title is at the top of the page. The author follows below it. | ||
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14. Repeat this process for as many books as you found useful on Google Books. | 14. Repeat this process for as many books as you found useful on Google Books. | ||
15. In the "Summary" box at the bottom of the page add the words, "Added Google County Histories" and then click the Save page button. | |||
{{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not space between entries, but do make sure there is a space between a heading and an entry.}} | {{tip|To make the page look uniform, do not space between entries, but do make sure there is a space between a heading and an entry.}} | ||