FamilySearchWiki:WikiProject:Adding MDH Links to County Pages, Part 3: Adding Links for County Histories: Difference between revisions

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Step 6: Check each county history to make sure it's not already listed on the Wiki page.<br>
Step 6: Check each county history to make sure it's not already listed on the Wiki page.<br>
Step 7: Add all county histories not already listed on the Wiki page. <br>
Step 7: Add all county histories not already listed on the Wiki page. <br>
=== Step 2: Enter digitized books in bullet list under Local Histories heading ===
1. If there is a red link to a digitized version of the book, you will enter the book using the following instructions.
2.'''You can go to a sandbox page or directly edit to the county page.  Because others maybe adding other content on county pages, we suggest working in one of your sandbox pages.'''
3. Refer to the catalog entry for the book and use the following format to enter the information about the book on your sandbox page:<br>
:a. (A bullet should be added to the beginning of each book citation)<br>
:b. Title of book in italics<br>
:c. Year of publication<br>
:d. Add the word “By” and then put the author’s full name, starting with first name<br>
:e. Add publication information, using the following:  publication location, followed by colon, publisher.<br>
:f. Add the words "Online at:" at the end following the publisher.
'''Example:'''<br>
:*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:
'''Wikitext example:'''<br>
:<nowiki>*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at:</nowiki> <br>
'''Words of guidance:'''<br>
*Capitalize the complete title even though it is not in the catalog<br>
*If the title is really long, just give the first portion of the title and leave off the rest.<br>
*If there is ever information missing use the following guidelines:
**Missing author: leave it blank and move on to the publisher information.
**Missing publication date: use n.d.
**Missing publication place: use n.p.
**Missing publisher: use n.p.
'''Example of no author, no date of publication, no place of publication, and no publisher information:'''<br>
:''Niobrara Centennial 1856-1956.'' N.d. N.p: n.p.<br>
Step 8: put "added county history links" <br>
Step 8: put "added county history links" <br>
Step 9: Click save. <br>
Step 9: Click save. <br>
===Part 2: Adding Links for County Plat Books===
===Part 2: Adding Links for County Plat Books===
Step 1: Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]<br>
Step 1: Go to [https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh# Missouri Digital Heritage]<br>
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