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FamilySearchWiki:WikiProject:Adding MDH Links to County Pages, Part 3: Adding Links for County Histories: Difference between revisions
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After creating the book entry reference, we need to link it to the digital image on FamilySearch Books. Do the following steps. | After creating the book entry reference, we need to link it to the digital image on FamilySearch Books. Do the following steps. | ||
1 | 1. Go to the FamilySearch Books search at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/]<br> | ||
'''NOTE:''' Do not use the url displayed when using the red link in the FamilySearch Catalog and instead follow these directions. This is a redirect and will expire after several years and the link will break. You will know you have the incorrect URL if it has "redirection" in the URL. Here is an example of an incorrect url that should not be used: <nowiki>https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/100736-redirection</nowiki><br> | '''NOTE:''' Do not use the url displayed when using the red link in the FamilySearch Catalog and instead follow these directions. This is a redirect and will expire after several years and the link will break. You will know you have the incorrect URL if it has "redirection" in the URL. Here is an example of an incorrect url that should not be used: <nowiki>https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/100736-redirection</nowiki><br> | ||
2. Paste in the name of the book and do a search.<br> | |||
3. From the list of results find the correct book and click on the link. <br> | |||
4. Copy the URL found in the address bar of your browser. (yes, some are ridiculously long - copy it anyway)<br> | |||
'''NOTE:''' A template was used previously for FamilySearch Books online (now changed to FamilySearch Digital Library). However, a change to the viewer has caused the template to no longer work.<br> | '''NOTE:''' A template was used previously for FamilySearch Books online (now changed to FamilySearch Digital Library). However, a change to the viewer has caused the template to no longer work.<br> | ||
5. Now add the link after, "Online at:" at the end of the book citation. <br> | |||
6. Add a square bracket just before link address and add <nowiki>FamilySearch Digital Library]</nowiki>" at the end of the URL with a space between the URL and FamilySearch. Use the example below: | |||
'''Example in wikitext:'''<br> | '''Example in wikitext:'''<br> | ||
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:*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/100736-biographical-and-historical-memoirs-of-adams-clay-hall-and-hamilton-counties-nebraska-comprising-of-a-condensed-history-of-the-state-a-number-of-biographies-of-distinguished-citizens-of-the-same-a-brief-descriptive-history-of-each-of-the?offset=2 FamilySearch Digital Library]<br> | :*''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska.'' 1890. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/100736-biographical-and-historical-memoirs-of-adams-clay-hall-and-hamilton-counties-nebraska-comprising-of-a-condensed-history-of-the-state-a-number-of-biographies-of-distinguished-citizens-of-the-same-a-brief-descriptive-history-of-each-of-the?offset=2 FamilySearch Digital Library]<br> | ||
7. You are now ready to look for this digital book on other websites.<br> | |||
==== Hathitrust ==== | ==== Hathitrust ==== | ||