State Digital Newspapers Project

Introduction

The purpose of this project is to add statewide digital newspaper collections to county pages.

Step 1

Go to the task list link below, click on the tab for the state you wish to work on, type your name in, and then jump to the section for that state on the section on this page. Task List

Arizona

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphatebetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/custom/newspapers Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers] at [https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/ Arizona Memory Project]

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers at Arizona Memory Project
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" enter the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!

California

Step 1

In the task list, type your name into the "name" column, and then click on the Wiki link to the county page.

Step 2

On the Wiki county page, scroll down to the "Newspapers" section heading. Look to see if there is already a link to the California Digital Newspapers collection. If there is already a link, move on to the next county. If there is no link, then move on to the next step.

Step 3

Click "edit source" next to the "Newspaper" section. In the appropriate alphatebetical order, add the following code to the page.

*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/ California Digital Newspaper Collection] at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

click "show preview". The code entered should look like this:

• California Digital Newspaper Collection at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
  
  

Step 4

If everything looks good with the "show preview" than type "adding collection" enter the Summary box and save the page.

Step 5

Add the completed date to the spreadsheet and move on to the next county!