User:Evancol/Sandbox/Citations

Purpose
This project will add/update books and periodicals on the wiki. Below are instructions to create approved citations.

Contact
Danielle Batson

Instructions
Format in order: 1. (A bullet should be added to each book citation) 2. Title of book in italics 3. Year of publication 4. “By” author’s full name, starting with first name 5. Publication information, standard use as in Chicago: publication location, followed by semi-colon, publisher. 6. “Online at:” (it should be bolded) 7. List in order the free links to digital versions of books, list them in alpha order. Up to three. List $ versions last followed by a ($). Example: Ancestry ($) a. For FamilySearch books online, use the template. See How to create a FamilySearch Digital Library template listed below. 8. Add link to WorldCat with the phrase: At various libraries using the instructions below, How to create the WorldCat template. 9. Add any additional notes after the list of online books in the form of a sentence.

Example: • Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke or the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. 1911. By Jennings Cropper Wise. Richmond, Va.: Bell Book and Stationery Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat). This is a reprint of the 1899 original book.

Other decisions: • Each book should be its own bullet. • “Online at:” should be used to indicate copies of digital versions online and should be bolded. • Link to at least 3 digital versions of the book if possible. • When linking to digital versions, use this list of priority: o Family History books online o Internet Archives o HathiTrust o Google Books o Ancestry.com o World Vital Records o Mocavo o Heritage Quest o Other websites • In addition to any digital versions available of the book online, also include a link to WorldCat • When creating these links, use the following: WorldCat – use Template Internet Archive – use external link Google Books - use external link Hathi Trust – user external link GenWeb – external link Ancestry.com – use external link RootsWeb – external link • Books/sources should be listed in alphabetical order by title • Additional information can be added after the citation of the book. Use period. Use the following example as a guideline. • If the digital image is not free, include a “$” after the link. Do not put it in parenthesis.

How to create a FamilySearch Digital Library template: 1. Locate the book on the FamilySearch Catalog and click on the link to open and view the book. 2. Look for the IE number in the URL of the book. Example https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE926835 926835 is the IE number 3. In wiki text, add the following putting the IE number after the first pipe (|). The IE number from above has been added in this example: 4. 5. Add the completed templet to the book citation.

How to create the WorldCat template: 1. Open the WorldCat website: www.worldcat.org 2. Search for the book by entering the title or author in the “search everything” field. 3. There may be more than one book listed with the same publication date but a variation on the title. Choose the entry that has the most libraries listed under “Find a copy in the library” 4. Look for the ID number in the URL of the book. Example: http://www.worldcat.org/title/kingdome-of-accawmacke-or-the-eastern-shore-of-virginia-in-the-seventeenth-century/oclc/914369&amp;referer=brief_results 914369 is the ID number. 5. In wiki text, add the following putting the ID number after the first pipe (|). The ID number from the above URL has been added in this example: 6. Add the completed templet above after the last listed digital version of the book and before any general notes or comments about the book.

Examples of book citations: Book with author:

• Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke or the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. 1911. By Jennings Cropper Wise. Richmond, Va.: Bell Book and Stationery Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat). This is a reprint of the 1899 original book.

Wikitext for book with author:


 * ‘’Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke or the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century.’’ 1911. By Jennings Cropper Wise. Richmond, Va.: Bell Book and Stationery Co. ‘’’Online at:’’’, Internet Archive, Google Books; . This is a reprint of the 1899 original book.

Book with more than one volume: • History of Pottawattami County, Iowa, from the earliest historic times to 1907. By Homer H. Field and Joseph R. Reed. Tucson, Arizona : W.C. Cox Co., 1974. Vol. 1 online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books; Vol. 2 online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). This is a reprint of the original 1907 book.

Wikitext Book with more than one volume:


 * ’’History of Pottawattami County, Iowa, from the earliest historic times to 1907.’’ By Homer H. Field and Joseph R. Reed. Tucson, Arizona : W.C. Cox Co., 1974. ‘’’Vol. 1 online at:’’’, Internet Archive, Google Books; ‘’’Vol. 2 online at:’’’ ; Internet Archive; Google Books; . This is a reprint of the original 1907 book.

Article • "Post offices in Baxter County" By Jane Messick Andrewson. Baxter County History. V. 31-32 (2005-2006) - v. 31, no. 2 (Apr./June 2005). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library. At various libraries (WorldCat).

Wikitext for Article


 * "Post offices in Baxter County" By Jane Messick Andrewson. ‘’Baxter County History.’’ V. 31-32 (2005-2006) - v. 31, no. 2 (Apr./June 2005). ‘’Online at:’’ ;.

Need examples for:

• No author • Journal • Multiple authors • No publisher, publication location, or publication date • Citation with an added note