User:Dcragun

I am a church service missionary at the Family History Library in Salt Lake. I have been doing genealogy for 4 years and am eager to learn more about the research process so I can help myself and the patrons who visit the library.

Missionary Wiki Projects

29 Jul 2010

Met with David Dilts. He showed me how to find non-copyrighted images by going to Creative Commons and flickr. Before using one of their images, I need to check the creative use license. I can submit my own photos as long as I give permission for use. I was showed how to do that and David loaded some legal jargon onto my flash under Wiki and Images. After choosing a photo, I click on it to make it the biggest file size then save as to the computer. Then on the Wiki page I choose "Upload file", browse and find it and open. Fill out the form that pops up, I can use the legal jargon to help me.

We choose a new project for me. I'm going to help out in the state of Tennessee. I'll be clicking onto each county from the navigation bar at the bottom and checking the footnotes for that county. If there are books, check to make sure the book titles are linked to World Cat. Put the title in Italics and add a FHL if there is one. To edit a footnote, I first click on the up arrow before the citation. Then I click on edit at the top of the page. Click the &lt;R&gt; in the text and then the &lt;R&gt; at the top. This brings up an edit box showing the footnote. Paste the url before the title. "[url (space) title]" If it needs to be italizied add 2 ' before title and 2 after. When copying a URL, copy all the information before the &amp;. &amp; cause big problems in Wiki. I can even cut out some of the codes in the URL to make it smaller and neater. http://worldcat/oclc#  That's all I need.

I started the project so I could remember what I'd been taught. Discovered that most of the counties didn't have Handy Book linked to World Cat. So I'm going through all the counties and doing their Handy Book links. Then I'll start over and look at all the books in each county. By doing it this way I save time because I don't have to keep copying the URL. Next time, copy this URL

[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092

and finish with those counties after Davidson. Make sure the World Cat is 10th ed. -- add a space after the URL and add the last ] after the title, but before the , [ ]'',   Remember to make sure title in italics. ''

Another tip: When copying down the URL, copy the whole thing. Then take care of deleting the "&amp; stuff" after I've pasted it in the edit box. It's easier to delete what I don't want, then try and copy only part of a URL from its home page.

30 July 2010

The page has a new look today. I like the squares to check for editing. I did some at home. Next time, start on McNairy Co. Tip: Use the navigation bar to go to the next co. after checking the link.

3 Aug 2010

Today our advanced class talked about the wiki projects. I did 10 counties in Tennessee, adding Linkpendium links. I'm excited to be working on these projects. I think the missionaries in the back had a hard time. I'll have to keep my ears and eyes open if they need help understanding. Working with David Diltz has helped me catch on to these projects quicker.

I'm trying to do project #3. It's very complicated and has taken me about 30 minutes to figure it out. I understood everything but steps J and K. Why are we highlighting the words and pressing END? I went to the TN Cemetery Records site and discovered that it doesn't have databases on all of the counties. If that's so, why not just remove the link? When I followed the instructions, it turned the link red and when I click on it, it tells me that page hasn't been created yet. VERY CONFUSING! I was able to go to Tombstone Transcription Project and find the Scott county page, so added it, instead of doing the END thing. I think I'll finish the 5 counties, doing all but J and K then ask about it tomorrow. I can always go back and finish those steps when I understand.