FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Online Histories to County Pages

PURPOSE
Adding listings for published and digitized county histories to U.S. county pages.

CONTACT
Jane Colmenares

INSTRUCTIONS
Adding Online County Histories to County pages:

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog

2. For our example, we are working on Davidson County, Tennessee. Type in the county name you are working on. Do not use the word “county”



3. Go to Histories topic. If you typed in Davidson, Tennessee, the correct link would be: United States, Tennessee, Davidson - History

4. Click on the first record listed. NOTE: avoid any journal articles. We are going to focus on only books.

5. Read the description to see if a copy of the book is available on FamilySearch. You will see a red link under Notes if one is available. If there is no red link listed, go to Step 10 and search the internet to see if it is online. If it is NOT online on any other website, skip the book and try another book listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.



6. If there is a red link, you will enter the book using the following instructions.

7. In wikitext, use the following format order to enter the information about the book:


 * a. (A bullet should be added to each book citation)
 * b. Title of book in italics
 * c. Year of publication
 * d. “By” author’s full name, starting with first name
 * e. Publication information, standard use as in Chicago: publication location, followed by semi-colon, publisher.
 * f. Example:
 * i. *‘’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.

8. Once that is entered, add the link to FamilySearch by doing the following


 * a. Click on the link from the catalog entry to view the book.


 * b. Look for the IE number in the URL of the book. For example:
 * a. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE926835
 * b. 926835 is the IE number
 * c. In wiki text, add the following putting the IE after the first pipe (|). The IE number from above has been added in this example:
 * d.


 * e. Add the completed templet to the book citation. (see full example at bottom of page)

9. To find other locations where the book may be located, open an Internet browser window and Google the title of the book. Search the results list to see if the book is found online. Use only 3 links for each book listed.


 * a. GOOGLE BOOKS: if you find a link for Google books click on the link to see if the book is really available. If the whole book is online there will be a red button that says: EBook – Free. If it is NOT online, the red button will say: Search under the red button “Get Print Book”. If it’s available online the red button will say: Buy Ebook or Get Print book.
 * i. If it’s online, click on the book to view the pages and copy the URL.
 * ii. On the wiki after the FamilySearch link to the book, type the word, “Google Books” and add an external link to the book.
 * b. INTERNET ARCHIVE:
 * i. If you find a link for a book on Internet Archive copy the URL.
 * ii. On the wiki after the other online book links, type the word, “Internet Archive” and add an external link to the book.
 * c. ANCESTRY:
 * i. If you find a link for a book on Ancestry.com copy the URL.
 * ii. On the wiki after the other online book links already listed, type the word, “Ancestry” and add an external link to the book.
 * d. HATHITRUST:
 * i. If you find a link for a book on HathiTrust copy the URL.
 * ii. On the wiki after the other online book links already listed, type the word, “HathiTrust” and add an external link to the book.
 * e. Any other websites:
 * i. If you find a link to any other website, copy the URL to the website.
 * ii. On the wiki after the last online book listed, type the name of the website and then add an external link to the book.
 * Remember only 3 online books should be listed.

10. Add WorldCat entry after the links to the online books.


 * a. Go back to the FS Catalog entry and locate the link, “View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations.
 * b. 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
 * c. 914369 is the ID number.
 * d. 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:
 * e. Add the completed templet above after the last listed digital version of the book and before any general notes or comments about the book.

11. You can add any comments about the book you think are necessary after the worldcat link and end the entry with a period.

12. Add in the edit summary at the bottom of the page, added online book and save the page.

13. Check your entry to see if it looks correct and the links work.

14. Once you are done, return to the FamilySearch catalog and go to the next book listed. If there are no more books, go to the next county and start the process again.

Remember

 * Each book should be its own bullet.
 * Books/sources should be listed in alphabetical order by title on the county page
 * “Online at:” should be used to indicate copies of digital versions online.
 * Online versions of the books should be separated by commas
 * A semi-colon should be after the last online version listed and before "At various libraries."
 * Link to at least 3 digital versions of the book if possible.
 * If the digital image is not free, include a “$” after the link. Do not put it in parenthesis but instead use a dash.
 * When linking to digital versions, use this priority list:
 * Family History books online (free)
 * Internet Archives (free)
 * HathiTrust (free)
 * Google Books (free)
 * Ancestry.com ($)
 * Any other websites

Example of Complete Entry

 * ‘’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.

Example of Wikitext
*‘’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.