Help:Wiki University--Image & PDF Approval





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Approval Authority



 * Authority to approve images must be granted by your supervisor.


 * This authority gives you the ability to approve upload of your own images and files.


 * This authority also allows you to approve images and PDF files submitted by users, but only if you are assigned to work Salesforce cases.


 * The following is a list of image or files accepted by FamilySearch Wiki: png, jpg, jpeg, doc, xls, ppt, bmp, pdf, pptx, docx, xlsx, gif.

Image Use Policy
There is a strict policy in place about what type of images and PDF files can be included in the Wiki. They must be copyright free or used with permission, neutral, and protect the privacy of individuals. Be familiar with the policy before selecting photos and PDF's for upload.

Checking Copyrights and Finding Images

 * It is usually preferable to use images that DO NOT have copyright issues and can be freely used.
 * Before using a copyrighted image, you should be familiar with the various kinds of copyrights.

Here is one way to find out if an image is copyright free. ''If you are looking for images in Google, one way to weed out the restricted images for your topic is to click on the toolbar at the top of the image page and then click on "Usage rights" and then on "Labeled for reuse." The images that remain should be free from restrictions, although you should also follow through to the source to be sure.''

Assume all images on the Internet are copyrighted and therefore inappropriate for the Wiki unless you can prove otherwise.

Where to look for images
Four major sources of copyright-free images are:


 * 1) Wikipedia and the associated WikiMedia. The vast majority of images (but not all) on Wikipedia can be used in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Click any image in Wikipedia to see its file, description and copyright status. For example, see File:GoldenGateBridge.jpg, or File:Klondike mining camp.jpg.
 * 2) Creative Commons. Some Internet image galleries such as Google images and Flickr have a mixture of copyright and non-copyright images. Use the Creative Commons Search at http://search.creativecommons.org/ to find possible images for the Wiki. Be sure to follow each image's link to learn its own individual copyright status. For example, see File:Jewish cemetery.jpg.
 * 3) Own work. If you create an image yourself and are the sole copyright owner, and if you are willing to license that image for public use on the Wiki, you can. For example, see File:Utah Territory 1856 map.png, or File:Cilmeri.png.
 * 4) Free image resources at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki lists dozens of Internet sites with free-licensed images that would be suitable for use on the Research Wiki. Also includes seven free image search engines.

1. Select an image or PDF file



 * Make sure the image fits within Wiki policies for image use.
 * Size of image 5 MB or less (preferably 2 MB, as high a quality as possible)
 * Again, the permitted file types: png, jpg, jpeg, doc, xls, ppt, bmp, pdf, pptx, docx, xlsx, gif.
 * Copyright free or creative commons and meets content criteria


 * Save image to a file on your computer. (It is recommended you set aside a file just for these images.)


 * Note: You may need to modify the image size prior to downloading from Creative Commons or other source location.
 * Generally, the preferred size of the image would be 256px.

2. Create the image description

 * Title. Choose the title you will give the image carefully to be descriptive, brief, and unique. Verify the spelling.
 * Description. Give enough information in the description to help other contributors easily find your image using the Wiki search engine
 * Source. Give the title, and other source information, especially the Internet URL, and any additional sources cited in your source. If possible, go to the most original source and cite it.
 * Date. Give the date the image was created (not the date you uploaded it), or if that information is lacking, give the date the image was uploaded in the source where you found it.
 * Author. Give credit to the person who created the image. In some cases this will be an Internet user-name, in which case please give us the user's Internet site as well, for example, "Wikipedia user."
 * Permission. Give the exact permission(s) or license(s) you found for the image you will upload. For a partial list of possible licenses see Help:License templates.

To make this procedure a bit easier, add this template to the summary box which is above the place where you select the licencing and add the appropriate information after the equal signs:


 * Category. In the summary box below the License template, add the appropriate category. If you do not know the correct category, leave it blank. A Wiki Support staff will add one for you.

3. Uploading images

 * After you are signed in, click on "Upload file" in the left sidebar under "Tools."


 * Click on "Choose File."

NOTICE the types of images accepted by the Wiki are listed under the "choose file" button.
 * Find and click on the image you want to upload.


 * Click on the licensing drop down menu to select the license that may control the image use.


 * Click the "Upload file" button at the bottom of the page.

The image will now appear on a separate page with the file name across the top of the page. This is the reference you will use to place the image.
 * You also access Upload file through "Special pages" in left side bar.
 * For our patrons to submit image, they click on "Upload File/Image" under "Volunteer and Helper." Their request will then go through Salesforce precedures.

Embedding an image
  Your image will now be only 200 pixels wide.
 * Since the image is in the Wiki, a link to it is an internal link. You can place the image anywhere on a page with the following coding:
 * The size of the image will appear on a Wiki page in the size it was uploaded. To restrict the size, place a pipe and the size you want the image to be, in pixels, after the name of the image.

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 * If you want to place the image on the right side of the page instead of the default position on the left, put another pipe and the word "right."

Embedding a PDF file
[[Media:Lubbock TX FHC Library Catalog.pdf|Lubbock Texas FHC library catalog]]
 * Like an image, a PDF file links is an "internal link." You can place the link to the PDF file anywhere on a page with the following coding:
 * Notice the magic word Media instead of the word File or Image.
 * Here is the actual link to this PDF file: [[Media:Lubbock TX FHC Library Catalog.pdf|Lubbock Texas FHC library catalog]]

Non-English Wiki Image Approval
Sometimes you may be asked to approve an image for any of the non-English Wikis. Of course, you may not understand the language, so here is an article that shows the non-English words to click on to get you to the place where you can approve an image in these non-English Wikis.
 * Image Approval for Non-English Wikis

Try these out
 Quick Quiz
 * Anyone can approve images for the wiki.
 * True
 * False


 * You can upload images even if they have a copyright restriction.
 * True
 * False


 * Only jpeg, png and pdf images can be accepted by the Wiki
 * True
 * False


 * There is no way to restrict the size of the image on a page
 * True
 * False


 * It is not ok to use the images of living people
 * True
 * False

Check your answers

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