FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Archive Holdings Extraction

Purpose
There are many records held at national archives around the world that we aren't aware of and have never found. This project will consist of combing through the national archives of various countries to evaluate their records and add them to a spreadsheet for assessment and addition to the Wiki.

Project Leader
Amber Larsen

Task List
Spreadsheet

Instructions
1. Sign your name in the task list above for the country you'd like to work on, and then open up that country's tab in the Spreadsheet.

2. That country's tab on the spreadsheet contains the link to that country's national archive website in row 1. Click that link and open up the archive website in a new tab.
 * Cell B1 may occasionally say "not found" if there is no discernable archive website. Skip that country.
 * If there is not a link to the country's archive in row 1 on the spreadsheet, see that country's Wiki page for Archives and Libraries, e.g. "Bahamas Archives and Libraries" to find the link for the national archives.

3. Scour the archives website for a type of catalog or other part that lists the archive's holdings.
 * Every archive website is different, so you'll have to fine-tooth-comb through every website to all their dark corners/crevices to make sure we find their holdings. 

4. If you find a catalog or other list of the holdings of the archive, extract any online collections (either indexed or images) and add them to the spreadsheet in columns A, B, and C.
 * Don't extract every physical holding the archive has. We're only looking for holdings that are available digitally (even if they require payment). Do some sleuthing and assess the listings in their catalog or equivalent, and add them to the spreadsheet if they're applicable.
 * If the holdings break down records at a local level, such as parish, town, etc. and there are hundreds/thousands of online result entries, don't add every single one to the spreadsheet. Instead, add one or two, and make a note off to the side in column D that the archive holds many localized records and need to be searched through manually.
 * On a similar note, if the archive holdings are more than 25 digital collections/items, add up to 25 in the spreadsheet, and then make a note that more exist on the archive's website than what were extracted.

5. You may need to search their archive website for a keyword or two in the language(s) used in that country, for major record types used there (see the Wiki for that info). E.g. In Albania, their catalog requires that you enter in search parameters. I used Google Translate to Albanian for the word for "church" (in an effort to catch any possible church books), and found some results.

6. If the archive does not have any digital holdings, put "NONE" in columns A, B, and C in row 3 on that country's tab on the spreadsheet, and move on to the next country. 