User:Janaeelizan7/65

Task List

Instructions
This project is to find digitized vital record books on Archive.org and link them to the town page on the Wiki.

Step 1

 * Open up the task list above
 * In another browser tab go to Archive.org
 * In another tab, go to the Wiki

Step 2
In the task list, pick the name of the town that you want to search for. Type this phrase "TOWN NAME vital records" into the search bar on Archive.org. Replace the words "TOWN NAME" with the name of the town you're searching for.  * Sometimes you might need to type in the state name if there are multiple towns with that name.

Step 3
Search results will probably look similar to this snapshot from the search for Oxford Vital Records. As can be seen in the image, there will sometimes be more than one digital copy of the same book. If this is the case, just pick the best copy and use that URL. Copy the URL link for the book. * If no vital record books are found just put NA in the task list and move on to the next town.

Step 4
Go to your browser tab that has the wiki up and go to the town page that you're working on. Scroll down to the Vital Records section. Look carefully at the entries under Vital records to see if the book you found is already on the page. The structure of how these sections are formatted differently on the pages. Some have little information on them and some have quite a lot. If the digital book is not listed on the page then go to the next step. If the book is already listed, then go back to the task list and type in "already listed."

Step 5
If the digital book has not been listed on the town page then copy the following code into the Vital Records section. If there is a bulleted list of records put it at the bottom, if not just put it in the correct chronological or alphabetical order. *YEARS COVERED [URL BOOK TITLE], PUBLISHER, YEAR - digital book, available at Archive.org  If you have questions about the placement in the section feel free to send Janae a Yammer message.