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Community Resources DatabaseCommunity Resources Database
What are we indexing at RCPL?What are we indexing at RCPL?
Deaths in Deaths in The StateThe State newspaper newspaper Deaths in Deaths in The Palmetto Leader The Palmetto Leader The Lake Murray MagazineThe Lake Murray MagazineColumbia Metropolitan (1995-1998) Columbia Metropolitan (1995-1998) County Focus (2003) County Focus (2003) Greater Columbia Business Monthly Greater Columbia Business Monthly
(1995-1998) (1995-1998) Lake Murray-Columbia (Mar 2006 - Lake Murray-Columbia (Mar 2006 -
Present)Present)
How Do We Get: How Do We Get:
From here…From here… to here.to here.
The ProcessThe Process
Transcribe the newspaper (longhand)Transcribe the newspaper (longhand)ExcelExcel (or (or ExcelExcel) input) inputQuality control Quality control Tab delimited text fileTab delimited text fileMarc editMarc editUpload into Upload into Community Resources Community Resources
databasedatabasePublic accessPublic access
Excel file - 1966Excel file - 1966
Text fileText file
MMachine achine rereadable adable ccataloging ataloging rrecord - ecord - MarcMarc
980 Name (e.g. Smith, John)980 Name (e.g. Smith, John) 981 Maiden Name981 Maiden Name 982 Other Information (e.g. infant son of John Smith)982 Other Information (e.g. infant son of John Smith) 983 Source (e.g. The State)983 Source (e.g. The State) 984 Notice Information984 Notice Information
$a Obituary/Notice data (mm/dd/yyyy)$a Obituary/Notice data (mm/dd/yyyy)
$b Page$b Page
$c Column$c Column 985 Place985 Place 986 Death date986 Death date 987 Death Place987 Death Place 988 Notes988 Notes 989 Obituary/Notice year 989 Obituary/Notice year
Comres upload – Marc EditComres upload – Marc Edit
Community Resources Community Resources RecordRecord
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