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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

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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

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