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==About the GCD== | ==About the GCD== | ||
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|width="80%" valign="top"|The Grand Comics | |width="80%" valign="top"|The Grand Comics Database™ (GCD) is a nonprofit, Internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building a database covering all printed comics throughout the world. The official Vision Statement is: "The Grand Comics Database Project aspires to be the world's most comprehensive online comics database for comic readers, collectors, scholars and professionals." Learn more about the GCD through these articles. If you still have questions, send us an email at [mailto:[email protected] GCD Contact List]. We look forward to hearing from you. | ||
:*[[General FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] | :*[[General FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] | ||
:*[[Searching The GCD]] | :*[[Searching The GCD]] | ||
:*[[my.comics.org]] -- tracking your own collection | |||
:*[[IMPs]] -- the most common way to become member! | :*[[IMPs]] -- the most common way to become member! | ||
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:***[[The Board|Join the Board]] | :***[[The Board|Join the Board]] | ||
:***[[List of editors|Become an Editor]] | :***[[List of editors|Become an Editor]] | ||
:***[[Who's Who]] | |||
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'''Board Votes Affecting This Topic''' | |||
http://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/279/ - 2016-02-29 | |||
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==Information on Indexing== | ==Information on Indexing== | ||
The primary way to contribute is to become an Indexer and add data for comics or upload cover scans we don't yet have. Here are some links to get started! | The primary way to contribute is to become an Indexer and add data for comics or upload cover scans we don't yet have. Here are some links to get started! | ||
:* [[OI Tutorial]]: The best way to get started! | :* Online Indexing [[OI Tutorial]]: The best way to get started! | ||
:* [[Video Tutorials]]: Helpful videos of several indexing questions. | |||
:* [[Indexing|Indexing FAQ]] | :* [[Indexing|Indexing FAQ]] | ||
:* [[Indexing Offline]] | :* [[Indexing Offline]] | ||
:* [[IMPs|Indexing Measuring Points (IMPs)]]: Get credit for your work! | :* [[IMPs|Indexing Measuring Points (IMPs)]]: Get credit for your work! | ||
:* [[ | :* [[Qualifying and Non Qualifying Publications]] including examples of some publications that don't qualify for the GCD. | ||
:* [[Error Tracker FAQ|Reporting Errors with the Error Tracker]] | :* [[Error Tracker FAQ|Reporting Errors with the Error Tracker]] | ||
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===[[Formatting Documentation]]=== | ===[[Formatting Documentation]]=== | ||
Entering data into the GCD must follow guidelines established by the gcd-policy list. Those rules can be found in the Formatting Documentation which is updated regularly. | Entering data into the GCD must follow guidelines established by the gcd-policy discussion list. Those rules can be found in the Formatting Documentation which is updated regularly. Any GCD member can join the discussion list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gcd-policy . | ||
:* [[Formatting Documentation]] | :* [[Formatting Documentation]] | ||
:** [[Cheat Sheet|Formatting Documentation Cheat Sheet]] | :** [[Cheat Sheet|Formatting Documentation Cheat Sheet]] | ||
:** [[Official Genres List]] | :** [[Official Genres List]] | ||
:* [https://docs.comics.org/wiki/Coordinators#Rules.2FPolicy_Coordinators Rules/Policy Coordinators] | |||
:* [[Policy Procedures]] | |||
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:**[[Series Skeleton Requirements]] | :**[[Series Skeleton Requirements]] | ||
:*[[Adding a Missing Issue]] | :*[[Adding a Missing Issue]] | ||
:* [[Adding Covers | Adding or Improving Covers]] | :*[[Adding Covers | Adding or Improving Covers]] | ||
:*[[Adding Creators | Adding or Editing Creator Records]] | |||
===Resources=== | ===Resources=== | ||
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:*'''[http://www.bailsprojects.com/ Jerry Bails' Who's Who]''' ''(No longer updated, but invaluable!)'' | :*'''[http://www.bailsprojects.com/ Jerry Bails' Who's Who]''' ''(No longer updated, but invaluable!)'' | ||
:** Until the updatable Who's Who is developed, please store corrections on our [[People]] page. | :** Until the updatable Who's Who is developed, please store corrections on our [[People]] page. | ||
:* [ | :** [[Names_in_Jerry_Bails%27_Who%27s_Who|Details on updating Creator Records with information from the Who's Who]] | ||
:* [[Useful indexer links|Other Useful Resources and Links]] | :* [[Useful indexer links|Other Useful Resources and Links]] | ||
:** [[User's Guide to Publishers]] | :** [[User's Guide to Publishers]] | ||
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==Technical Details== | ==Technical Details== | ||
We are | We have most of our the tech documentation on [https://github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/wiki/ github] | ||
We are always involved in improving our web-site for the GCD. If you would like to help, please contact the [http://groups.google.com/group/gcd-tech gcd-tech group] and see what you can do to help. | |||
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===Software=== | ===Software=== | ||
* [http://beta.comics.org/ Beta Test Site] (not always running!) | |||
|valign="center" align="center" | [[Image:GCDSchema_Graph.png|center|thumb|GCD ERD Diagram]] | |||
[[Image:GCDFullSchema_graph.png|center|thumb|GCD Full ERD Diagram]] | |||
* [http://beta.comics.org/ | |||
|valign="center" align="center" | [[Image: | |||
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** Data dumps: [http://www.comics.org/download/ http://www.comics.org/download/] | ** Data dumps: [http://www.comics.org/download/ http://www.comics.org/download/] | ||
** [[App Guidelines|Guidelines for developers re-using the GCD data]] | ** [[App Guidelines|Guidelines for developers re-using the GCD data]] | ||
* [[Current Schema]] ( | * the django-models are the ground truth of the database schema | ||
* [[Current Schema|Old Schema Description]] (from Feb 2010, still the best description we have) | |||
* [[New Fun Schema]] (v1.0 is still a Work in Progress) | * [[New Fun Schema]] (v1.0 is still a Work in Progress) | ||
** [http://dev.comics.org/additional_wiki_files/new_schema.html Historical "new schema"] | ** [http://dev.comics.org/additional_wiki_files/new_schema.html Historical "new schema"] | ||
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* [[People]] | * [[People]] | ||
* [[Special Projects|Special Data Cleanup Projects]] | * [[Special Projects|Special Data Cleanup Projects]] | ||
* [[DC Profiles]] | |||
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Links to mentions of the Grand Comics Database in the press and other media. | Links to mentions of the Grand Comics Database in the press and other media. | ||
* [http://www.quantumzone.org/behind_the_scenes/gcd_feature.html Credit Where Credit Is Due, by Will Alred, June 4, 1999] | * [http://www.quantumzone.org/behind_the_scenes/gcd_feature.html Credit Where Credit Is Due, by Will Alred, June 4, 1999] | ||
* Comic Book Resources on the Web, by David S. Serchay, article in Library Journal, October 1, 1999 | * "Comic Book Resources on the Web", by David S. Serchay, article in Library Journal, October 1, 1999 | ||
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6MTgyMWE2MzhlN2Y2ZDM2Ng GCD Press Release about adopting a charter and electing its first Board of Directors, by Ray Bottorff Jr, December 9, 2000] | * [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6MTgyMWE2MzhlN2Y2ZDM2Ng GCD Press Release about adopting a charter and electing its first Board of Directors, by Ray Bottorff Jr, December 9, 2000] | ||
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6MmUwNGJlYTQ5ZWE5MjRiMQ GCD Press Release about beginning online indexing, by Ray Bottorff Jr, November 11, 2002] | * [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6MmUwNGJlYTQ5ZWE5MjRiMQ GCD Press Release about beginning online indexing, by Ray Bottorff Jr, November 11, 2002] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database Grand Comics Database entry in Wikipedia, first created by Donald Dale Milne, January 26, 2006] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database Grand Comics Database entry in Wikipedia, first created by Donald Dale Milne, January 26, 2006] | ||
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6MzEwOWUxMzVmMDllODI3Nw GCD Press Release about indexing the 100,000th comic, December 25, 2006] | * [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6MzEwOWUxMzVmMDllODI3Nw GCD Press Release about indexing the 100,000th comic, December 25, 2006] | ||
* [http://gnil.wikispaces.com/file/view/smetana2009.pdf Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom: Engaging Deaf Students With a New Genre, by Linda Smetana, Darah Odelson, Heidi Burns, and Dana L. Grisham in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 53(3), November 20, 2009 (mentioned as a classroom resource)] | |||
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6OWUzNzNiODBmMDY0MjU3 GCD Press Release about its 300,000th comic book cover scan, October 18, 2010] | * [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6OWUzNzNiODBmMDY0MjU3 GCD Press Release about its 300,000th comic book cover scan, October 18, 2010] | ||
* [http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/entertainment/ohio-theater-arts/mcginn-comics-superhero-has-local-ties-1311958.html | * [http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/entertainment/ohio-theater-arts/mcginn-comics-superhero-has-local-ties-1311958.html Comics Superhero Has Local Ties, by Andrew McGinn, January 12, 2012] | ||
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42346 Comic Book Resources (brief mention by Paul Levitz, November 26, 2012)] | * [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42346 Comic Book Resources (brief mention by Paul Levitz, November 26, 2012)] | ||
* "Information Resources In The Humanities and The Arts, 6th edition", by Elizabeth S. Aversa; Anna H. Perrault; Cynthia Miller; Sonia Ramirez Wohlmuth, published by Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013 (mentioned as a classroom resource on page 153) | |||
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=tVBUAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT95#v=onepage&q=grand%20comic&f=false The Image and Role of the Librarian, by Linda S Katz, October 14, 2013] | * [http://books.google.com/books?id=tVBUAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT95#v=onepage&q=grand%20comic&f=false The Image and Role of the Librarian, by Linda S Katz, October 14, 2013] | ||
* [http://www.relmnetwork.com/#!gatent/c5ik George & Tony Entertainment podcast about Awesome Con DC convention, April, 2014 (scroll to Episode 13)] | |||
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb21tdW5pdHl8Z3g6Y2I4YjViMmNjNzg4MDM3 GCD Press Release about reaching our 1,000,000th issue, September 16, 2014] | |||
* "Jubiläum: 20 Jahre GCD", by Jochen Garcke, article in Alfonz #04/2014, about the 20th anniversary of the GCD, October, 2014 | |||
* "Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas", edited by M. Keith Booker, published by Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2014 (mentioned as a resource) | |||
* [http://www.the-leader.com/article/20150425/BLOGS/304259999/-1/blogs01 A Database for Comics (and How to Get Comics for Free), by Kirk House, April 25, 2015] | |||
* [http://www.the-leader.com/article/20150810/BLOGS/308109999/-1/blogs01 It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's -- Curtiss!, by Kirk House, August 10, 2015] | |||
* [http://www.tcj.com/gottfredsons-illegitimate-heirs-tezuka-osamu-and-the-great-wall-of-1945/ "Gottfredson’s Illegitimate Heirs: Tezuka Osamu and the Great Wall of 1945"], by Ryan Holmberg in a column at The Comics Journal, October 19, 2015 (mentioned as a data source, and Ray Bottorff Jr. is credited with a research assist) | |||
* [http://www.whatwerecomics.com/blog/ "Acquisitions Mode"], by Bart Beaty in the blog of the What Were Comics research project, November 27, 2017 | |||
* "The League of Regrettable Sidekicks", by Jon Morris, published by Quirk Books, 2018 (mentioned with Thanks in the Acknowledgments) | |||
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==Public Inspection Documents== | |||
Per United States IRS regulations, a private foundation such as the Grand Comics Database must make its annual returns and exemption application available for public inspection. This includes copies of several supporting documents submitted to the IRS. These documents are included here and can be downloaded for inspection via the following links: | |||
* Exemption application - 2023 | |||
* Annual tax returns: | |||
** 2022 and Statements | |||
***[[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0001-0001.pdf|page 1]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0002-0002.pdf|page 2]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0003-0003.pdf|page 3]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0004-0004.pdf|page 4]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0005-0005.pdf|page 5]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0006-0006.pdf|page 6]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0007-0007.pdf|page 7]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0008-0008.pdf|page 8]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0009-0009.pdf|page 9]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0010-0010.pdf|page 10]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0011-0011.pdf|page 11]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0012-0012.pdf|page 12]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0013-0013.pdf|page 13]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0014-0014.pdf|page 14]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0015-0015.pdf|page 15]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2022_0016-0016.pdf|page 16]] | |||
** [[Media:Federal_Form_1120_Completed_2021.pdf|2021]] and [[Media:2021 Tax Statements.pdf|Statements]] | |||
** 2020 and Statements | |||
** 2019 and Statements | |||
***[[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0001-0001.pdf|page 1]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0002-0002.pdf|page 2]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0003-0003.pdf|page 3]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0004-0004.pdf|page 4]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0005-0005.pdf|page 5]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0006-0006.pdf|page 6]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0007-0007.pdf|page 7]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0008-0008.pdf|page 8]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0009-0009.pdf|page 9]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0010-0010.pdf|page 10]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0011-0011.pdf|page 11]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0012-0012.pdf|page 12]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0013-0013.pdf|page 13]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0014-0014.pdf|page 14]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2019_0015-0015.pdf|page 15]] | |||
** 2018 and Statements | |||
*** [[Media:GCD 2018 IRS Form 990-EZ_part1.pdf|part 1]], [[Media:GCD 2018 IRS Form 990-EZ_part2.pdf|part 2]], [[Media:GCD 2018 IRS Form 990-EZ_part3.pdf|part 3]], [[Media:GCD 2018 IRS Form 990-EZ_part4.pdf|part 4]], [[Media:GCD 2018 IRS Form 990-EZ_part5.pdf|part 5]] | |||
** 2017 and Statements | |||
***[[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0001-0001.pdf|page 1]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0002-0002.pdf|page 2]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0003-0003.pdf|page 3]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0004-0004.pdf|page 4]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0005-0005.pdf|page 5]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0006-0006.pdf|page 6]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0007-0007.pdf|page 7]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0008-0008.pdf|page 8]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0009-0009.pdf|page 9]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0010-0010.pdf|page 10]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0011-0011.pdf|page 11]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0012-0012.pdf|page 12]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0013-0013.pdf|page 13]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0014-0014.pdf|page 14]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0015-0015.pdf|page 15]], [[Media:GCD_Taxes_-_990-PF_-_2017_0016-0016.pdf|page 16]] | |||
* Supporting documents: | |||
** State of Arkansas Annual Reports: | |||
*** [[Media:2023 Arkansas Annual Report.pdf|2023]] | |||
*** [[Media:2022 Arkansas Annual Report.pdf|2022]] | |||
*** [[Media:2021 Arkansas Annual Report.pdf|2021]] | |||
*** [[Media:2020 Arkansas Annual Report.pdf|2020]] | |||
*** [[Media:2019 Arkansas Annual Report.pdf|2019]] | |||
*** [[Media:2018 Arkansas Annual Report.pdf|2018]] | |||
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/gcdcommunity/home GCD Community pages, with GCD history, logos, charter, press mentions, etc.] | * [https://sites.google.com/site/gcdcommunity/home GCD Community pages, with GCD history, logos, charter, press mentions, etc.] | ||
* [https://sites.google.com/site/gcdconventions/home GCD Convention appearance schedule] | * [https://sites.google.com/site/gcdconventions/home GCD Convention appearance schedule] | ||
* [[Data Users|Where is data from the GCD used?]] | |||
* [[Other Subjects|Miscellaneous Info]] | |||
* [[Monthly Metrics 2016|Monthly Metrics 2016 - Monthly Stat Report]] | |||
* [[Historical_documents|Historical Documents]] | |||
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About the GCD
The Grand Comics Database™ (GCD) is a nonprofit, Internet-based organization of international volunteers dedicated to building a database covering all printed comics throughout the world. The official Vision Statement is: "The Grand Comics Database Project aspires to be the world's most comprehensive online comics database for comic readers, collectors, scholars and professionals." Learn more about the GCD through these articles. If you still have questions, send us an email at GCD Contact List. We look forward to hearing from you.
http://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/279/ - 2016-02-29 Information on IndexingThe primary way to contribute is to become an Indexer and add data for comics or upload cover scans we don't yet have. Here are some links to get started!
Still looking for more to do? Help the GCD by cleaning up our database through any one of our Special Projects!
Formatting DocumentationEntering data into the GCD must follow guidelines established by the gcd-policy discussion list. Those rules can be found in the Formatting Documentation which is updated regularly. Any GCD member can join the discussion list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gcd-policy .
Adding to the GCDThe following links will walk Indexers through adding new content to he GCD. ResourcesThere are several resources to help indexers.
EditorsIndexers may eventually become editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.
GCD Organizational StructureTechnical DetailsWe have most of our the tech documentation on github We are always involved in improving our web-site for the GCD. If you would like to help, please contact the gcd-tech group and see what you can do to help.
Other Projects
Press Releases and Media MentionsLinks to mentions of the Grand Comics Database in the press and other media.
Public Inspection DocumentsPer United States IRS regulations, a private foundation such as the Grand Comics Database must make its annual returns and exemption application available for public inspection. This includes copies of several supporting documents submitted to the IRS. These documents are included here and can be downloaded for inspection via the following links:
Other GCD Files & Information
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