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==About the GCD==
==About the GCD==
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|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.  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.
|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 intends to be the 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]]
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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]]
|width="20%" valign="top" align="center"|'''In the News'''
|width="20%" valign="top" align="center"|'''How-To Videos'''<br>
[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42346 Comic Book Resources (brief mention by Paul Levitz, November 26, 2012)]
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[http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/entertainment/ohio-theater-arts/mcginn-comics-superhero-has-local-ties-1311958.html Springfield News-Sun (January 12, 2012)]
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'''How-To Videos'''<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzBXJ0KLceA Add Variant]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzBXJ0KLceA Add Variant]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_v0IfE2qzk Reprint Link Editing & Confirmation]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_v0IfE2qzk Reprint Link Editing & Confirmation]<br>
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==Information on Indexing==
==Information on Indexing==
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[[Image:GCD 35000 Cover.jpg|frameless|right|350px|350,000th Cover Uploaded]]
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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!
:* [[OI Tutorial]]: The best way to get started!
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The following links will walk Indexers through adding new content to he GCD.
The following links will walk Indexers through adding new content to he GCD.
:*[[Adding a Missing Publisher]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Publisher]]
:*[[Adding an Indicia Publisher]]
:*[[Adding an Indicia/Colophon Publisher]]
:*[[Adding a New Brand]]
:*[[Adding a New Brand]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Series]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Series]]
:**[[Series Skeleton Requirements]]
:**[[Series Skeleton Requirements]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Issue]]
:*[[Adding a Missing Issue]]
:* [[Covers FAQ|Adding or Improving Covers]]  
:* [[Adding Covers | Adding or Improving Covers]]


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===Resources===
===Resources===
There are several resources to help indexers.
There are several resources to help indexers.
:* [[Glossary|Glossary of Common Terms]]
:* [[Glossary|Glossary of Common Terms]]
:*'''[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.
:* [http://narfstar.cwahi.net/ArtID/ Examples of GA artists' work]
:* [http://narfstar.cwahi.net/ArtID/ Examples of GA artists' work]
:* [[Useful indexer links|Other Useful Resources and Links]]
:* [[Useful indexer links|Other Useful Resources and Links]]
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:** [[Indexing Variant Characters|Variant Characters (alternate Earths, Timelines, etc.)]] (the best explanation if you want to know why a given index does or does not mention that the character is in some way a variation on another character)
:** [[Indexing Variant Characters|Variant Characters (alternate Earths, Timelines, etc.)]] (the best explanation if you want to know why a given index does or does not mention that the character is in some way a variation on another character)


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===Editors===
===Editors===
Indexers may eventually become editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.
Indexers may eventually become editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.
:* [[List of editors|List of Editors]]
:* [[List of editors|List of Editors]]
:* [[Editor wiki|Editor Documentation]]
:* [[Editor wiki|Editor Documentation]]
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==GCD Organizational Structure==
==GCD Organizational Structure==
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:* [[Technical Volunteer Requirements]] (learn what's involved in doing tech work for the GCD!)
:* [[Technical Volunteer Requirements]] (learn what's involved in doing tech work for the GCD!)
:* [[Web Site Project Page]]
:* [[Web Site Project Page]]
:* [[Creator Table Specifications Committee]]


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===Software===
===Software===
* [[Developer's Guide to the Code ]]
* [[Developer's Guide to the Code ]]
* [[Third_Party_Packages | Used Packages]]
* [[Third_Party_Packages | List of Used Packages]]
** best to just follow the instructions in these documents:
** [https://raw.github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/master/docs/Getting_Started_on_MacOS_or_Linux.txt GitHub (Mac or Linux)]
** [https://raw.github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/master/docs/Getting_Started_on_MacOS_or_Linux.txt GitHub (Mac or Linux)]
** (Windows documentation under revision)
** [https://raw.github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/master/docs/Getting_Started_on_Windows.txt GitHub (Windows)]
* [http://dev.comics.org/reviews/ Code Reviews]
* [http://dev.comics.org/reviews/ Code Reviews]
* [http://dev.comics.org/bugs/ Bugzilla for Technical Issues]
* [http://dev.comics.org/bugs/ Bugzilla for Technical Issues]
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'''Bigger Projects'''
'''Bigger Projects'''
* [[Publisher Names]]: Project lead by the comics-pub list.
* [[Publisher Names]]: Project lead by the comics-pub list.
* [[Comic Book Distribution]]


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* [[Characters]]
* [[Characters]]
* [[People]]
* [[People]]
* [[Special Projects|Special Data Cleanup Projects]]
* [[DC Profiles]]
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==Press Releases and Media Mentions==
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]
* "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=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]
* [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]
* [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)]
* "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://www.relmnetwork.com/#!gatent/c5ik George & Tony Entertainment podcast about Awesome Con DC convention, April, 2014 (scroll to Episode 13)]
* [http://www.pr.com/press-release/581620 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)
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==Other GCD Files & Information==
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnY2Rjb252ZW50aW9uc3xneDo2NTQxOTA5Y2NjYTkxNzQ4 GCD Alter Ego ad from 2014]
* [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]
* [[Other_Subjects|Miscellaneous Info]]
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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 intends to be the 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.
How-To Videos

Add Variant
Reprint Link Editing & Confirmation
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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!

Still looking for more to do? Help the GCD by cleaning up our database through any one of our Special Projects!

Formatting Documentation

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Adding to the GCD

The following links will walk Indexers through adding new content to he GCD.

Resources

There are several resources to help indexers.

Editors

Indexers may eventually become editors, who review the work of Indexers and the incoming error reports and make corrections to existing data.


GCD Organizational Structure

GCD Organizational Structure

Technical Details

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