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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. The official Vision Statement is: "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:contact@comics.org 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]] | ||
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| + | '''Board Votes Affecting This Topic''' | ||
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| + | 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] | ||
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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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==Technical Details== | ==Technical Details== | ||
| − | We are | + | We have most of our the tech documentation on [https://github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/wiki/ github] |
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| − | + | 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]] | |
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| − | + | [[Image:GCDFullSchema_graph.png|center|thumb|GCD Full ERD Diagram]] | |
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| − | * [http://beta.comics.org/ | + | |
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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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* [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.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.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 | ||
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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]] | ||
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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.
Other GCD Files & Information
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