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:*[[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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:* [[Indexing Offline]]
:* [[Indexing Offline]]
:* [[IMPs|Indexing Measuring Points (IMPs)]]: Get credit for your work!
:* [[IMPs|Indexing Measuring Points (IMPs)]]: Get credit for your work!
:* [[Non_Qualifying|A list of some publications that don't qualify for the GCD]]
:* [[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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:*'''[http://www.bailsprojects.com/ Jerry Bails' Who's Who]''' ''(No longer updated, but invaluable!)''
:*'''[http://www.bailsprojects.com/ Jerry Bails' Who's Who]''' ''(No longer updated, but invaluable!)''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.
:* [http://narfstar.cwahi.net/ArtID/ Examples of GA artists' work]
:** [[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 currently heavily involved in improving our new web-site for the GCD.  The links in this section outline some of the changes going on.  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.
We have most of our the tech documentation on [https://github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/wiki/ github]
:* [[Technical Volunteer Requirements]] (learn what's involved in doing tech work for the GCD!)
 
:* [[Web Site Project Page]]
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.
:* [[Creator Table Specifications Committee]]


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===Software===
===Software===
* [[Developer's Guide to the Code ]]
* [https://github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django-vagrant-install/ Vagrant-based development environment]
* [http://dev.comics.org/reviews/ Code Reviews]
* [https://github.com/GrandComicsDatabase/gcd-django/issues GitHub tracker for Technical Issues a.k.a. Bugs]
* [http://beta.comics.org/ Beta Test Site] (not always running!)
* [http://beta.comics.org/ Beta Test Site] (not always running!)
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|valign="center" align="center" | [[Image:GCDSchema_Graph.png|center|thumb|GCD ERD Diagram]]
 
[[Image:GCDFullSchema_graph.png|center|thumb|GCD Full ERD Diagram]]
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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]] (v0.3 "Dr Festus" - Feb 2010)
* 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://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)]
* [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]
* [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
* "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)
* "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)
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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
* "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]
* [[Other_Subjects|Miscellaneous Info]]
* [[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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Grand Comics Database
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Formed: April 1994
Contact: GCD Contact List
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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.


Board Votes Affecting This Topic

http://www.comics.org/voting/ballot/279/ - 2016-02-29


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

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 .


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

We 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.

Software

GCD ERD Diagram
GCD Full ERD Diagram

Database


Other Projects

Bigger Projects

Other On-Going Efforts


Press Releases and Media Mentions

Links to mentions of the Grand Comics Database in the press and other media.



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:



Other GCD Files & Information