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F.A.Q.

  Q. What is the IAGenWeb Project? [space] Answer.

Q. What is the USGenWeb Project? [space] Answer.

Q. How do I participate in the IAGenWeb Project? [space] Answer.

Q. Who are the County Coordinators at the IAGenWeb? [space] Answer.

Q. What are the county page requirements for the USGenWeb Project? [space] Answer.

Q. What are the county page requirements for the IAGenWeb Project? [space] Answer.

Q. What are some of the Projects of the IAGenWeb? [space] Answer.

Q. What are the Iowa Archives and how can I contribute? [space] Answer.

Q. Where can I get copies of the IAGenWeb Project logo, bulletin board logos, and the Special Project Logos? [space] Answer.

Q. Where can I get copies of the USGenWeb Project logo? [space] Answer.

Q. What is Rootsweb? [space] Answer.

Q. How can I get free web space at Rootsweb? [space] Answer.

Q. Where can I get help with website design and maintenance? [space] Answer.

Q. I want to make a Web Page. Are there any on-line lessons? [space] Answer.

Q. What copyright policies apply to the USGenWeb and IAGenWeb? [space] . Answer.

Q. What is the mailing list for IAGenWeb Coordinators (IAGEN-L)? [space] Answer.

Q. What does off-site or off-link mean?
A. Those pages that are controlled or owned by another organization or webmaster.

Q. What does on-site mean?
A. Those pages that are maintained under the direct control of the CC and are not controlled nor owned by another organization nor webmaster. Note: On-site does not include the Ancestry/Rootsweb message boards, IAGenWeb Special Projects or other similar off-site repositories.

Q. What is Transcribed data?
A. Transcribed data covers a defined period of time or is complete for a given scope of data. For example:
  • From a bride index all marriages a given year or span of years.
  • From a census a complete unit of data, such as a township.
  • From a history book, all biographies.
  • Grave marker inscriptions for a cemetery.

Transcribed data can include data posted on the county IAGenWeb Board(s) as long as the above definition is met. Note: Transcribed data does not include the Ancestry/Rootsweb message boards, the IAGenWeb Special Projects (except for the GPP for your specific county), or other similar off-site repositories (including the USGenWeb Iowa Archives).

Q. What does Random data mean?
A. Random data consists of a marriage, obit or bio added here and there in no organized fashion; it does not cover a defined period of time or a defined set of data. Postings to the county IAGenBoards are considered "random data" unless they fit the definition of transcribed data. Random data should be organized in such a way that the data (a marriage, obit or bio added here and there) will eventually become a larger database.
Note: Random data does not include the Ancestry/Rootsweb message boards, IAGenWeb Special Projects or other similar off-site repositories.

Q. What does 'Prominently Located' mean?
A. Prominently placed logos are visible as the main page loads, without scrolling down to see them.

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