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How we find the
TV program data for TV
Acres?
First, we extract facts from
TV programs, books, magazines, TV related Internet web pages, or from
people directly or indirectly associated with the shows. We
try our best to verify all facts in the database by using the
most current research sources or by direct observation of TV
programs as they aired (or were captured on videotape).
Next, we assign all info
an appropriate subject category.
And,
finally, we link these subjects to the
TV Acres Index (website
content) page.
For
example, on the police drama NASH BRIDGES, Detective Bridges drives
a classic yellow 1971 'Cuda. This fact is found by following the
links in the Table of Contents under
Automobiles
- Makes & Models -
Plymouth
(or by using the keywords "Nash Bridges" in the
website's search engine).
How
does TV Acres update its web site?
Generally, I access my web site everyday. I constantly reread my work for
fun as well as for errors (misspellings, grammatical syntax errors, etc).
If I find such things, I immediately correct the entry, but I do not
mention this type of detail work on my "latest Updates" page.
When I add something to my "Latest Updates" page it is usually a new
article or paragraph entry that was not there before. Or I have taken a
pre-existing section and done a major overhaul to that section.
Any changes made to the database are downloaded immediately to my web
hosting site so that it can be indexed ASAP by the search engines spiders
who may be passing by. And as always, any contributions spotted by
visitors to the site concerning mistakes, misspellings, or omissions are
very welcomed.
How should visitors search
for stuff in the database?
The TV ACRES database is filled with a lot of cool TV information. When
checking our site to answer a question, let me offer some advice on how to
proceed.
The quickest way to find information is to consult the
TV Acres Index (website
content)
to see if there is an existing subject heading that will
give your access to the answers you seek.
If you don't find anything in the subject categories, then proceed to our
web site's
internal search engine. The best way to search is to limit your
key word entries to single words or phrases. The shorter your number of
words the better the results.
So, let's say you are looking for information on Tom
Selleck from the TV Show MAGNUM, P. I. You can enter these
possible keywords "Magnum" or "Thomas Magnum" or "Magnum, Thomas." But,
the quickest way is to just use the keyword "Magnum." This will pick up
all the other various ways the name had been entered.
If the program you are investigating is still on the air, then I suggest
going to the network where it is airing and check the network's own
program description of the show for cast and episode summaries. Use the
TV Acres Resources
Page on
TV
Networks to quickly find the links to the networks your want to find.
To supplement information found at TV Acres, I suggest these fine web
sites:
If the show you seek is not at any of the above
sites, you can go to an internet search engine like
GOOGLE and search for
your subject there.
If you have tried all the above and still can't locate the information you
seek, you can e-mail the librarian at TV ACRES at
jholst@tvacres.com for
advice.
Remember, however, that TV ACRES is primarily designed to archive
information about programs aired in the United States of America. But that
being said, the librarian is always willing to help anyone in need to find
an answer about a TV show or commercial no matter where it was produced.
Please also keep in mind that TV ACRES is a one-person operation, and that
response time may be a little longer at times due to prior commitments on
the part of the site's librarian (Jerome A. Holst).
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