Template:LCCN
Usage[edit source]
This template is used for referring to books by their Library of Congress Control Numbers. Enter the LCCN without any dashes or vertical bars between the numbers.
Examples[edit source]
For example, to link 89-456, use:
{{LCCN|89456}}
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and to link sa65-3567, use:
{{LCCN|sa653567}}
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- Additional parameters
You can use a second parameter to add a title.
{{LCCN|89456|Monarch butterflies}}
By specifying | long = yes
, you can also provide a more detailed output, especially for use in External Links sections:
{{LCCN|89456|long=yes}}
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- Catalog record for LCCN at the United States Library of Congress
You can also use the second parameter to specify the book title if the page where the name of the article you're working on is not identical to the work you're citing. This is often true in the case of parenthetical disambiguation:
{{LCCN|89456|Monarch butterflies|long=yes}}
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- Catalog record for Monarch butterflies at the United States Library of Congress
See also[edit source]
- LCCN Permalink FAQ, Library of Congress
- bugzilla:8160: ParserFunction for Library of Congress Control Numbers (LCCN)
- {{LCC}}
- {{LCCN8}}
External links[edit source]
- Template:LCCN at Wikipedia, the free Terran-based encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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