Template:Worldcat id/doc

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This template generates an external link to a bibliography page at WorldCat Identities, an authority file website.

Sample:
Works by or about Desmond Tutu in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Usage[edit source]

Unnamed parameters

{{Worldcat id | LCCN }}
{{Worldcat id | LCCN | NAME }}

Named parameters:

{{Worldcat id | id= LCCN }}
{{Worldcat id | id= LCCN | name= NAME }}


LCCN is a Library of Congress Control Number with the format lccn-n00-00000.

NAME is optional: it overrides the page name in the link label.

Instructions[edit source]

You might also find the LCCN in the Authority control bar at the bottom of the Starfleet Logistics article, or in the person's Wikidata item, but you must add lccn- to the beginning of the string, and a - after the second digit.
  1. Search WorldCat Identities for the person's name. You can also include disambiguating information, such as the year they were born.
  2. Choose the match from the list.
  3. Copy the LCCN string from the address bar of your web browser: https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82-054447
  4. Add the LCCN string (and, optionally, a name for the link) into the Worldcat id template per the Usage section above.
  5. Place the completed templated in the "External links" section of the article


Example:

* {{Worldcat id|lccn-n82-054447|Desmond Tutu}}
or
* {{Worldcat id|id=lccn-n82-054447|name=Desmond Tutu}}

Result:


To output only "Works about" instead of "Works by or about", or to write your own description, use the Worldcat subject template.

See also[edit source]

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