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Format of Code - Summary

The basic elements that should be included in the link to an online database are:

  • The range of years included in the database
  • The database name
  • The website hosting the database
  • The type of database
  • An indicator if it requires a subscription or payment to access

For example:

Basic Database Link

*'''DATE-DATE''' [URL DATABASENAME] at WEBSITENAME — index & images ($); ADDITIONAL INFO; ''Also at: [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($), [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE] ($)''

Historical Records Collection Link with Template

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION ID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1863-1866''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION ID|TITLE OF COLLECTION}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]], [[TITLE OF COVERAGE TABLE WIKI PAGE|Coverage Table]], [[TITLE OF INVENTORY WIKI PAGE|Inventory]]; images<br>


Historical Records Collection Link Browse Only

*'''DATE–DATE''' {{RecordSearch|COLLECTION ID|TITLE OF COLLECTION|access=browse}} at FamilySearch — [[TITLE OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WIKI PAGE|How to Use this Collection]]; images; ADDITIONAL INFO


FamilySearch Catalog With Author listed in Link

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{FSC|ID #|item|disp=NAME OF COLLECTION}}(*) AUTHOR at FamilySearch Catalog - images


FamilySearch Catalog No Author listed in Link

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{FSC|ID #|item|disp=NAME OF COLLECTION}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


FamilySearch International Genealogical Index (IGI) Batch Links

*'''DATE-DATE''' {{IGI|BATCH#|disp=NAMEOFRECORDSANDLOCATIONANDYEAR, Batch BATCH#}} in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch — index


Books Online- List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page (Listing Title First)

This is to be used in the body of the Wiki article.

*''NAME OF BOOK.'' By AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]


Books Not Online - List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page (Listing Title First)

This is to be used in the body of the Wiki article.

*''NAME OF BOOK,'' by AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


Book Footnote in Reference Section - Listing Author First

<ref>AUTHOR(S), ''TITLE'' (PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PUBLISHER, YEAR OF PUBLICATION), VOL: PAGE NUMBER(S). (ACCESSED DATE).</ref>


Website Footnote in Reference Section

<ref>AUTHOR, "ARTICLE NAME," REPOSITORY, URL, accessed ACCESSDATE.</ref>


Books Not Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)

*LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME. ''NAME OF BOOK.'' PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


Books Online - References or Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First)

*LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME. ''NAME OF BOOK.'' PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. {{FSC|TITLENUMBER|item|disp=FS Catalog book BOOKCALLNUMBER}}; {{WorldCat|TITLENUMBER|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]; [URL NAMEOFWEBSITE]


Databases

Formatting Databases

Instructions for Creating Database Links

FamilySearch Historical Records Database Links

FamilySearch Catalog

FS Catalog and FS Historical Records

FS IGI Batch Links

FamilySearch Explore Images

Database Examples



Books

Formatting Books

Books Not Online

Online Books

First - Books Online]]



Book Examples

Books Not Online

Listing Author First
  • Austin, Jeannette Holland. The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. FS Catalog book 975.8 D2ag; At various libraries (WorldCat)
  • Crozier, William Armstrong. A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953.
  • Gnann, Pearl R. Georgia Salzburger and Allied Families. Revised. Savannah, Georgia: Mrs. C. LeBey and Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970. FS Catalog book 975.8 D2g; At various libraries (WorldCat)
Listing Title First
  • Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties, Nebraska, Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1890.
  • History of Washington County, Iowa: From the First White Settlements to 1908, by Howard A Burrell. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1909. At various libraries (WorldCat)
  • The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers By Jeannette Holland Austin. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. FS Catalog book 975.8 D2ag; At various libraries (WorldCat)



Books Online

Listing Author First
  • Crozier, William Armstrong. A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953. At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust
  • DeMond, Robert O. The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1940. Online at: Hathitrust, Ancestry ($)
Listing Title First



Multiple Volumes

1 to 3 Volumes
4 or More Volumes



Dates Listed on Online Book Link



References

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