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1. '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting#Reference and Bibliographic Lists - Listing Author First|Reference and Bibliographic Lists - Listing Author First]]:''' Use a traditional citation style, such as ''The Chicago Manual of Style''. ''This should be used for references and bibliographic lists found on Wiki pages.''<br>
1. '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting#Reference and Bibliographic Lists - Listing Author First|Reference and Bibliographic Lists - Listing Author First]]:''' Use a traditional citation style, such as ''The Chicago Manual of Style''. ''This should be used for references and bibliographic lists found on Wiki pages.''<br>
2. '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting#List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing Title First|List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing Title First]]:'''  Books that are found in the body of a Wiki page should use a more usable form for users to review the books. Each entry includes all the elements of a citation for a book, but it is rearranged for easy review starting with the title of the book.  
2. '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting#List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing Title First|List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing Title First]]:'''  Books that are found in the body of a Wiki page should use a more usable form for users to review the books. Each entry includes all the elements of a citation for a book, but it is rearranged for easy review starting with the title of the book.  
 
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=== Reference and Bibliographic Lists - Listing Author First===
=== Reference and Bibliographic Lists - Listing Author First===
*See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting#References and Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First) - Basic Form|References and Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First) - Basic Form]] for instructions on how to format book citations used in reference sections and bibliographic lists.
*See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting#References and Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First) - Basic Form|References and Bibliographic Lists of Books (Listing Author First) - Basic Form]] for instructions on how to format book citations used in reference sections and bibliographic lists.
 
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===List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing Title First===
===List of Books in Body of the Wiki Page - Listing Title First===
When there are long lists of books or articles within a Wiki page, use the format listed below. This allows users to easily scan a list of pertinent resources. This style should not be used for reference sections or bibliographic lists found in the Wiki. Instead use the instructions found [[ |here]].'''''<br>  
When there are long lists of books or articles within a Wiki page, use the format listed below. This allows users to easily scan a list of pertinent resources. This style should not be used for reference sections or bibliographic lists found in the Wiki. Instead use the instructions found [[ |here]].'''''<br>  
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''Examples in Wikitext code of Listing Title First:''<br>
''Examples in Wikitext code of Listing Title First:''<br>
  <nowiki>*''Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889.'' Ed. by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1888. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61360/images/47194_54729-00009?ssrc=&backlabel=Return Ancestry] ($)
  <nowiki>*''Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889.'' Ed. by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1888. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61360/images/47194_54729-00009?ssrc=&backlabel=Return Ancestry] ($)