Template:Collection citation/doc: Difference between revisions

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Purpose[edit source]

This template is used to add the collection citation to a Historical Record Collection's search page at FamilySearch.org under the heading Source Information or Citations for This Collection.

Usage[edit source]

The template can be used to protect the needed code from being removed by unwitting contributors. The citation must be inserted between the and  tags.

{{Collection citation
| text =<!--bibdescbegin-->The source citation<!--bibdescend-->
}}

Example[edit source]

For the collection Sweden, Östergötland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

{{Collection citation | text= "Sweden, Östergötland Church Records, 1555-1911; index 1616-1860." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Sweden Regional Archives, Vadstena.}}

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-This template produces a Collection citation used in FamilySearch Historical Records articles.
+== Purpose  ==
-This template is used for all Historical Record collections.
+This template is used to add the collection citation to a [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|Historical Record Collection]]'s search page at [[FamilySearch.org]] under the heading '''Source Information''' or '''Citations for This Collection'''.
-The template does not have any parameters.
+== Usage  ==
+The template can be used to protect the needed code from being removed by unwitting contributors. The citation must be inserted between the <nowiki><!--bibdescbegin--></nowiki>and <nowiki><!--bibdescend--></nowiki> tags.
+<pre>
+{{Collection citation
+| text =<!--bibdescbegin-->The source citation<!--bibdescend-->
+}}
+</pre>
-The code is simple:
+=== Example ===
-<PRE>{{Collection citation}}</PRE>
+For the collection [[Sweden, Östergötland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
+<pre>
-The template displays as:
+{{Collection citation | text= "Sweden, Östergötland Church Records, 1555-1911; index 1616-1860." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Sweden Regional Archives, Vadstena.}}
+</pre>
-{{Collection citation}}
+[[Category:Citation and verifiability maintenance templates]]
-[[Category:Template documentation]]
-[[Category:WikiProject FamilySearch Historical Records templates]]