FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style-Formatting: Difference between revisions

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===Listing Online Books===
===Listing Online Books===
*When a digital version of a source is available, add the phrase "Online at:" at the end of the citation.  
*'''URL:''' Use the URL to the online book as the link.
*Bold and italicize the phrase for better visibility.
*'''Online at:''' When a digital version of a source is available, add the phrase "Online at:" at the end of the citation.  
*The clickable link to the digital book should be the name of the Website.  
*'''Format:''' Bold and italicize the phrase for better visibility.
*Links to online books should be included with both styles of bibliographic entries. Examples are listed below.
*'''Link to Book:''' The clickable link to the digital book should be the name of the Website. Such as: Google Books, FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust
*'''Style of Bibliographic Entry:''' Links to online books should be included with both styles of bibliographic entries. Examples are listed below.
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''Examples for Traditional List of Bibliographic Sources:''<br>  
''Examples for Traditional List of Bibliographic Sources:''<br>  
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  <nowiki>''The Trans-Mississippi West, 1804–1912, Part IV, A Guide to Records of the Department of the Interior for the Territorial Period, Section 3: Records of the General Land Office].'' Compiler: Robert M. Kvasnicka. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2007. '''''Online at:''''' [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89082447038&view=1up&seq=3&skin=2021 Hathitrust]; {{WorldCat|1305869686|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>
  <nowiki>''The Trans-Mississippi West, 1804–1912, Part IV, A Guide to Records of the Department of the Interior for the Territorial Period, Section 3: Records of the General Land Office].'' Compiler: Robert M. Kvasnicka. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2007. '''''Online at:''''' [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89082447038&view=1up&seq=3&skin=2021 Hathitrust]; {{WorldCat|1305869686|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}</nowiki><br>


====FamilySearch Digital Library - Linking to FamilySearch Catalog====
====FamilySearch Digital Library - Linking to FamilySearch Catalog Using FHL Template====
Another option for listing FamilySearch Digital Library links that have multiple volumes in a collection, is to use a combination of a the FamilySearch Catalog template and the online book format. <br>
*'''FHL Template:''' When the book is in Digital Library and there is more than one volume, you may choose to use the FHL template instead of the URL to the Digital Library.
 
*'''Dates:''' If there are specific dates regarding the information in the book, it may be included at the beginning of the link.
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''Example:''<br>
''Example:''<br>
*'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. 3 Volumes'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FHL|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}}<br><br>
*'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FHL|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}}
 
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''Example in wikitext code:''<br>
''Example wikitext code:''<br>
<nowiki>*'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. 3 Volumes'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FHL|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}}</nowiki><br>
<nowiki>*'''DATES''' ''NAME OF BOOK.'' By AUTHOR. PUBLISHING PLACE: PUBLISHER, PUBLISH DATE. '''''Online at:''''' {{FHL|TITLE ID|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}}</nowiki><br>
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''Example completed wikitext code:''
<nowiki>*'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FHL|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}}</nowiki><br>


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