Template:LOC-meta/doc
![]() |
This is a documentation subpage for (see that page for the template itself). It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This is a meta template that is used to create other Library of Congress sourcing templates, such as:
- {{LOC-image}}
- {{LOC-map}}
- {{LOC-calligraphy}}
- {{LOC-music}}
- {{LOC-video}}
- {{LOC-serial}}
- {{LOC-American-Memory-Collections}}
Usage
{{LOC-meta|id=|format=|division=|division_name=|division_url=|category=|collection_name=}}
Parameters
Parameter name | Description | Default value | required or optional?
|
---|---|---|---|
id | The digital ID of the work http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.division/digitalid | empty | required |
format | the type of the media. image, map, audio fragment, video fragment | image | optional |
division | The code of the LoC Division. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.division/digitalid | empty | required |
division_name | The Name of the Division. for instance: Prints and Photographs Division | When known based on division | optional |
division_url | A URL to the webpage of the specific division | When known based on division | optional |
category | The category in which images tagged with this template should be placed | Category:Images from the Library of Congress | optional |
collection_name | Specifies the name of the Library of Congress collection the material is part of. For instance: the American Memory Collections. | empty | optional |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified
Relies on:
- {{LOC-meta/url}}
Maintenance categories
- Category:Library of Congress media from an unknown division
- Category:Library of Congress media without a category
- Category:Library of Congress media without a digital ID