Template:WorldCat/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:WorldCat.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template can make an external link to:

A library holding: An item (book, CD, video, journal, etc.) catalogued in the inventories of various libraries.
A bibliography: A list of works by or about a subject (i.e., works associated with a particular subject heading).

Library holdings are tracked by WorldCat, a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories.

Bibliographies were available at WorldCat Identities, a project ceased to exist. WorldCat's new authority file is called WorldCat Entities.

Sample output: Murasaki Shikibu in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Usage edit

For works edit

{{WorldCat|oclc=|name=}}

|oclc= is an Online Computer Library Center accession number, which has 1 to 9 digits.
|name= is optional: it overrides the default link label, which is the page name

For people and subjects edit

{{WorldCat|id=|name=}}

|id= is a Library of Congress Control Number with the format lccn-n00-00000.
|name= is optional: it overrides the default link label, which is the page name.

Instructions edit

To link to a library item edit

Search WorldCat for any other work or service that a library might stock or subscribe to. You can search by title, author, keyword, subject, ISBN, or ISSN. (See the Advanced Search page for all options.)
Go to the page of the work, edition, and format that you want.
Copy the number after oclc/ in the address bar of your web browser: https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17522144
Add the template to the "External links" section of the article.
Add the OCLC number and (optionally) a name to the template. (The default name is the page name.)

You can refine your WorldCat search using the filters. WorldCat includes (but is not limited to): articles, audiobooks, books, e-books, computer files, journals, magazines, maps, movies (BD, DVD, VHS, et al.), music recordings (CD, LP, cassette, et al.), musical scores, newspapers, rare works, theses, TV shows, video games, videos, web services.

Example: {{WorldCat|oclc=17522144|name=The Tale of Genji (Edward Seidensticker translation)}}

Result:

The Tale of Genji (Edward Seidensticker translation) in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

To link to a bibliography for a person or other subject edit

Search WorldCat Identities for the subject.
Click the name or subject from the list of search results.
Copy the lccn string from the address bar of your web browser: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79100628/
Add the template to the "External links" section of the article.
Add the lccn string and, optionally, a name to the template. (The default name is the page name.)

Example: {{WorldCat|id=lccn-n79100628|name=Murasaki Shikibu}}