Template:EB9 link/doc

Purpose

This template enables linking from Wikisource articles (usually author pages) to articles in the Wikisource Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition, project.

Usage

{{EB9 link|name of the article}}

An author can be added with the optional author parameter. A specific year is displayed when the volume parameter is used.

Examples

Typical

{{EB9 link|Attraction|volume=3}}

displays as:

"Attraction," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (v. 3) (1878)

Using author

{{EB9 link|volume=3|Jackson, Andrew|author=[[Author:W. G. Sumner|]]}}

displays as:

"Jackson, Andrew," by W. G. Sumner in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (v. 3) (1878)

Using link

Can be used when the article name doesn't match the link, for example when linking to a sub-section of an article:

{{EB9 link|volume=3|Alphonso X|link=Alphonso#Alphonso X. of Leon}}

"Alphonso X," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (v. 3) (1878)