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Template documentationUsed to create citation for an entry in the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts catalog.
- "Volume III of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., 1831". Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland., MSS.1894-2212. National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division. MS.2131. Retrieved 29 Feb 2024.
Usage
This template should be added to the 'Sources' section of an article. To create the short citation within the body of the text, use {{NLS}}. The short citation created by {{NLS}} will link to this full citation.
To create a citation:
{{NLS full|title=title|id=identifier|collection=collection|url=url|today=today}}
The Manuscripts section of the website of the National Library of Scotland includes a 'citation' icon that will generate a source citation.
- The title of the catalog page is the first thing that appears in this citation. It can be entered in the
|title=parameter. - Then the identifier. It can be entered in the
|id=parameter. - If a collection has been specified, it will appear next. It can be entered in the
|collection=parameter. - Then 'National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division', which does not need to be entered into the template.
- Next is the link. It can be entered in the
|url=parameter. - Last is the accessed date. It can be entered in the
|today=parameter.
For instance, for MS.2131, the title is "Volume III of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., 1831." It's identifier is MS.2131. It is found in the 'Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland., MSS.1894-2212'. This creates the citation above.
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division website full citation template
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | title | Title that appears at the top of the page in the catalog entry. Is also found in the citation generated by the website. | String | required |
| Identifier | id | Found under the title of the page. | String | required |
| Collection | collection | Name of collection that holds the document. The website will sometimes display a 'collection tree'. Use the collection that is named in the citation generated by the citation icon found on the page. | String | optional |
| URL | url | Link to page of catalog entry found in the address bar of your browser. Also found in the citation generated by the website. | URL | required |
| Today | today | Date that the website was accessed. | Date | optional |