Template:NARA catalog record/doc

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

This template is used to generate external links to catalog records at the United States National Archives and Records Administration by National Archives identifier (NAID) number.

Usage

The required parameter is the National Archives identifier. If this is the only parameter specified, the article title is used as the anchor text:

{{NARA catalog record|ID}}

To have the anchor text be something other than the article name, specify the second parameter, as well:

* {{NARA catalog record|ID|Title}}

This can be used when the Wikipedia page name is not the name of the work whose catalog record is desired. This will most often be the case where the article name includes a parenthetical disambiguation.

Examples

Without specifying the title, causing the article name to be used

In the article United States Bill of Rights:

• {{NARA catalog record|1408042}}

will produce:

• United States Bill of Rights at the National Archives and Records Administration

Specifying the title, rather than using the article name

In the article United States Bill of Rights :

• {{NARA catalog record|1408042|Bill of Rights}}

will produce:

• Bill of Rights at the National Archives and Records Administration

Note that the examples include the "*" for a bulleted list since this is most likely to be used in an "External links" section.

Detailed instructions

1. Go to the National Archives NextGen Catalog to search for the work of interest.
2. Select the desired work from the list returned. This will present you with an "Archival Description" for the work.
3. Use the National Archives identifier (NAID) as in one of the examples above.