Template:LOC-image/doc

This subpage contains documentation, categories, or other content that is not part of the template.
To view the template page itself, see Template:LOC-image.

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Most of the images and materials in the Library of Congress's digital collections have been assigned a Digital ID. Use this template to specify the digital ID of the source material.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Images from the Library of Congress

Usage

{{LOC-image |id= |division= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
id	The digital ID of the work: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.division/digitalid		empty	required
division	The code of the LoC division: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.division/digitalid See the list of the known codes of the Library of Congress divisions.		pnp	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

Placement:

In the Source section of the {{Information}} template

Relies on:

• {{LOC-meta}}

See also

• The collapsible template {{LOC-image-inline}}
  

This template is for images, there are other LOC templates for different type of materials and collections:

• {{LOC-map}} – for maps
• {{LOC-calligraphy}} – for images of calligraphy
• {{LOC-music}} – for music and sheet music
• {{LOC-video}} – for videos
• {{LOC-serial}} – for journals, serials and periodicals
• {{LOC-pchrom}} - for photochroms
• {{LOC-American-Memory-Collections}} – for elements from the American Memory Collections

Further advice on using imagery from LOC is at Commons:Library of Congress.

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