Template:OL book

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This template generates a link to an edition ("book") on Open Library.

Usage

Use one of:

• {{OL book}}
• {{OL book|id=id of the book as specified at openlibrary.org|cname=name to be displayed}}

• The former fetches the ID from Wikidata and uses the page name.
• |id= is the Open Library id in the form ####M where #### is a series of one or more digits; do not include 'OL' prefix
• |cname= is an optional parameter for the name to be displayed – if omitted, uses page title

Examples

Code

{{OL book|id=23330498M}}

Result

OL book on Open Library at the Internet Archive – uses page title

Code

{{OL book|id=23330498M|cname=''The Road to Oz'' by L. Frank Baum}}

Result

The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum on Open Library at the Internet Archive

Tracking categories

• Category:Open Library ID not in Wikidata (241)
• Category:Open Library ID different from Wikidata (460)
• Category:Open Library ID same as Wikidata (107)
• Category:Articles with Open Library links (1,646)

See also

• Template:OL author
• Template:OL work
• Template:OL

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