Template:Cite archival metadata/doc

This template can be used to cite a finding aid or other instance of archival metadata. For open metadata released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation license please use Template:Cite_open_archival_metadata. This template was copied from the open archival metadata template and then changed to fit the needs of general archival metadata.

Usage

This template includes four required parameters (title, url, repository, and location) and three optional parameters (author, date, and accessdate).

{{Cite archival metadata
|author = [author(s) of document, if listed]
|title = [title of document]
|url = [URL of document]
|repository = [repository where the archival or special collection is held]
|location = [geographic location of the repository]
|date = [date document was published, if provided]
|accessdate = [date document was accessed online]
}}

Example

The syntax...

{{Cite archival metadata
|author = Finding aid authors: Amanda Clark and GlendaLynn Ainsworth
|title = Guide to the Richard L. and Claudia L. Bushman papers
|url = https://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%202052
|repository = L. Tom Perry Special Collections
|location = Provo, UT
|date = 2014
|accessdate = March 29, 2016
}}

...will produce

Example text.