Help:WorldCat Templates

WorldCat Templates
To simplify updating URLs for WorldCat, a template is used. It is advised to use these templates anytime you can to help save time in the future.
 * This Wiki article only describes how to use the templates. All database links must be formatted using the Manual of Style.
 * Manual of Style

WorldCat Template - Specific Book
This template is used to create links for a specific book found in WorldCat.

* Letters in all caps contain a description of the changing text in the template.

How to Find a WorldCat ID Number

 * 1) Go to www.worldcat.org
 * 2) Do a search for the book
 * 3) Once the book is up on the screen (not the list of titles but the actual book entry), look at the URL at the top of the page.
 * 4) The number in the URL is the ID number. Use this number in the WorldCat Template
 * 5) Example – the ID number is bolded: http://www.worldcat.org/title/memories-of-local-naturalists/oclc/12045503&referer=brief_results