Contents 1 Articles about libraries 1.1 Structure 1.1.1 Intro 1.1.2 Headers 1.1.3 Markup 1.1.4 Examples 2 See also

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[edit] Articles about libraries

The following describes possible structures for: library articles.

[edit] Structure

• for article name see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Architecture#Create_new_articles
  • the name is always capitalized "University National Central Public Free Library", in the article not "...public library is located etc."

[edit] Intro

• library's name is ... (law/humanities/research/city/national) [[library]] ... in XXX country ... with a collection of XX items (year) ... established/built/designed by in XXXX ... rare item(s)/special collections/noted for ... (XX branch libraries (as of XXXX) that serve the city of XXXX.)

[edit] Headers

• History / History and architecture/ Historical background
• Main collection/ Holdings/ Inventory/ Collections
• Figures/ Data
• Important special collections/ Art, rare books and exhibits/ Notable books /Highlights of the collections
  • (Modern political and constitutional history, Laws and preliminary records, Science and technology, Maps, Music, Foreign books, Rare books and Old materials)
• Misc optional headings like: Using the Library/ Annual events
• Branch library system/ Branches
• Online resources/ Technology
• Notes/ Sources/ References
• External links
• See also

[edit] Markup

• f. ex. Category:Libraries, see Category:Libraries by country (f.ex. Category:Libraries in Argentina), Category:National libraries, Category:Digital libraries, Category:Research libraries, Category:Public libraries, Category:Defunct libraries
• {{library-stub}}

[edit] Examples

• National_Diet_Library History/ Main Collection/ Important Special Collections/ Online resources/ Sources/ External links
• Boston Public Library Collections/ History and Architecture/ Art, Rare Books and Exhibits/ Branch library system/ Technology/ References/ External links
• Library of Congress History/ Holdings/ Using the Library/ Annual events/ See also/ External links/ Notes and references
• British Library Historical background/ Access to the collections/ Legal deposit/ Newspapers/ Miscellaneous information/ Highlights of the collections/ Philatelic collections/ References/ See also/ External links

[edit] See also

• List of libraries
• List of national libraries
• WikiProject LibrariansLibrary article