Template:Item

This template defines the table "items". View table.

Title:	Item
Identifier:	archives.org.au/Template:Item
Parent item:
Storage location:
Date:
Authors:
Source:
Format and extent:
License:
Related people:
Related places:
Keywords:
Description:

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Documentation

This template defines a record of a physical or digital archive item.

What it is:

• type
• format
• extent

Where in the world it relates to, where it came from, and where it is now:

• places
• coordinates
• location
• storage_location
• storage_location_sort_key

Who it relates to, who created it:

• people
• authors

What other item it belongs to (in its original series):

• parent_item
• parent_item_sort_key

Usage

{{Item
| parent_item    = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| parent_item_sort_key = 
| type           = <!-- one of: photo, letter, book, ephemera, article, object, collection -->
| date           = <!-- yyyy-mm-dd -->
| date_precision = <!-- one of: day, month, year, circa -->
| authors        = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| source         = 
| extent         = 
| format         = 
| license        = <!-- Leave blank to default to CC-BY-SA -->
| places         = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| people         = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| image          = <!-- Without the leading 'File:' prefix. -->
| coordinates    = <!-- latitude, longitude (in decimal degrees) -->
| description    = 
}}

See also Template:Item/preload.

Define an item's metadata.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	no description	Unknown	required
Date	date	no description	Date	optional
Date precision	date_precision	no description	Unknown	optional
Description	description	no description	Content	optional
Image filename	image	The filename of a representative image of this item.	File	optional
Authors	authors	Semicolon-separated list of authors' names or idents.	Unknown	optional
License	licence	no description Example PD	Template	optional
Public domain year	pd_year	The year in which this item entered or will enter the public domain.	String	optional
Places	places	Semicolon-separated list of related places.	String	optional
People	people	Semicolon-separated list of related people.	String	optional
Storage location	storage_location	no description	Page name	optional
Storage location sort key	storage_location_sort_key	no description	String	optional
Parent item	parent_item	no description	Page name	optional
Parent item sort key	parent_item_sort_key	no description	String	optional
Sub-items format	subitems_format	Either 'gallery' or 'list'. Default gallery	String	optional
extent	extent	no description	Unknown	optional
source	source	no description	Unknown	optional