Template:DNB lkpl
[[Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]
A plain link to link to another article within DNB. Compared with {{DNB link}} which provides an annotated link including publication detail. The default is to point to an article from one of the original 63 volumes, designated (DNB00).
Usage
[edit]DNB articles have the nomenclature Surname, Firstname, so the basis of the link is
{{DNB lkpl|Surname, Firstname}}
eg. {{DNB lkpl|Newton, Isaac}} produces Newton, Isaac that links to Newton, Isaac (DNB00)
Noting however, that some references in the volumes may give the name in a standard text context, eg. Isaac Newton, to represent this a second parameter should be used
{{DNB lkpl|Surname, Firstname|Firstname Surname}}
eg. {{DNB lkpl|Newton, Isaac|Isaac Newton}} produces Isaac Newton
- Supplements
DNB also published supplements which can be identified by their year of publication, for example Supplements were published in 1901 (DNB01) and Errata in 1904 (DNB04). A second variable is required to point to these years
- {{DNB lkpl|Surname, Firstname|year=XX}}
eg. {{DNB lkpl|Munk, William|year=01}} produces Munk, William that links to Munk, William (DNB01)
or {{DNB lkpl|Munk, William|William Munk|year=01}} produces William Munk
- Optional parameter
For linking from other works where there is a page reference, or similar, then one can utilise anchor to link to either a page anchor, or a specific anchor.
{{DNB lkpl|Surname, Firstname|anchor=XXX}}
eg. {{DNB lkpl|Newton, Isaac|anchor=375}} produces Newton, Isaac that links to page 375 within the article.