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Usage edit
This template wraps {{Include-USGov}} and takes any parameter that {{citation}} does. It accepts |article= as an alias for |title=. It can also produce a standalone message with no arguments.
For example:
{{Bioguide}}→
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
{{Bioguide|title=GORE, Albert Arnold}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from GORE, Albert Arnold. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
{{Bioguide|title=GORE, Albert Arnold|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from GORE, Albert Arnold. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
{{Bioguide|article=GORE, Albert Arnold|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from GORE, Albert Arnold. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
{{Bioguide|title=GORE, Albert Arnold|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320|first=John Q.|last=Public|access-date=22 May 2024}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from Public, John Q. GORE, Albert Arnold. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
This template will categorize articles that include it into Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
See also edit
Articles edit
Templates edit
{{Biographical Directory of Congress}}{{CongLinks}}{{Cleanup Congress Bio}}puts articles in Category:Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup.
WikiProjects edit
- Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress/Bioguide, a subpage of Project Congress, tracks how well information is imported from the Bioguide.