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Template:Infobox archives

For each institution, it is preferable to have an image of the main building (or another significant illustration), in the « image » field.

Most of the geographic informations in the templates are set to be fetched on Wikidata. You can rewrite them if the informations are false or absent, but please consider adding them to the Wikidata item instead !

The GPS coordinates latitude and longitude can use a {{GeoTemplate}} model which allows you to display the images/maps/photos of the site. If the WikiMiniAtlas is activated, the image of a globe should appear next to the coordinates. When clicking this globe, an interactive map should appear on the article itslef. In any other case, see the WikiMiniAtlas page for a custom installation.

{{Infobox Archives
<!-- HEADER -->
 | name                   = 
 | image                  = 
 | image size             = 
 | image caption          = 
 | logo                   = 
 | logo size              = 
<!-- GENERAL INFORMATION -->
 | alternative name       = 
 | alternative names      = 
 | archive type           = 
 | creation               = 
 | dissolution            = 
 | affiliation            = 
 | title of director      = 
 | director               = 
 | collection size        = 
 | period covered         = 
 | employees              = 
<!-- BUILDING-->
 | building               = 
 | architect              = 
 | construction date      = 
 | heritage status        =  
<!-- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONS -->
 | country                = 
 | subdivision title      = 
 | subdivision            = 
 | city                   = 
 | address                = 
 | coordinates            = 
 | location map           = 
 | site                   = 
}}

Unless indicated, all parameters are optional. The empty fields won't appear, don't erase them in case corresponding informations can be filled out later

Important : Don't lose sight that the goal of the infobox is not to replace the informations developed body of the article.

Header

• name : complete name of the archives, optional ; by default : title of the page
• image : image of the building or other representative image under the form image name.extension (automatic wikification) ; for example WCNA 2017 - Canadian Architecture Collection tour group 2.jpg
• image size : Size of the image in pixels, without mention of the unit ; by default, 280
• image caption : caption of the image
• logo : image of the official archives logo ; for example : logo.svg
• logo size : Size of the logo in pixels, without mention of the unit ; by default, 100

General information

• alternative nameoralternative names: Alternative name - or names - for the institution, for example in another language
• archive type : Archive type ; for example : National archives, Film archives, Web archives.
• creation : ear of creation of this archive; hard to define if archives date back to the Middle Ages; criteria would be the creation of the archive in the modern sense, for example the handling of the archive by a full-time, trained archivist and/or organizational autonomy.
• dissolution : year of dissolution of the archive, for example : 1945. Add category Archives destroyed if relevant.
• affiliation : Name of the institution under which authority archives are placed.
• title of director : Title of the person who is in charge of the archives ; for example : State Archivist, Archives Director, President, Head of department.
• director : name of the director of the archives
• collection size  : Global size of the collection in meters (for example : 12 km) or number of documents and/or archival fonds ({{number|5000|maps}}).
• period covered : Dates of beginning and end of archives ; for example : 1720-1970.
• employees : number of employees

Building

• building : Name of the building, for example McLennan Library
• architect : architect of the building
• construction date : Year in which the building was finished.
• heritage status : Listing of the building for heritage status. For World Heritage Sites, use the model {{World Heritage}}

Geographic Information

• country : mandatory, country under the form « Country » ; for example : Zimbabwe (no need to insert any symbol or space, the template adds it automatically, and create a link for location)
• subdivision title : To adapt each subdivision to its country ; can contain a link ; for example : [[French region|Region]], [[Provinces of Belgium|Province]], [[Canadian province|Province]]
• subdivision : administrative subdivision of the country : province, region, state...
• city : city in which archive is located
• address : street address of the archive

• coordinates : coordinates
  • latitude and longitude of the institution holding the archives
• location map : name of the map (or maps) for location map ; works only if the latitude and longitude fields are prealably filled ; possibility of double location map by entering two names separated by / (see the map templates) ; for example : Democratic Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa.
• site : Link to the official website, for example : [https://www.nat.go.th/]

In the unusual case where two Infoboxes appear on the same page, because two institutions share the same location, one hase to fill in the Archives Infobox the following line to avoid incoherences. The "Geographic Information" group then disappears completely

• image : image=x

• {{Infobox Library}}
• {{Infobox government agency}}
• {{Infobox Museum}}
• {{Infobox Monument}}