Template:Authority control/doc

See Authority control for more information.

Description
This metadata template links Wikipedia articles to various library catalogue systems (see authority control). At the moment, it is used almost exclusively in biographical articles.

The supported authority files include:
 * 1) Universal Authority File (Gemeinsame Normdatei or GND)
 * 2) Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)
 * 3) Virtual International Authority File (VIAF)
 * 4) SELIBR by the National Library of Sweden
 * 5) Outdated: Name Authority File (Personennamendatei or PND), now part of GND
 * 6) Outdated: Corporate Bodies Authority File (Gemeinsame Körperschaftsdatei or GKD), now part of GND
 * 7) Outdated: Subject Headings Authority File (Schlagwortnormdatei or SWD), now part of GND

Usage
The following data sources are accepted:

Example
  (for Alexander Graham Bell) produces