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Usage
A small link to a scan of a work located outside Wikisource.
- 1, 2, ...: links to any number of external scans
- displayN: display text for the nth link
- filenameN: preferred upload filename for this file (used by some scripts, not visible)
Single part sources
If the work is available as a single file or at a single location, use just the first parameter:
Example
''In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times'' {{ext scan link|1=https://archive.org/details/innorthernmists00nansgoog}}
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times (external scan)
Display text
Example
Multiple parts
If the work is split into parts or volumes, you can use more parameters:
Example
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times {{ext scan link
|1=https://archive.org/details/innorthernmists00nansgoog
|2=https://archive.org/details/innorthernmists01nansgoog
|3=https://archive.org/details/innorthernmists02nansgoog
}}
In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2, 3)
- Note
The explicit use of the sequential parameters (1= 2= 3= ) is required when the URL contains an equals (=) sign.
See also
- {{small scan link}} for linking to scans for which an index has been set up locally
- {{scan locked}} if the only external scans are not publicly available
- {{commons link}} for linking to scans at Wikimedia Commons
- {{IAsl}} for linking to scans at Internet Archive
- {{GBS}} for linking to scans at Google Books
- {{HTlink}} for linking to scans at HathiTrust
- {{NLM link}}