This template generates a link for browsing an author's works on Open Library.

{{OL_author|id=id of the author as specified at openlibrary.org|cname=name to be displayed}}

|id= is the openlibrary id in the form OL...A
|cname= is an optional parameter for the name to be displayed

Code

{{OL_author|OL21491A}}

Result

Works by OL author/doc on Open Library at the Internet Archive

Code

{{OL_author|id=OL21491A|cname=Jack Kerouac}}

Result

Works by Jack Kerouac on Open Library at the Internet Archive