Template:Cite Americana/doc
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Purpose
This template facilitates the citation of articles from editions of Encyclopedia Americana that are in the public domain using {{cite encyclopedia}}. The template can also be used to cite articles from editions that are not in the public domain. In these cases, the noicon
parameter should be used to suppress the icon.
Usage
{{Cite Americana|put the name of the article here}}
or with a specification of additional options:[note 1]
{{Cite Americana |name of the article |display= |author= |year= |volume= |page= |pages= |noicon= |vb= |long= |editor-first= |editor-last= |title= |url= }}
The year
defaults to 1920.
Examples
Simple
{{Cite Americana|Cogniet, Leon}}
displays as:
"Cogniet, Leon". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920).
With comment
{{Cite Americana|Cogniet, Leon}} A French history and portrait painter with many famous students.
displays as:
"Cogniet, Leon". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920). A French history and portrait painter with many famous students.
Using author
{{Cite Americana|David Copperfield|author=[[Wilbur L. Cross]]}}
displays as:
Wilbur L. Cross (1920). "David Copperfield". Encyclopedia Americana.
Using volume
, pages
, page
These work as with other {{cite}} templates:
{{Cite Americana|title=Pulte, Joseph Hippolyt|volume=22|page=799|year=1920}}
displays as:
"Pulte, Joseph Hippolyt". Encyclopedia Americana 22. (1920).
Using display
The mechanics of Wikisource will sometimes require that a link have disambiguation information which is not part of the original title. The display
parameter allows this information to be hidden for the purpose of the citation. For example:
{{Cite Americana|Monroe (Louisiana)|year=1920|display=Monroe, La.}}
displays as:
"Monroe, La.". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920).
Using noicon
{{Cite Americana|Cogniet, Leon|noicon=x}}
displays as:
"Cogniet, Leon". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920).
Using vb
If text is incorporated verbatim into an article, the vb
parameter can be used to tack on a notice appropriate to the policy in Wikipedia:Plagiarism.
{{Cite Americana|Schlatter, Michael|year=1920|vb=x}}
displays as:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Schlatter, Michael". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920).
Using title
(no Wikisource link)
{{Cite Americana|title=Sterne, Simon|year=1920}}
displays as:
"Sterne, Simon". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920).
When title
is being used, url
can be used to specify an external link. For example:
{{Cite Americana |title=Sterne, Simon |year=1920 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cr9PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA632 }} At [[Google Books]].
displays as:
"Sterne, Simon". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920). At Google Books.
Using long
If a longer citation is desired, containing the editor of the 1920 edition, the long
option can be used. For example:
{{Cite Americana|Schlatter, Michael|year=1920|long=x}}
displays as:
"Schlatter, Michael". Encyclopedia Americana. (1920).
If another edition besides 1920 is being used, the editor name can be customized using editor-first
and editor-last
. If used, these two items will be displayed whether or not the long
option is specified.
Related pages
Notes
- ↑ For compatibility with similar templates, the name of the article can also be specified using the
wstitle
parameter instead of an unnamed argument.