Template:Cite wikisource

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This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for works in the sister project Wikisource.

Usage

This template supports most of the parameters available to {{citation}}. For information about those parameters see that template's documentation.

All parameter names must be in lowercase.

cite wikisource-specific parameters

• |anchor= – In combination with title, chapter and/or wslink, the link to wikisource can be extended to a specific section by adding anchor name in this parameter. This must be the same anchor name as the anchor on Wikisource. This will not change the displayed text in the citation; to do that, use the at parameter as well. This parameter can be used in addition to wspage as it affects the main link, not the page number link.
• |firsticon= – alias of |iconfirst=; when set to any value, the {{cite wikisource}} rendering will have a leading Wikisource icon; alias:
• |iconfirst= – alias of |firsticon=
• |noicon= – when set to any value, Wikisource icons will not be added to Wikisource links
• |nolink= – when set to any value, Wikisource will not be linked when passed through to the |via= parameter
• |plainchapter= – The chapter of the book, written in full; overrides |chapter= parameter and will not create a link to Wikisource
• |plaintitle= – This, or |title=, is the only required parameter; overrides |title= parameter and will not create a link to Wikisource. Can be wikilinked but only to an existing Wikipedia article
• |prescript= – alias of |vb=
• |scan= – many works hosted on Wikisource are proofread from scans also hosted by the project. This parameter will provide a link to the source scan on which the citation is based, if required. Enter the pagename of the source scan at Wikisource. This pagename should include both the namespace (Index: or Page:) and the filetype (usually .djvu). Example: |scan=Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 20.djvu/127
• |vb= – alias of |prescript=; when set to any value, adds the text: 'This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:' before the rendered citation
• |wsat= – an in-source anchor on Wikisource when |wspage= or |wspages= is inappropriate; forms a linked in-source value to an anchor in the source for {{citation}} parameter |at=; use |at= to display an in-source location value different from the value assigned to |wsat=
• |wslanguage= – ISO 639-1 (two-letter) or ISO 639-2 (three letter) language code of the wikisource hosting the work (if not English Wikisource) (For example, fr indicates French Wikisource.); overrides {{citation}} parameter |language=; (list of supported codes / names)
• |wslink= – the full page name on Wikisource. To be used where the title is different from the page name or where subpages are involved (particularly with periodicals and works in volumes). If |chapter= is used, the interwiki link will append the chapter name to |wslink= as a subpage. If |title= is used, the link will follow |wslink= but display as |title=. If |plaintitle= is used, the link will only create a link to Wikisource if |chapter= is also used.
• |wspage= – the page number on Wikisource; forms a linked page number value to a page-number anchor in the source for {{citation}} parameter |page=; use |page= to display a page number different from the value assigned to |wspage=
• |wspages= – a page number on Wikisource; forms a linked page number value to a page-number anchor in the source for {{citation}} parameter |pages=; use |pages= to display the multiple page numbers and / or page range(s)
• |_debug= – a useful aid when trying to understand why a {{cite wikisource}} template is not working; see §examples

Copy a blank version to use. Remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field. Please delete any unused fields to avoid clutter in the edit window.

No templates or magic words are necessary when using an ISBN, OCLC number, or DOI as an identifier. Instead of using the id field in these instances, simply use the appropriate field. For instance, type isbn= followed by the number instead of id=ISBN. Templates are available for other identification number types to be used in the ID field ({{ISSN}}, {{LCCN}}, {{LCC}}, etc.) if these aren't available.

template skeletons

Full version (copy and paste text below and delete parameters you don't need)
{{cite wikisource |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |editor-first1= |editor-last1= |editor-link1= |others= |title= |trans-title= |plaintitle= |wslink= |archive-url= |archive-date= |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year= |orig-date= |publisher= |location= |language= |wslanguage= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |at= |wspage= |trans-chapter= |chapter= |plainchapter= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |lay-summary= |lay-date= |postscript= |last-author-amp= |scan= |noicon= |firsticon= |vb=}}
Most commonly used fields (use this and you won't have to delete as much)
{{cite wikisource |title= |wslink= |last= |first= |authorlink= |date= |publisher= |location= |page= |pages= |scan=}}

examples

examples

Example 1	{{cite wikisource |editor-first= Hugh |editor-last= Chisholm |chapter= Aard-vark |wslink= 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica |plaintitle= [[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|Encyclopædia Britannica]] |edition= Eleventh |year= 1911 |publisher= Cambridge University Press}}	Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aard-vark" . Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press – via Wikisource.
Example 2	{{cite wikisource |first=T. E. |last=Lounsbury |title=Sketch of George Jarvis Brush |wslink=Popular Science Monthly/Volume 20/November 1881/Sketch of George Jarvis Brush |magazine=[[Popular Science Monthly]] |volume=20 |date=November 1881 |wspage=117 |publisher=[[D. Appleton & Company]] |issn=0161-7370 |scan= Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 20.djvu/127 |nolink=yes }}	Lounsbury, T. E. (November 1881). "Sketch of George Jarvis Brush" . Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 20. D. Appleton & Company. p. 117 . ISSN 0161-7370 – via Wikisource. [scan ]
Example |_debug=yes	{{cite wikisource |first=T. E. |last=Lounsbury |title=Sketch of George Jarvis Brush |wslink=Popular Science Monthly/Volume 20/November 1881/Sketch of George Jarvis Brush |magazine=[[Popular Science Monthly]] |volume=20 |date=November 1881 |wspage=117 |publisher=[[D. Appleton & Company]] |issn=0161-7370 |scan= Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 20.djvu/127 |_debug=yes }}	{{citation|date=November 1881|first=T. E.|issn=0161-7370|last=Lounsbury|magazine=[[Popular Science Monthly]]|mode=cs1|page=[[s:Popular Science Monthly/Volume 20/November 1881/Sketch of George Jarvis Brush#117|117]]|publisher=[[D. Appleton & Company]]|title=[[s:Popular Science Monthly/Volume 20/November 1881/Sketch of George Jarvis Brush|Sketch of George Jarvis Brush]]|via=[[Wikisource]]|volume=20}} [scan ]

Backward compatibility

An earlier iteration of this template used only a few unnamed parameters. This template is backward compatible with the previous usage. The following format will function correctly:

{{cite wikisource|work title|author|wikisource language}}

Only the first parameter is necessary; the rest are optional.

Examples

{{cite wikisource|Sense and Sensibility}}

Sense and Sensibility  – via Wikisource.

{{cite wikisource|Sense and Sensibility|Jane Austen}}

Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility  – via Wikisource.

{{cite wikisource|Sentido y sensibilidad|Jane Austen|es}}

Jane Austen. Sentido y sensibilidad  (in Spanish) – via Wikisource.

See also

• Wikiproject Wikisource
• {{ws}}
• {{Cite WS}}

Specific Wikisource citation templates

• Category:Wikisource link templates
  • {{Cite Americana}}: Encyclopedia Americana
  • {{Cite Appletons'}}: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
  • {{Cite Australasia}}: The Dictionary of Australasian Biography
  • {{Cite Catholic Encyclopedia}}: Catholic Encyclopedia
  • {{Cite Collier's}}: Collier's New Encyclopaedia
  • {{Cite DNB}}: Dictionary of National Biography (1885-1900 edition & 1901 supplement)
  • {{Cite DNB12}}: Dictionary of National Biography (1912 supplement)
  • {{Cite DNBSupp}}: Dictionary of National Biography (1901 supplement)
  • {{Cite EB1911}}: Encyclopædia Britannica (1911)
  • {{Cite EB1922}}: Encyclopædia Britannica (1922)
  • {{Cite NIE}}: New International Encyclopaedia
  • {{NSRW Cite}}: The New Student's Reference Work
  • {{Cite Nuttall}}: The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
  • {{WsPSM}}: Popular Science Monthly
  • {{Cite SBDEL}}: A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

This template produces COinS metadata; see COinS in Wikipedia for background information.

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TemplateData for Cite wikisource

This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for works in the sister project Wikisource.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
title	title	Title of book on Wikisource. This must not be wikilinked. This must not have any formatting. It will be automatically linked to Wikisource.	String	required
author	author	no description	Unknown	optional
date	date	Date of source being referenced. Can be full date (day, month, and year) or partial date (month and year, or year). Use same format as other publication dates in the citations.	Date	optional
first	first	no description	Unknown	optional
last	last	no description	Unknown	optional
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2	2	no description	Unknown	optional
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firsticon	firsticon	no description	Unknown	optional
iconfirst	iconfirst	no description	Unknown	optional
vb	vb	no description	Unknown	optional
class	class	no description	Unknown	optional
authormask	authormask	no description	Unknown	optional
author-mask	author-mask	no description	Unknown	optional
surname	surname	no description	Unknown	optional
last1	last1	no description	Unknown	optional
surname1	surname1	no description	Unknown	optional
author1	author1	no description	Unknown	optional
authors	authors	no description	Unknown	optional
last2	last2	no description	Unknown	optional
surname2	surname2	no description	Unknown	optional
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last3	last3	no description	Unknown	optional
surname3	surname3	no description	Unknown	optional
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last4	last4	no description	Unknown	optional
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author9-link	author9-link	no description	Unknown	optional
authorlink9	authorlink9	no description	Unknown	optional
coauthor	coauthor	no description	Unknown	optional
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year	year	no description	Unknown	optional
orig-date	orig-date	no description	Unknown	optional
day	day	no description	Unknown	optional
month	month	no description	Unknown	optional
plaintitle	plaintitle	no description	Unknown	optional
noicon	noicon	no description	Unknown	optional
wslanguage	wslanguage	no description	Unknown	optional
wslink	wslink	no description	Unknown	optional
anchor	anchor	no description	Unknown	optional
trans_chapter	trans_chapter	no description	Unknown	optional
trans_title	trans_title	no description	Unknown	optional
archiveurl	archiveurl	no description	Unknown	optional
url	url	no description	Unknown	optional
archivedate	archivedate	no description	Unknown	optional
type	type	no description	Unknown	optional
series	series	no description	Unknown	optional
volume	volume	no description	Unknown	optional
issue	issue	no description	Unknown	optional
number	number	no description	Unknown	optional
wspage	wspage	no description	Unknown	optional
wspages	wspages	no description	Unknown	optional
chapter	chapter	no description	Unknown	optional
pages	pages	no description	Unknown	optional
page	page	no description	Unknown	optional
at	at	no description	Unknown	optional
nopp	nopp	no description	Unknown	optional
contribution	contribution	no description	Unknown	optional
plainchapter	plainchapter	no description	Unknown	optional
chapter-url	chapter-url	no description	Unknown	optional
chapterurl	chapterurl	no description	Unknown	optional
contribution-url	contribution-url	no description	Unknown	optional
others	others	no description	Unknown	optional
edition	edition	no description	Unknown	optional
place	place	no description	Unknown	optional
location	location	no description	Unknown	optional
publication-place	publication-place	no description	Unknown	optional
publisher	publisher	no description	Unknown	optional
editor-last	editor-last	no description	Unknown	optional
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editors	editors	no description	Unknown	optional
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DOI	DOI	no description	Unknown	optional
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doi_brokendate	doi_brokendate	no description	Unknown	optional
isbn	isbn	no description	Unknown	optional
ISBN	ISBN	no description	Unknown	optional
issn	issn	no description	Unknown	optional
ISSN	ISSN	no description	Unknown	optional
jfm	jfm	no description	Unknown	optional
JFM	JFM	no description	Unknown	optional
jstor	jstor	no description	Unknown	optional
JSTOR	JSTOR	no description	Unknown	optional
lccn	lccn	no description	Unknown	optional
LCCN	LCCN	no description	Unknown	optional
mr	mr	no description	Unknown	optional
MR	MR	no description	Unknown	optional
oclc	oclc	no description	Unknown	optional
OCLC	OCLC	no description	Unknown	optional
ol	ol	no description	Unknown	optional
OL	OL	no description	Unknown	optional
osti	osti	no description	Unknown	optional
OSTI	OSTI	no description	Unknown	optional
pmc	pmc	no description	Unknown	optional
PMC	PMC	no description	Unknown	optional
pmc-embargo-date	pmc-embargo-date	no description	Unknown	optional
pmid	pmid	no description	Unknown	optional
PMID	PMID	no description	Unknown	optional
rfc	rfc	no description	Unknown	optional
RFC	RFC	no description	Unknown	optional
ssrn	ssrn	no description	Unknown	optional
SSRN	SSRN	no description	Unknown	optional
zbl	zbl	no description	Unknown	optional
id	id	no description	Unknown	optional
ID	ID	no description	Unknown	optional
access-date	access-date	no description	Unknown	optional
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quote	quote	no description	Unknown	optional
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