Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikisource/Citation Uniformity
Welcome to the citation uniformity section of Wikiproject Wikisource. This page is intended to co-ordinate work towards the goal of uniform citations to Wikisource and texts on Wikisource.
Information
Catalog of current templates
= Inline citations =
| class="wikitable"
! Template | Specific work | Protection status | Uses Cite wikisource? | Notes |
| {{tl|Cite wikisource}} | n/a | n/a | ||
| {{tl|Cite EB1911}} | 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica | Semi-protected | url parameterInline citations with url parameters (sometimes also the title parameter) cause a small problem as they can also link to non-Wikisource digital libraries. In these cases, an if statement can be used to switch between the existing code and cite wikisource based on those parameters. | |
| {{tl|Cite Americana}} | Encyclopedia Americana | Reverted | url parameter | |
| {{tl|Cite Appletons'}} | Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography | Adds article to tracking category; additional parameters (inc. url) | ||
| {{tl|Cite Australasia}} | The Dictionary of Australasian Biography | Yes | ||
| {{tl|Cite WS}} | n/a | |||
| {{tl|Cite Collier's}} | Collier's Encyclopedia | Reverted | ||
| {{tl|Cite DGRG}} | Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography | Also generates external links | ||
| {{tl|Cite DNB}} | Dictionary of National Biography | Semi-protected | ||
| {{tl|Cite DNB12}} | Dictionary of National Biography | |||
| {{tl|Cite DNBSupp}} | Dictionary of National Biography | |||
| {{tl|Cite EB1922}} | 1922 Encyclopaedia Britannica | |||
| {{tl|Cite NIE}} | New International Encyclopedia | Reverted | url parameter | |
| {{tl|Cite NSRW}} | The New Student's Reference Work | Yes | url parameter | |
| {{tl|Cite Nuttall}} | The Nuttall Encyclopædia | links to anchor on initialled pages | ||
| {{tl|WsPSM}} | Popular Science Monthly | Yes | See also {{tl|Cite PSM}} | |
| {{tl|Cite SBDEL}} | A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | Yes | ||
| {{tl|Ws}} | n/a | Protected | ||
| {{tl|Ws2}} | n/a | Just creates a wikilink to wikisource, ie. | ||
| {{tl|Cite Catholic Encyclopedia}} | Catholic Encyclopedia | Protected |
- {{tl|Wikisourcelang-inline}}: For any language
- {{tl|Constitution of Turkey}}: A navbox rather than a citation template but it includes Template:Ws
= Link "poster" =
| class="wikitable"
|+ By destination namespace ! Template | Link-to namespace |
| {{tl|Wikisource}} | Main |
| {{tl|Wikisource author}} | Author |
| {{tl|Wikisourcecat}} | Category |
| {{tl|Wikisource portal}} | rowspan="3" | Portal |
| {{tl|Wikisource publisher}} |
- {{tl|Wikisource-multi}}: Allows multiple links
- {{tl|Wikisourcelang}}: For any language
- {{tl|WikisourceWiki}}: Links to a category on Oldwikisource
| class="wikitable"
|+ By work ! Template | Link-to work |
| {{tl|Americana poster}} | Encyclopedia Americana |
| {{tl|Appletons' poster}} | Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography |
| {{tl|Collier's poster}} | Collier's Encyclopedia |
| {{tl|DNB poster}} | Dictionary of National Biography |
| {{tl|EB1911 poster}} | 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica |
| {{tl|EB1922 poster}} | 1922 Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| {{tl|NIE poster}} | New International Encyclopedia |
| {{tl|NSRW poster}} | rowspan="2" | The New Student's Reference Work |
| {{tl|Catholic Encyclopedia poster}} | rowspan="2" | Catholic Encyclopedia |
| {{tl|SBDEL poster}} | A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature |
= Miscellaneous =
- {{tl|Sister project links}}: when invoked with "author=yes", the box will link to the Wikisource author namespace
- {{tl|Sourcetext}}: automatic piped link to wikisource
Proposed templates
= Proposed replacement for Cite Wikisource =
- Sandbox for proposed template: /Cite wikisource (under construction)
- : This version of the template is now live as {{tl|Cite wikisource}}
== Examples of the proposed template ==
=== First example ===
{{/Cite wikisource
| editor-first = Hugh
| editor-last = Chisholm
| chapter = Aard-vark
| wslink = 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
| plaintitle = Encyclopædia Britannica
| edition = Eleventh
| year = 1911
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
}}
{{/Cite wikisource
| editor-first = Hugh
| editor-last = Chisholm
| chapter = Aard-vark
| wslink = 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
| plaintitle = Encyclopædia Britannica
| edition = Eleventh
| year = 1911
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
}}
Compare to:
{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Aard-vark}}
{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Aard-vark}}
=== Second example ===
{{/Cite wikisource
| class = journal
| first = T. E.
| last = Lounsbury
| chapter = Sketch of George Jarvis Brush
| wslink = Popular Science Monthly/Volume 20/November 1881
| plaintitle = Popular Science Monthly
| volume = 20
| month = November
| year = 1881
| page = 117
| wspage = 117
| publisher = D. Appleton & Company
| issn = 0161-7370
| scan = Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 20.djvu/127
}}
- {{/Cite wikisource
| class = journal
| first = T. E.
| last = Lounsbury
| chapter = Sketch of George Jarvis Brush
| wslink = Popular Science Monthly/Volume 20/November 1881
| plaintitle = Popular Science Monthly
| volume = 20
| month = November
| year = 1881
| page = 117
| wspage = 117
| publisher = D. Appleton & Company
| issn = 0161-7370
| scan = Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 20.djvu/127
}}
Compare to:
{{wsPSM|Sketch of George Jarvis Brush|20|November 1881}}
{{wsPSM|Sketch of George Jarvis Brush|20|November 1881}}
== Backwards compatibility testing ==
{{/Cite wikisource|The Souls of Black Folk|type=work}}
{{/Cite wikisource|The Souls of Black Folk|type=work}}
{{/Cite wikisource|Politics|Aristotle}}
{{/Cite wikisource|Politics|Aristotle}}
Compare to:
{{Cite wikisource|The Souls of Black Folk|type=work}}
{{Cite wikisource|Politics|Aristotle}}
Tracking Categories
Used to track behaviour/usage of some templates:
Notes
{{Reflist}}