ConRunner:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations

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These are examples of how to use templates to cite books, journals, and web sites (other citation types to come):

What to type What it makes
{{Book reference | Author=Lincoln, Abraham; Grant, U. S.; & Davis, Jefferson | Title=Resolving Family Differences Peacefully | Publisher=Gettysburg: Printing Press | Year=1861 | ID=ISBN 0-12-345678-9}} Lincoln, Abraham; Grant, U. S.; & Davis, Jefferson (1861). Resolving Family Differences Peacefully. Gettysburg: Printing Press. ISBN 0-12-345678-9.
{{Conference reference | Author=M. Turk and A. Pentland | Title=Face recognition using eigenfaces | Booktitle=Proc. IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | Year=1991 | Pages=586–591}} M. Turk and A. Pentland. (1991). "Face recognition using eigenfaces". Proc. IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 586–591.
{{Journal reference | Author=Stephen Breyer | Title=Copyright: A Rejoinder | Journal=UCLA Law Review | Year=October 1972 | Volume=20 | Pages=75–83}} Stephen Breyer (October 1972). "Copyright: A Rejoinder". UCLA Law Review, 20, 75–83.
{{Journal reference issue | Author=Stephen Breyer | Title=The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs | Journal=Harvard Law Review | Volume=84 | Issue=2 | Year=1970 | Pages=281–355}} Stephen Breyer (1970). "The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs". Harvard Law Review 84 (2): 281–355.
{{Journal reference novolume | Author=James T Crow, ed. | Title=Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART | Journal=Road & Track Road Test Annual | Year=1968 | Pages=46–49}} James T Crow, ed. (1968). "Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART". Road & Track Road Test Annual {{{Volume}}} ({{{Issue}}}): 46–49.
{{Web reference_simple | title=Title | URL=http://www.example.com | date=Month Day | year=Year}} "Title." Accessed on Month Day, Year.
{{Web reference | title=Title | work=Title of Complete Work | URL=http://www.example.com | date=Month Day | year=Year}}

Note: The title of the complete work may be a major section of a web page or it may be the name of the web page itself. When the publisher and work are different or the author is known, use one of the templates below.
"Title". Title of Complete Work. URL accessed on Month Day, Year.
{{Web reference date format | title=Title | work=Title of complete work | URL=http://www.example.com/ | date=2000-12-31}}

Note: This template allows RFC 3339 dates.
"Title." Title of complete work. Accessed on 2000-12-31.
{{Web reference_author | Author=Author | Title=Title | Work=Title of Complete Work | URL=http://www.example.com | Date=Month Day | Year=Year}}

Note: The author is often not the name of the web site (the publisher).
Author. "Title." Title of Complete Work. Accessed on Month Day, Year.
{{Web reference_publisher | Title=Title | Publisher=City: Name | Work=Title of Complete Work | URL=http://www.example.com | Date=Month Day | Year=Year}} "Title." Title of Complete Work. City: Name. Accessed on Month Day, Year.
{{Web reference_complete | Author=Author | Title=Title | Publisher=City: Name | Work=Title of Complete Work | URL=http://www.example.com | Date=Month Day | Year=Year}} Author. "Title." Title of Complete Work. City: Name. Accessed on Month Day, Year.
{{Web reference_full | Author=Author | Title=Title | Publisher=City: Name | PublishYear=Year | Work=Title of Complete Work | URL=http://www.example.com | Date=Month Day | Year=Year}}

Note: The PublishYear can be the full date: e.g. "January 1, 2004" instead of "2004" if available
Author (Year). "Title." Title of Complete Work. City: Name. Accessed on Month Day, Year.
{{Citenewsauthor | surname=McGee | given=Maggie | title=Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated | date=9 February 2005 | org=New Scientist | url=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6991}}

NB: if there is no URL, type in "url=http://"

McGee, Maggie: "Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated", New Scientist, (9 February 2005)
{{Citenews | title=Seabed 'scarred' by tsunami quake | date=February 10, 2005 | org=CNN | url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/tsunami.ship.ap/index.html}}

NB: if there is no URL, type in "url=http://"

"Seabed 'scarred' by tsunami quake", CNN, (February 10, 2005)
{{Citeencyclopedia | ency=Grote Winkler Prins | edition=9 | year=1991 | article=Kirkegaard, Ole Lund-}} Grote Winkler Prins, edition 9 (1991). Article: Kirkegaard, Ole Lund-