Template:Cite book/doc
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Description
When you want to cite a book, type this template and type recommended bibliographic details to make the book citation clear.
Usage
Most common forms
You can cite a book by using the template forms below.
To cite a book with a credited author:
{{Cite book|
first=
|last=
|title=
|date=
|pages=
|publisher=
|accessdate=
}}
or
{{Cite book|
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|date=
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To cite a book with no credited author:
{{Cite book|
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|date=
|pages=
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To cite a book in a foreign language:
{{Cite book|
first=
|last=
|title=
|date=
|pages=
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Full template (complete usage)
{{Cite book|
first=
|last=
|title=
|date=
|publisher=
|location=
|accessdate=
|pages=
|languauge=
|month=
|year=
|archiveurl=
|authorlink=
|accessyear=
|accessmonth=
|work=
|coauthors=
|archivedate=
|quote=
}}
Parameters
All
first
– the author's first namelast
– the author's last nameauthor
– alternative to thefirst
andlast
parameterstitle
– the book titledate
– when the book was publishedpublisher
– name of the publisherlocation
– location or addressaccessdate
– when the book was accessedpages
– book's pages that you readlanguauge
– the language of the bookmonth
– the month when the book was publishedyear
– the year when the book was publishedarchiveurl
– the URL of the book archiveauthorlink
– the URL of the authoraccessyear
– the year when you accessed the bookaccessmonth
– the month when you accessed the bookwork
coauthors
– name of coauthorsarchivedate
– date of the archivequote
– quote or note about the source
Required
author
– author's nametitle
– book titledate
– when the book was published
Examples
{{Cite book|
last=van Zwoll
|first=Wayne
|title=Mastering the Art of Long-Range Shooting
|date=December 6, 2013
|publisher=F+W Media
|location=Iola, Wisconsin
|isbn=978-1-4402-3485-9
|page=214
}}- van Zwoll, Wayne (December 6, 2013). Mastering the Art of Long-Range Shooting p. 214. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media. ISBN 978-1-4402-3485-9