Template:Cite Americana

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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:

{{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 encyclopedia}} templates:

{{Cite Americana|title=Pulte, Joseph Hippolyt|volume=22|page=799|year=1920}}

displays as:

 "Pulte, Joseph Hippolyt". Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 22. 1920. p. 799.

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=https://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:

 Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Schlatter, Michael" . Encyclopedia Americana.

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.

Notes

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