{{Cite book}} is a template used to cite books. It originates from the Fandom Templates Wiki.
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|author=|title=|date=|pages=|publisher=|accessdate=}}
To cite a book with no credited author:
{{Cite book|title=|date=|pages=|publisher=|accessdate=}}
To cite a book in a foreign language:
{{Cite book|first=|last=|title=|date=|pages=|publisher=|language=|accessdate=}}
Full template (complete usage)
{{Cite book|first=|last=|title=|date=|publisher=|location=|accessdate=|pages=|language=|month=|...}}
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. F+W Media. ISBN 978-1-4402-3485-9
See also
- {{Cite web}}
- {{Cite source}}